Property taxes are rising in every major US metro. One Michigan broker has a strategy that keeps his clients one step ahead By 11 Jun 2026 Rising escrow payments are one of the forces squeezing homeowners right now. Mortgage rates get the headlines, but it is the escrow portion of the monthly payment, property taxes, insurance, HOA fees, that keep climbing regardless of what the Fed does. For many buyers, the number they agreed to at closing looks very different a year or two later.