Capital gains taxes

Home values have increased 147% over the last 15 years, pushing more homeowners above the capital gains tax exemption thresholds, according to Cotality.

President Donald Trump said he is considering a proposal to end capital gains taxes on home sales in a bid to boost the housing market.

Because of rising home values, more transactions have proceeds over the federal tax exemption, especially in California, a CoreLogic study found.

Money manager Brian Heywood has already spent nearly $7 million of his own money to get six ballot initiatives in front of Washington State voters this November, half of them tied directly to taxes.

Banking and affordable housing advocates are encouraged by a provision in the tax reform legislation that could increase investment in underserved communities by allowing investors to defer capital gains taxes when they reinvest in federally chartered Opportunity Funds.