I’d like to see ongoing tax hikes for unoccupied homes. If you don’t get a renter in there, or you don’t sell it, you pay. Put an end to these corporations buying up large swaths of America during a crisis and then sitting on the empty houses because they can afford to.
Many countries have this problem, not just the us. There’s a few places where they are trying a vacant home tax, like France and Vancouver.
One good thing that France does, is only apply the tax in towns where there is a actual housing shortage, otherwise it would probably end with people tearing down empty homes to not have to pay taxes on them.
I’d like to see ongoing tax hikes for unoccupied homes. If you don’t get a renter in there, or you don’t sell it, you pay. Put an end to these corporations buying up large swaths of America during a crisis and then sitting on the empty houses because they can afford to.
Many countries have this problem, not just the us. There’s a few places where they are trying a vacant home tax, like France and Vancouver.
One good thing that France does, is only apply the tax in towns where there is a actual housing shortage, otherwise it would probably end with people tearing down empty homes to not have to pay taxes on them.