Real-Estate Pros Fight NYC Tax on Wealthy Absentee Owners

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A political battle is brewing at the apex of New York’s property market.

The real-estate industry is mobilizing to kill a proposed levy on non-resident owners of apartments valued at more than $5 million, seeking to ensure the world’s biggest city doesn’t follow London, Hong Kong and Singapore in extracting extra cash from trophy properties.