HousingFinding
Alaska should tax homes that nonresidents own but leave empty most of the year.
Some Alaska homes are owned by people who live out of state and use them only part of the year, while housing is tight in many communities. A tax on such homes would raise money and could push owners to rent or sell them.
Jonathan S. "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins
Create mechanisms to tax "dark homes" — second homes and vacation homes owned by nonresidents — as a means to create a housing market more friendly for Alaskans who live here.
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