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Key Takeaways
- The proposed unrealized gains tax by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden could drastically increase home prices, making properties unaffordable for many buyers.
- Real estate investors might face significant financial risks by paying taxes on gains that may never materialize.
- The complex implementation of the tax could create logistical challenges, potentially destabilizing the real estate market.
Terrifying Blow to Real Estate: Biden-Harris Tax Proposal Could Decimate Investor Wealth
Vice President Kamala Harris has backed President Biden’s shocking plan to tax unrealized capital gains—a proposal that could wreak havoc on real estate investors and devastate the housing market.
The Biden administration’s fiscal year 2025 budget includes a radical minimum 25% tax on total income, including unrealized gains, for those with over $100 million in assets.
While it aims at the ultra-wealthy, the disastrous consequences could engulf the entire real estate market, putting every investor at risk.
Real Estate Doomsday: Could This Tax Plan Trigger a Market Collapse?
The proposed tax on unrealized capital gains is an unprecedented threat to the real estate sector.
Traditionally, investors are only taxed when they sell assets, ensuring taxes are based on actual profits. However, the Biden-Harris plan could tax theoretical value increases—before they’re ever realized.
The implications are chilling: home prices could surge by up to 50%, mortgage payments could become unaffordable, and the already strained housing market could collapse under the weight of this misguided policy.
Real estate experts like Grant Cardone are sounding the alarm, warning that this proposal could obliterate the middle class.
Cardone points out that the average home price could skyrocket, making property ownership an impossible dream for many Americans.
Meanwhile, wealthy investors may be forced to hold onto properties longer, reducing market turnover and worsening the housing crisis.
Grant Cardone: “This will DESTROY the Middle Class!”
Grant Cardone on YouTube: “Heads Up! Kamala Harris’s proposed 25% capital gains tax could have a massive impact on real estate, potentially devastating the middle class. If you’re a homeowner, investor, or real estate professional, this could increase home prices by 50%, making mortgages even more unaffordable. Act now—invest in real estate before this happens. Share this with your network and stay informed to protect your finances!”
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Biden 5% Rent Control Threatens to Kill Real Estate Investing Growth
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Pace Morby: “Kamala Harris is absolutely crazy!”
Pace Morby on YouTube: “Kamala is STEALING my employee’s retirement! In this video, we dive deep into Kamala Harris’ proposed tax bill and its potential impact on real estate investors. The bill suggests taxing unrealized capital gains at 25%, which could significantly affect the growth of real estate portfolios and the availability of affordable housing. Tax Proposal Details: How the 25% tax on unrealized gains could change the game for real estate investors. Real Estate Portfolio Insights: Learn about a massive $500 million portfolio, including 300 single-family homes and 1,500 multi-family units, and how current strategies like 1031 exchanges could be impacted. Economic Impact: Explore the potential effects on job creation, affordable housing, and overall market stability. Alternative Strategies: Discover how seller financing and strategic investments play a role in navigating these challenges.
Unrealized Gains Tax: A Catastrophic Threat to Real Estate Investors?
The prospect of taxing unrealized capital gains raises terrifying concerns for real estate investors.
High-net-worth individuals could face taxes on property values that fluctuate wildly, potentially paying for gains they never actually see.
The plan could trigger a seismic shift in the market, where fewer homes are sold, prices surge, and investors are left holding the bag.
Critics argue that the proposal could create a logistical nightmare for the IRS, struggling to value illiquid assets like real estate accurately.
Senior economist Erica York calls the plan “very unworkable,” highlighting the nightmare scenario of costly disputes and valuation errors that could cripple the market.
Sharp Rebuke Slams the Ultra-Wealthy
Columnist Brett Arends of Market Watch has not minced words in his critique of the Biden-Harris plan to tax unrealized capital gains.
Arends argues that the opposition to the tax proposal is rife with misinformation and misleading arguments, particularly from those who stand to lose the most—hedge fund managers and private equity players.
He dismisses claims that taxing unrealized gains is unfair or unworkable, pointing out that similar concepts already exist in property taxes and management fees charged by investment funds.
According to Arends, the outrage over the proposal is less about genuine concerns and more about protecting the wealth of the ultra-rich.
He challenges the idea that the wealthy should be exempt from taxes on unrealized gains while ordinary Americans pay taxes on earned income, sales, and property.
Arends ultimately views the criticism as exaggerated and disconnected from the realities of the current tax system, framing the proposal as a necessary step toward addressing deep-seated inequalities in how wealth is taxed in America.
