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March 2026 Metes & Bounds Lease Clinic

The Lease Clause That's Quietly Exposing Your Building to Assessment Risk

Inside most commercial leases for properties in special tax districts, there is a clause that passes the district's mandatory assessment obligation to your tenant.

By Metes & Bounds Editorial Team · 10 min read
March 2026 Metes & Bounds Breaking · Assessment

Commercial Property Values in Washington DC Are Falling Again. What That Means for Property Owners Inside a Special District.

The assessment decline is real, the DOGE amplification is real, and the appeal window for TY2026 has already closed. Here is what to do before TY2027.

By Metes & Bounds Editorial Team · Washington, DC · 14 min read
March 2026 Metes & Bounds Assessment Intelligence

When the Largest Taxpayer in Town Goes to Auction

The K-shaped mall recovery is not a real estate investor story. It is a property tax story, an assessment base story, and a certiorari warning for every commercial property owner in a jurisdiction where a Class B or C mall anchors the tax roll.

By Metes & Bounds Editorial Team · West Nyack, NY · 20 min read
April 2026 Metes & Bounds Section Lead

DC's TY2027 Problem

Washington DC commercial property owners face a compound problem: assessed values are declining, the appeal window for TY2026 has already closed, and TY2027 assessments will be set against a market that has absorbed 56,000 net job losses. Here is what to do now.

By Metes & Bounds Editorial Team · Washington, DC · 10 min read
April 2026 Metes & Bounds Deadline · Appeals

Michigan Property Tax Appeals: The May 31 Deadline You Cannot Miss

Michigan commercial property owners have until May 31 to file tax tribunal appeals on 2026 assessments. Miss the deadline and you wait two years. Here is what the grounds for appeal are, what evidence you need, and how the process works.

By Metes & Bounds Editorial Team · Michigan · 8 min read
April 2026 Metes & Bounds Assessment Intelligence

North Carolina 2026 Revaluations: Twelve Counties, First Update Since Before the Pandemic

Twelve North Carolina counties are conducting their first property revaluations since before the pandemic. Commercial property owners in those counties are facing assessments that reflect a 2020-2026 market that looks nothing like the 2016-2019 baseline.

By Metes & Bounds Editorial Team · North Carolina · 8 min read
April 2026 Metes & Bounds Valuation · Retail

The Pharmacy Box and Your Income Approach

When the anchor pharmacy in your building closes, the income approach valuation changes immediately. How assessors treat vacant anchor space, what comparable rents look like for large-format retail post-pharmacy, and how to position your appeal.

By Metes & Bounds Editorial Team · National · 8 min read
April 2026 Metes & Bounds Policy · Assessment

The Stick Hits Your Balance Sheet: Vacancy Taxes and Your Assessment

Vacancy taxes hit commercial property owners in two ways: the direct tax liability, and the assessment impact of reduced income from a vacant storefront. How cities are structuring vacancy tax liability and what it means for your property's assessed value.

By Metes & Bounds Editorial Team · National · 8 min read