Voters nearly had a chance to gut the ‘mansion tax.’ Now, L.A. approves 4 million in spending

Voters nearly had a chance to gut the ‘mansion tax.’ Now, L.A. approves $544 million in spending

The Los Angeles City Council on Friday approved a plan to spend $544.3 million collected from Measure ULA, the so-called “mansion tax” that levies a transfer tax on L.A. property sales above... Read more »
Sacramento Spikes Ballot Measure to Kill LA Mansion Tax

Sacramento Spikes Ballot Measure to Kill LA Mansion Tax

First you see a measure to kill L.A.’s controversial mansion tax heading toward the November ballot. Then poof: you don’t. The proposed ballot measure to eliminate Measure ULA and similar real estate... Read more »
New State Bill Would Shrink Measure ULA Transfer Tax

New State Bill Would Shrink Measure ULA Transfer Tax

Los Angeles’ polarizing Measure ULA transfer tax could see a reduction by nearly 75 percent if a new state bill gets approval from both chambers and the governor’s signature.  On Monday, the... Read more »
Capital Gains Tax Discourages Owners From Selling, Senate Hears

Capital Gains Tax Discourages Owners From Selling, Senate Hears

The Senate heard testimony on Tuesday regarding federal taxes on the profits from home sales, which industry advocates say could be discouraging millions of homeowners from selling. Kevin Brown, president of the... Read more »
House bill would raise capital gains tax exemption for senior home sellers

House bill would raise capital gains tax exemption for senior home sellers

House bill would raise capital gains tax exemption for senior home sellers Skip to content © 2006-2026 HW Media, LLC. All rights reserved.Powered by WordPress VIP What’s New? Updated 16 hours ago... Read more »
Florida Property Tax Cut Heads to 2026 Ballot

Florida Property Tax Cut Heads to 2026 Ballot

Florida voters will decide this November whether to approve one of the largest property tax cuts in state history, after lawmakers passed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to dramatically expand the state’s homestead... Read more »
Mansion Tax Reform Still Appears a Pipe Dream

Mansion Tax Reform Still Appears a Pipe Dream

If the chair of the Los Angeles City Council’s committee on Measure ULA has her way about the future of the so-called mansion tax, the real estate industry should brace itself. Los... Read more »
Study Estimates 7 Million Hit to Mansion Tax

Study Estimates $177 Million Hit to Mansion Tax

A proposed ballot measure to create aggressive carveouts to the city’s Measure United to House L.A. tax is going through the ringer — following the release of a study which estimated changes... Read more »
New Tech Offering to Automate Property Tax Appeals and More

New Tech Offering to Automate Property Tax Appeals and More

Two Los Angeles-based companies are merging their respective expertise in artificial intelligence and commercial real estate through a partnership rooted in streamlining some of the industry’s most tedious and costly tasks. The... Read more »
9 Major Real Estate Tax Changes Effective 2026

9 Major Real Estate Tax Changes Effective 2026

Get ready, homeowners and investors! Starting in 2026, a wave of significant federal tax changes will officially reshape how we buy, own, and invest in property. These updates, born from the passage... Read more »