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If you can buy a 'mansion,' you can pay a tax for affordable housing, these states say | Homes & Garden

Washington state lawmakers last year dedicated a record $400 million to the state’s Housing Trust Fund, which distributes loans and grants to create affordable housing.

More governments eye 'mansion tax' to fund affordability – Orange County Register

Governments are increasingly looking to create a “mansion tax” targeting the higher ends of the market.

If you can buy a 'mansion,' you can pay a tax for affordable housing, these states say – Hartford Courant

If you can buy a 'mansion,' you can pay a tax for affordable housing, these states say

Real estate transfer taxes have been a fixture of many state tax codes for decades. But governments are increasingly looking to create a “mansion tax” targeting the higher ends of the market.

If you can buy a 'mansion,' you can pay a tax for affordable housing, these states say

But developers argue the taxes will drive up the cost of housing since they generally apply to apartment buildings too.