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Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025)

Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (District 30)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Recordation and TransferStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) and Hearing canceled (Judicial Proceedings) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; and altering the rate of the State transfer tax payable for an instrument of writing for a sale of certain residential real property under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVTurner, AlbertRenters United MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDuvall, AudrianaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVPatel, KaminiIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Henson, Senator HensonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Henson, Senator HensonlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFAndelsman, AlexMaryland Building Industry AssociationOral
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFGlazer, MarkMaryland Land Title AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFMay, LisalobbyistMaryland REALTORSWritten (PDF)
UNFMay, LisalobbyistMaryland REALTORSOral + Written (PDF)
FWACross, Dr Cashenna ACouncilwoman At-Large, GlenardenOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors
UNFMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors