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    "deck": "Anchorage wants to hand first-time homebuyers a ten-year tax break, and it could pass within weeks.",
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    "body_md": "Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's administration has introduced two ordinances aimed at first-time homebuyers, proposing a 10-year property tax break tied to newly built homes. The proposals now head to the Anchorage Assembly, which could take up a vote as early as July.\n\nThe first ordinance would give first-time buyers a 10-year property tax break on a newly built home priced at or below the city's average assessed value, which currently sits around $490,000. Local homebuilders say most new construction in Anchorage already costs more than that threshold, and they are asking the Assembly to raise the price cap so true starter homes can qualify for the break.\n\nA second ordinance would extend the same 10-year tax break to people who buy and live in newly built condos inside mixed-use buildings around the city, including areas like the Hillside, Mountain View and Eagle River. Developers who construct four or more units in those mixed-use buildings would also get a tax break on the new homes.\n\nThe proposals tie into LaFrance's broader goal of adding 10,000 new homes in Anchorage over 10 years. City officials say cutting the tax bill for a decade frees up more of a buyer's paycheck for the home itself, which could make that first purchase easier to pull off.",
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        "a": "A 10-year property tax break for first-time homebuyers who buy a newly built home priced at or below the city's average assessed value of about $490,000, which could ease the monthly payment for eligible buyers.",
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        "a": "As early as July, depending on scheduling.",
        "q": "When could the Assembly approve this tax break?"
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        "q": "Who introduced this proposal?"
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        "a": "Most new construction in Anchorage already costs more than the roughly $490,000 cap, so builders want the Assembly to raise it so starter homes can actually qualify.",
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