Mamdani claimed that his soak-the-rich proposal was not driven by race, despite targeting white homeowners, emphasizing an assessment of under-taxed versus over-taxed neighborhoods.
"Property taxes are a percentage of assessed home value, which usually moves with the market price of the home," says Joel Berner, senior economist at Realtor.com. "We saw median listing prices increase 16.2% from 2021 to 2023."
"We have an aging population, and a lot of people on lower income in that age range, and it's just an incredibly unfair burden to put on them," House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) told WGME.
"When we look to consider the future value of a property, we should also start considering location, climate change, insurance," Tomás Regalado stated, advocating for a new approach to property valuation.