IRS greed is an intriguing vice.

Information provided by Le Revenu, 07/11/2023 at 09:05:05

Taxes on real estate profits are squeezing the real estate market. (© Fotolia)At a time when the real estate sector needs free circulation, due to a shortage of housing, whole segments of the market are being squeezed.

Time is money. Everyone knows this quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin, writer and scientist, inventor of the lightning rod and one of the Founders of the United States. And when he gave this "advice to a young merchant" in 1748, he certainly didn't think that property owners in France would use it, sometimes to the point of absurdity.

For years, the state has been building its secret machine that freezes part of the real estate market while France slowly but surely' 'is plunged into a severe housing crisis. Those who have a second home or rental accommodation, own a house in shared ownership or have inherited an apartment must wait twenty-two years to avoid paying tax on the sale and thirty years to avoid paying the inevitable social security contributions!"

The gain on the sale actually benefits from the length of time of ownership.

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