Abstract
Given the growing demand for infrastructure and social services, and the context of fiscal austerity that is still present in Brazil, the debate between land taxation and real estate prices is crucial to investigate possibilities of revenue recovery for the local government. Drawing from the causal relationship between urban land taxes and the sale price of real estate, this work investigates this relationship in 20 municipalities in the agglomerations of Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasília (DF), Salvador (BA), Vitória (ES), Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (ES) and Criciúma (SC) from econometric estimations using advertising data. The results support the hypothesis that higher IPTU levels are not associated with higher levels of home sales prices. In addition, much of the price variability was explained by variables at the municipality and agglomeration levels.
Keywords:
land taxation; real estate; urban development; hierarchical model