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California Qualifies Anti-Tax Ballot Measure Aimed at L.A.’s ‘Mansion Tax’

The measure targets Los Angeles’ transfer tax, putting city housing revenue at risk.

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

Germany’s Housing Permits Rise 8.4% in January, Extending 2025 Rebound

Saga and Quantum Sign Deal to Deliver 700 Subsidized Homes on Hamburg’s Holstenareal

Argentina’s Household Credit Shifts: Non‑Bank Lending Jumps as Banks Tighten Mortgages

NRW Property-Tax Dispute Intensifies as Ruhr Cities Appeal and Municipalities Rework Rates

Report Urges $48 Billion Subway Expansion Over Free Buses

Karnataka Clears A-Khata Upgrade for B-Khata Properties in Unauthorised Layouts

New Index Shows Homebuying Easing in Germany as Major Cities Remain Pricey

DDA Opens Registration Friday for 1,168 Discounted Narela Flats for Government Staff

Brandenburg Cabinet Backs Draft Overhaul of Building Code to Speed Construction, Cut Housing Costs

Italy Approves Building Code Overhaul With Stronger Silence-Assent and Streamlined Pre-1967 Sanatoria

Infonavit Reaches 250,000 Homes in Bienestar Push, Hitting 20% of Six-Year Target

Barcelona Seals Left Bloc Deal on 2026 Fiscal Rules, Raising Hotel IBI and Reining In Low-Value Shops

São Paulo Council Approves First-Round IPTU Update, Cuts Commercial Cap to 12%

NJEDA OKs $143 Million in Aspire Tax Credits for Jersey City Tower, Atlantic City Preservation

Dutch Regions Lock In 2026 Budgets as Zuid-Holland Balances Books and Accelerates Priorities

São Paulo Sends 2026 IPTU Bill With Caps Intact and Wider Exemptions

Johnson’s City Council Shake-Up Stalls as Votes Fall Short

Infonavit Invites Workers as Construction Begins on 8,127 Viviendas del Bienestar in Quintana Roo