It kind of felt that way for me, at first, but then I thought about the types of houses that fit the bill: secondary residences in NYC. I can’t imagine that those houses are going to be affordable to the “regular folks” that need them, even if they go on the market.

I think it’s more a “you clearly have enough money to burn, so more taxes aren’t going to impact your lifestyle” thing than opening up these properties to buy. (Which works for me.)