A rush to enact new property tax breaks for Iowa seniors has led to confusion and concerns of fraud among county and city assessors, who say they are struggling to verify applicants’ age. Iowa seniors ...

The Gazette: Iowa assessors struggle to verify seniors’ age for new tax break

The overall market value of residential property in Linn County dropped last year but local government should still expect to get more property tax revenue next budget year.

That's according to Linn County Assessor Mark Noakes, who spoke in an interview Wednesday. He based his estimate on home sales tracked by the Multiple Listing Service. Those data, he said, show that ...

ABC Kcrg 9: Most Iowa residential property assessment values to rise in 2023

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