The latest city to crack down on pied-a-terres, Paris hits empty apartments with a whopping 60 percent tax

… unlikely to encourage owners of second homes in Paris to rent out their properties to tenants since rental protections in the city are so strong for instance … previously an outright tax on foreign buyers would violate federal fair housing laws and politicians dont seem …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 21, 2017 - 2:59PM