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Developer Walks Away From 26‑Story Davis Square Tower Plan

Property owners will await Somerville’s finalized Davis Square plan after the developer withdrew the roughly 500‑unit proposal.

Jersey City Adopts $886.4M Budget With 15.15% Municipal Property Tax Increase

Aug. 18 Special Election to Fill Swalwell’s East Bay Seat

Broncos Advance Burnham Yard Plans While Approvals Threaten 2031 Goal

Bite of Seattle Mass Shooting Prompts Probe and Scrutiny of Police Response

Warnock Provision Banning Large Investors From Bulk Single-Family Home Buys Becomes Law

Florida Homestead Amendment Would Raise Exemption to $250,000

Anglesey Committee Recommends Refusal of Long‑Running Ty Llwyd Holiday Let

Jersey City Secures $120 Million From State and Cuts Planned Q3 Tax Hike to 15%

Council Committee Clears Monitor Point After Deal for Half of Units to Be Permanently Affordable

New York Freezes Rent-Stabilized Increases and Launches City-Backed Insurance Program

Ottawa and B.C. to Buy More Than 2,200 Unsold Condos for Affordable Housing

Florida Sends Big Homestead Tax Cut to November Ballot as Counties Warn of Major Shortfalls

San Diego Voters Appear to Reject Measure A Vacant-Home Tax

Oakland Home Values Sink to Decade Lows, Tying for Nation’s Sharpest Drop

Marblehead Passes MBTA Housing Plan Centered on Golf Course

Comptroller Sizes Up NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax, Putting Annual Take at $340M–$500M

Sydney Council Orders Probe Into Targeted Bans on Non‑Resident Short‑Term Rentals

Charlie Crist Enters St. Petersburg Mayor’s Race With Cash Edge Over Ken Welch

Valuation Gaps Cloud New York City's Proposed Pied-à-Terre Tax