Tax & duty
Transfer duty, land tax and the other taxes on property, with the concessions that reduce them.
Dubai Land Department fees for gifts, heirs, mortgages and long leases
What Dubai's 2013 fee schedule charges when property moves without an ordinary sale: gifts, inheritance, mortgages, lease-to-own, usufruct and musataha, with worked examples in AED.
Texas and Florida property tax: exemptions, caps, appeals and bills
How a homeowner's property tax is valued, reduced, capped, challenged and paid in Texas and in Florida, and what a sale does to the assessed value, as the two states publish it.
UAE property tax: VAT on sales and rents, corporate tax on income
How the UAE's two federal taxes apply to property: when a sale or a rent carries 5% VAT, and when rental income or a sale profit falls under the 9% corporate tax.
Victorian Labor pledges to restore the A$300,000 land tax threshold
Victorian Labor says it will lift the land tax threshold from A$50,000 back to A$300,000 by 2033/34 if re-elected. The schedule, the cost and the other parties' plans.
Western Australia: transfer duty and land tax on a home, with examples
What a home costs in state tax in Western Australia: the transfer duty scale, the off-the-plan concession, the foreign rate, and the yearly land tax and metropolitan levy, with worked examples.
New York City moves pied-à-terre exemption deadline to 13 October
The Department of Finance has given second-home owners one more week to claim an exemption from the new surcharge, its third extension, while three lawsuits run.
New South Wales transfer duty: 2026-27 rates and first home relief
How Revenue NSW works out transfer duty in 2026-27, when the buyer has to pay it, and what the First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme takes off the bill for a first home.
Singapore Buyer's Stamp Duty and ABSD: rates for every buyer profile
How Singapore's Buyer's Stamp Duty tiers and Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty rates apply to citizens, permanent residents, foreigners and entities, with worked examples.
US home sale exclusion: the US$250,000 limit and its three tests
How the federal exclusion of gain on a main home works in the United States: the two limits, the ownership, residence and look-back tests, partial exclusions and the gain itself.
US property tax delinquency hits 5.2% on mortgages without escrow
Cotality data reported by HousingWire put late property tax payments on non-escrowed US mortgages at 5.2% in 2026 so far, the highest since 2017, with wide gaps between states.
Australia's main residence CGT exemption: the 6-year and 6-month rules
How the ATO applies the capital gains tax exemption on an Australian home: moving in, owning two homes for six months, renting out a former home for six years, and letting part of it.
Selling or holding a home in Singapore: SSD and property tax explained
How Singapore taxes a home sold early and a home simply owned: Seller's Stamp Duty rates by purchase date, the holding period, and property tax on annual value.
What US homeowners can deduct: mortgage interest, points and SALT
A guide to the federal deductions tied to owning a home in the United States: the mortgage debt limits, how points are deducted, real estate taxes and the SALT limit, from IRS publications.