Benson wants tax on short-term rentals, 100-day ban on private equity buying homes

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – In the basement of a southeast Grand Rapids community center, local housing advocates gathered Monday to speak about the need to increase affordable options in West Michigan.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said her newly pitched housing plan would do just that.

Several of her suggestions — like establishing home-buyer tax credits and removing permitting red tape — mirror priorities of term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer…

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