Not true
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/07/thanks-barack-obamacare-will-add-3-8-medicare-tax-on-sales-of-homes-condos-townhouses-and-rentals/
Here’s a better link... and I see you are right. Thanks. http://financialducksinarow.com/4100/the-tax-on-sale-of-your-home-email-myth/