Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a new “mansion tax” strategy to fund the state’s affordable housing endeavors. According to combined media reports, Healey’s recently proposed $4 billion housing bond bill would enable cities to enact a transfer fee ranging...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is taking credit for last week’s rejection by Chicago voters of a ballot referendum that would have changed the city’s real estate transfer tax structure. Chicago voters rejected the referendum 54% to 46% ratio. In a website...
Attacks on realtors by the Wall Street Journal and President Biden, a pair of unusual HUD endeavors and Chicago voters rejecting the “mansion tax.” From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 18-22....
Chicago voters rejected the referendum on the so-called “mansion tax” designed to increase the real estate transfer tax on residential and commercial properties sold for $1 million and higher. The Associated Press, citing a 98% return on ballots, reported the...
An appeals court restored the so-called “mansion tax” referendum that Chicago voters will be voting on for their March 19 election. NBC Chicago reported that the Illinois Appellate Court reversed a circuit court decision that voided the referendum’s appearance on the...
UWM Says VantageScore 4.0 Improves Results for 1 in 4 Borrowers
