The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates approved the measure, which now heads to Beacon Hill and could raise $60 million annually for housing.
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After five hours of heated debate on Wednesday, the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates voted 10-5 to advance a home rule petition that would create a local real estate transfer fee on home sales over $1 million.
The measure now heads to the state legislature, the same place where similar proposals from the region have repeatedly stalled. But the urgency is growing, coming 10 months after the county declared a housing crisis…