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Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is stirring up real estate debates in California with her bold new bill, AB 736, which would cap statewide transfer taxes at 1.5%—rising to 3% in cities like San Francisco. Designed to spur housing development and tackle affordability, the bill walks a tightrope: appeasing developers while calming fears of a more radical ballot measure, yet sparking backlash from progressives worried about local tax power and realtors concerned it could hike home costs. Wicks, a housing policy powerhouse alongside Senator Scott Wiener, is pushing this compromise as a critical step toward solving California’s housing crisis—despite the political heat.

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