Florida Property Tax Repeal May Raise Housing Prices and Cut Services

Florida constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes could increase home values and force local governments to reduce services or raise other taxes.

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A constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes in Florida is scheduled to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. ^[1] Shelton Weeks stated that the amendment would likely produce immediate savings for current homeowners accompanied by an increase in property values as tax savings are capitalized into real property prices. ^[2] Shelton Weeks, a Lucas Professor of Real Estate at Florida Gulf Coast University, argues that eliminating property taxes is unlikely to have a lasting influence on housing affordability. ^[3] The primary motivation for the amendment is the protection of housing affordability. ^[4] The Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Land & Water Trust (CREW Trust) will host 'Wet Walk: All About Aquifers' on 2026-09-02 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at CREW Flint Pen Strand Trails, 16470 Harrell Rd, Bonita Springs, Florida, with tickets at $10 for members and $15 for non-members. ^[5] The CREW Trust will host 'Nature: Medicine for the Mind' on 2026-09-12 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Estero Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero, Florida, with tickets at $5 for members and $10 for non-members, featuring three Florida Gulf Coast University student researchers discussing the mental health benefits of nature. ^[6]

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A constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes in Florida is scheduled to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. · Gulfshore Business

Shelton Weeks stated that the amendment would likely produce immediate savings for current homeowners accompanied by an increase in property values as tax savings are capitalized into real property prices. · Gulfshore Business

Shelton Weeks, a Lucas Professor of Real Estate at Florida Gulf Coast University, argues that eliminating property taxes is unlikely to have a lasting influence on housing affordability. · Gulfshore Business

The primary motivation for the amendment is the protection of housing affordability. · Gulfshore Business

The Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Land & Water Trust (CREW Trust) will host 'Wet Walk: All About Aquifers' on 2026-09-02 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at CREW Flint Pen Strand Trails, 16470 Harrell Rd, Bonita Springs, Florida, with tickets at $10 for members and $15 for non-members. · Florida Weekly

The CREW Trust will host 'Nature: Medicine for the Mind' on 2026-09-12 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Estero Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero, Florida, with tickets at $5 for members and $10 for non-members, featuring three Florida Gulf Coast University student researchers discussing the mental health benefits of nature. · Florida Weekly

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