BC Foreign Buyers Tax
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B.C. budget: new housing taxes might not knock down prices, but they could help tame themSFU Prof. Joshua Gordon: "This is a measure that helps reconnect the housing market to the local labour market by discouraging ownership by people who aren't making income locally."Feb 21, 2018
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4 charts that show how foreign buyers’ taxes can yank prices down in Vancouver, and elsewhereThe CMHC stressed that it doesn't dispute that foreign buyers affect home prices.Feb 9, 2018
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New Vancouver mortgages took a ‘significant’ hit after foreign buyers tax, data showAnd it's a sign that the tax has affected more than just foreign investment, analysts say.EconomySep 6, 2017
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Vancouver home prices may have finally shaken off foreign buyers’ tax: indexIt appears to have taken nine months.CanadaJun 15, 2017
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Toronto realtors call foreign buyer tax ‘misguided,’ as prices set to soarSuch a tax would lead to "tighter market conditions and stronger price growth in neighbouring communities," they say.CanadaFeb 1, 2017
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B.C. to lift foreign buyers tax for people with work permitsB.C.'s premier has announced the province is lifting the 15 per cent foreign buyers tax for anyone living in Metro Vancouver with a work permit.PoliticsJan 29, 2017
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Dramatic decline in September home sales, Vancouver realtors predictRealtors are predicting a steep decline in detached-home sales when the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver releases sales data for the month of September later today.CanadaOct 4, 2016
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Premier Christy Clark says foreign buyers tax ‘a step in the right direction’Her comments come just over a month after the 15 per cent tax went into effect.EconomySep 7, 2016
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