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Why do people hold vacant land out of use?
There are two things we like to point out here at the Center for Land Economics: the most valuable land is concentrated in city centers, and these are…
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Lars Doucet
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August 2026
Property tax reform takes center stage — Landscape 10
LVT is more popular than ever as cities and states lay the groundwork for legislation.
Aug 26
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Greg Miller
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Low property taxes freeze the youth out of the economy
A new paper shows low property taxes are locking young families out of homeownership.
Aug 18
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Greg Miller
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Is AI like Petroleum, or like Pens?
The best way to regulate and tax AI depends on how it behaves
Aug 10
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Lars Doucet
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More disasters are coming. How should cities respond?
Disaster speculation is real. And land is at its core.
Aug 6
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Greg Miller
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July 2026
DALT: Depreciation-Assisted Land Value Tax
One weird trick for turning Property Tax into Land Value Tax
Jul 29
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Lars Doucet
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New UK Prime Minister Supports Land Value Tax. What’s Next?
A land value tax now has a friend in Number 10.
Jul 20
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Greg Miller
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An LVT Shift is a net winner for homeowners in Cincinnati
Plus new CivicMapper and LVTShift updates
Jul 17
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Greg Miller
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Land Value Capture in Practice: Reflections on Ethiopia’s Urban Land Lease System
Ethiopia owns all of its urban land and leases it back to its people. A former Addis Ababa municipal manager traces three decades of reform
Jul 8
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Wudu Muluneh Yimer
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June 2026
California Is Chasing Wealth That Has Feet
California has $8.14 trillion in land sitting right under its feet. It's chasing billionaires instead.
Jun 30
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Greg Miller
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Book Review: The Natural Dividend
The Norwegian cure for the Resource Curse
Jun 24
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Lars Doucet
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New York Authorizes a Land Value Tax to Fund Transit and More — Landscape 9
LVT continues to increase in conversation; Florida and Ohio fight over abolishing the property tax; Spokane runs the numbers; Colorado stalls; Duggan…
Jun 18
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Greg Miller
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