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Governor Maura Healey's $4 billion housing bond bill, the state's biggest-ever investment in its residential stock, includes a provision allowing cities to impose a transfer fee of 0.5% to 2% on property sales exceeding $1 million.
May 6
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Clock ticks on 2020 returns; remembrances; what's ahead for marketing tech; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
April 16
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Mayor Michelle Wu is seeking to raise commercial property tax rates to help protect homeowners from the brunt of the historic slump in office property values.
April 8
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City officials attribute the trend to the end of a tax-lien sales program that punishes delinquency.
April 1
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The measure would have allowed the city council to increase transfer levies on upmarket residential and commercial property sales.
March 25
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The additional tax revenue raised would go toward services for the city's homeless population.
March 7
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Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to increase taxes on real estate transactions of $1 million or more was dealt a major blow.
February 26 -
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The six states with the lowest real-estate taxes have an average rate of 0.48%.
November 27
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The five states with the highest real-estate taxes have an average rate of 2.17%.
November 22
