The Empty Homes Tax works. Let’s make it stronger.  — COPE Vancouver by Sean Orr We need to strengthen the Empty Homes Tax. This is one of the best of the limited number of tools we have at the municipal level to both discourage real estate speculation and directly f...

🚨On City Council's agenda TODAY:

A motion from @seanorr.bsky.social to reverse ABC's weakening of the Empty Homes Tax.

#vanpoli #FightForHousing #EmptyHomesTax

Vancouver city councillor calls to hike empty homes tax to 5% Vancouver city Coun. Sean Orr is behind a new motion calling for the city's empty homes tax to increase from three to five per cent. He joins Stephen Quinn to discuss what impact it would have on hous...

Vancouver city Coun. @seanorr.bsky.social is behind a new motion calling for the city's empty homes tax to increase from three to five per cent.

On Monday he discussed the motion with CBC's Early Edition: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

#vanpoli #EmptyHomesTax #FightForHousing

New Vancouver councillor wants to reverse ABC's changes to empty homes tax COPE Coun. Sean Orr wants to ramp up the municipality's taxes on empty homes, reversing changes made by the city's ruling ABC party.

NEW: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social
is introducing a motion at City Council to increase the rate of the Empty Homes Tax.

vancouversun.com/news/local-n... #FightForHousing #vanpoli #EmptyHomesTax

Hono­lulu's $500k study on an empty-homes tax proposal estimates generating tens of millions in annual revenue. #EmptyHomesTax https://fefd.link/kjjCW

Vacancy tax (“empty homes tax”) on pause in San Francisco #vacancytax #emptyhomestax

The Empty Homes Tax A Promising Step On Affordable Housing — If We Get It Right

“Even the most noble-minded proposal can see its potential for real impact slip away when watered down, weakened, or poorly enforced. That’s why the specifics of Honolulu’s #EmptyHomesTax — how it’s structured, enforced and funded — are critical to its success.”

www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/the-...

Homes Without Residents: Exploring an Empty Homes Tax for Honolulu — Hawaiʻi Appleseed Across Honolulu, an estimated 35,000 units are currently sitting empty, driving up prices and making it harder for local residents to find affordable rentals.

Learn more about Honolulu’s need for an effective #EmptyHomesTax by checking out our policy brief “Homes Without Residents.”

By taxing vacant units at 3% of assessed property value, we can raise an estimated $183.4M that could be earmarked for #AffordableHousing.

hiappleseed.org/publications...

A flyer for the press event UH students and advocates are holding in support of an empty homes tax bill prior to the budget committee hearing.

This Thurs., at 1 pm, the Honolulu City Council budget committee is hearing an #EmptyHomesTax proposal. UH Mānoa students and advocates are holding a press conference at Noon at Honolulu Hale to call for a strong bill without loopholes that will succeed in alleviating our housing shortage. Join us!