Vote Yes on Amendment 3 on November 2 in Missouri to Save Our Homes!
By Linda Graves Arnold, St. Louis Real Estate Pro - 314-422-2762 - Referr
(Coldwell Banker Gundaker-St. Louis, MO)
On November 2, Missourians will have a very important issue to vote on. By voting Yes on Amendment 3, voters are telling our Missouri government that we don't want transfer taxes imposed when selling our homes. Transfer taxes on home sales are double taxation because Missourians already pay annual property taxes on real estate, often over many decades of ownership. Missouri is among just 13 states that do not impose a transfer tax on real estate sales, including all of Missouri's neighboring states. As state, county and city revenues decline, politicians may be tempted to impose new transfer taxes - just as Missouri citizens are struggling to make it. The 21,000-member Missouri Association of Realtors strongly supports Amendment 3. The wording of Amendment 3 is straightforward and...
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