Real estate
February 13, 2018
The law has given immense tax breaks to the country's wealthiest people. Image credit: Sotheby's International Realty
By Danny Parisi
The tax reform bill passed by Congress late last year is poised to have an effect on the country’s luxury real estate industry as buyers consider moving across state lines to deal with tax rate changes.
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