Tag: zoning reform
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Affordability Fix or Just Busy Work? Deed Transfer Tax Hike Divides Cape Cod
Here’s a “home rule” question. Should Massachusetts let the towns of one county charge a luxury transfer tax on homes that sell for more than $1 million as they see fit? The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates, a governing body made up of one elected member from each of the Cape Cod towns, has just…
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Housing Affordability Buzz: Pennsylvania’s Governor Just Laid Out the Plan
For many Pennsylvanians, deeds are out of reach. Housing is relatively scarce in some of its most popular areas: the Philadelphia suburbs, Harrisburg, York, and Lancaster, and its northeastern cities. The governor has a plan to make housing attainable. Housing costs are rising, Josh Shapiro told Pennsylvanians. “And the housing we do have is getting…
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Voters Tell Candidates: Act on Housing Affordability Now!
With absentee ballots already issued in Alabama, early voting has started. The Center for Popular Democracy ran a survey, and 84% of voters in swing states say housing is a big deal as they fill in their ballots, The Financial Times reports. So, does the 2024 election runup bring us hope that people will soon…
