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How eliminating property taxes in Florida may have an effect on the state’s actual property market

Editorial Board Published March 31, 2025
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Some native governments have floated the concept of eliminating property taxes to scale back the burden on owners.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hinted on social media that he would help abolishing such taxes all through the Sunshine State, however that it could require a constitutional modification.

Joel Berner, senior economist at Realtor.com, stated that it may gain advantage Florida’s market within the quick time period by serving to to resolve the buildup of stock. 

Easing the burden of property taxes may alleviate a few of the pressure on owners who’ve been grappling with excessive housing prices, together with skyrocketing insurance coverage charges, and encourage extra individuals to maneuver, based on Berner.

Berner stated that now there are a better variety of unsold houses and houses taking longer to promote in contrast with years previous resulting from affordability issues. Individuals who had been locked into low mortgage charges for a number of years are lastly trying to transfer, however the demand is not the place it was in contrast with just a few years in the past when the state had a scorching housing market. 

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“Getting rid of property taxes would essentially increase everybody’s home budget a little bit and allow people to buy a first home or buy a move-up home, or buy their dream home that maybe they couldn’t afford before because it’s a property tax,” Berner stated.

A home on the market within the Aqualane Shores neighborhood of Naples, Florida. (Photographer: Lisette Morales McCabe/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)

Nonetheless, this could successfully increase consumers’ budgets and trigger a little bit of a requirement surge, driving costs up within the quick time period, he stated.

This transfer may additionally negatively influence communities in the long term. 

“If locally-levied property taxes are replaced with an increased state-level sales tax, there will be less local control for cities and school districts to raise their own tax revenue in a way that meets their specific needs,” Berner stated. 

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He stated completely different municipalities have completely different necessities, and “a blanket tax revenue at the state level would be less specialized than property taxes for those requirements.” 

Chen Zhao, financial analysis lead at actual property brokerage Redfin, stated there could be “knock-on effects of eliminating property taxes.”

Condominium buildings line the seaside in Sunny Isle, Florida.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)

For instance, Zhao stated consumers may “perceive that local services, such as schools, would suffer as a result,” which “would also dampen the benefits of eliminating property taxes.” 

Zhao and Berner stated it is usually nonetheless unclear how the state would increase income in alternative of property taxes.

If the state offsets it by elevating gross sales taxes, as an illustration, that “might also be off-putting to potential migrants to Florida,” Zhao stated. 

Nonetheless, the problem of excessive insurance coverage prices stays.

“If the cost of insurance due to intensifying climate risks is high enough to offset the property tax savings, buyers may still hesitate to buy in Florida,” Zhao stated.

A home on the market in Miami, Florida. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)

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However Florida is not the one state contemplating plans to abolish property taxes. Fiscally conservative leaders in a number of states are trying to take action, with one Pennsylvania lawmaker arguing that owners shouldn’t need to “pay rent” to the federal government.

“Property taxes are an issue that is not exactly partisan, because in some areas, it’s more of a big deal than in others,” Rep. Russ Diamond, R-Lebanon stated, citing various relationships between taxes and college district funding.

“For me, the ‘big deal’ is that I want people to own their homes and not have to rent from the government, all across Pennsylvania,” he stated.

FOX Enterprise’ Charles Creitz contributed to this report. 

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