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Price Check: Wanna avoid the mansion tax? Here’s what you can buy across NYC for just shy of $1 million

By Sara Alessi| December 30, 2013 - 1:48PM

If you’re looking for a new home and would like to avoid paying the "mansion" tax that kicks in on purchases of $1 mil and up,  take extra careful notes on this selection of sales listings across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

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