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Getting Less Business Friendly?

It would be disingenuous to argue that high taxes are good for real estate, but they are not necessarily bad either.

By Jonathan D. Miller | Updated on January 25, 2011

So we pointed out last week that some of our highest taxed places—New York, Washington, Boston, the Pacific Coast gateways–are the most favored commercial and residential real estate markets, and that many low or no income tax (so-called “business friendly”) states have just as severe budget issues, offer fewer services to their constituents, and don’t rate as high on real estate investor lists.

Now it would be disingenuous to argue that high taxes are good for real estate, but they are not necessarily bad either. The most favored property markets, generally 24-hour places, have more complex and expensive infrastructure and services needs—police, fire, sanitation, water, sewer, road and transit. To keep these more densely populated places operating efficiently—they require more costly and sophisticated government machines. Is there waste and corruption? Sure. Are the public pension plans unsustainable? There’s no doubt that they need to be modified drastically to balance future budgets.

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