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New York Enacts Pied‑à‑Terre Surcharge on Luxury Second Homes

Supporters say the levy will raise revenue to help close New York City's budget gap as officials set valuation and enforcement rules.

Jamie Dimon Says He Will Judge Mayor Mamdani by Results

Final Televised Debate Fuels Scrutiny of D.C. Democratic Mayoral Front‑Runners

New York Weighs 1% Cash-Deal Levy and Two-Phase Pied-à-Terre Tax in Late Budget Talks

California Governor Hopefuls Lay Out Competing Fixes for Housing at Oakland Forum

Berlin Rent Register Plan Triggers Legal Clash

NYC Rent Board’s Preliminary Vote Keeps Citywide Rent Freeze in Play

Mamdani Launches Organize NYC to Boost Turnout at Rent Board Hearings

Gipuzkoa New Rental Contracts Fall 61% as New-Lease Prices Remain High

Mexico City Congress Sends Constitutional Rent Cap Plan to Committee Review

Extell Files Plans for 86-Story, 1,200-Foot Upper West Side Supertall

Barcelona Buys 14-Unit Eixample Building to Expand Affordable Housing

Landlords Warn of Distress Before NYC Rent Guidelines Vote

Berlin Coalition Backs First Citywide Rental Register in Germany to Enforce Rent Laws

Valuation Gaps Cloud New York City's Proposed Pied-à-Terre Tax

Fadnavis Orders Rental Housing Plan for Mumbai With Portal, DCP Powers and 100 Special Courts

Centre Notifies Delhi TOD Rules, Requiring 65% Small Homes Near Metro and RRTS

NYC Rent Board Opens With Report Showing Landlord Income Up 6%

Mamdani Launches Fast Track for Affordable Housing on City Land

Delhi Jal Board Allows Provisional NOCs With 25% Infrastructure Charge Payment