Empty Homes
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South Okanagan residents react to B.C. speculation tax expansionTwo South Okanagan communities are among the 13 new municipalities joining the province’s speculation tax.EconomyNov 23, 2023
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B.C. expands speculation and vacancy tax in Vancouver Island, Howe SoundBritish Columbia is expanding the tax it created to clamp down on real estate speculation and ensure homes in rental-strapped communities don't sit empty.PoliticsMay 26, 2023
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Vancouver mayor proposes hiking empty homes tax to 5%Vancouver's empty homes tax first took effect in 2017 at one per cent of a home's assessed value, was tripled to three per cent in the 2021 tax year.PoliticsApr 13, 2022
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White Rock wants version of Vancouver’s empty homes tax — but provincial rules stand in the wayWhite Rock will ask the Union of B.C. Municipalities to amend provincial rules to allow authority to implement a vacancy tax like Vancouver's.CanadaJul 7, 2019
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New York nearly got a version of Vancouver’s empty homes tax — before the real estate industry killed itLawmakers have since been forced to whittle down the proposal, but they're still looking to Vancouver for inspiration.PoliticsApr 4, 2019
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Hoping to rent a Vancouver mansion with some friends? There’s a catchAmid new taxes punishing the owners of empty homes, dozens of high end mansions have hit the rental market. But the rules aren't exactly on renters' side.Mar 12, 2019
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B.C. government exempting vacation homes from speculation taxThe province is reducing the areas covered by the tax, and cutting the rate for Canadians and British Columbians.PoliticsMar 26, 2018
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The census found 25K empty homes in Vancouver. Empty homes tax filings show 1/3 thatThe City of Vancouver's Empty Homes Tax declarations found about 8.500 unoccupied or underutilized homes. That's about 1/3 of the number reported in the 2016 census.EconomyMar 7, 2018
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City of Surrey tracking empty home ownership as rental vacancy rate remains below zeroTwo years ago the city’s empty home rate was at 6.7 per cent.Feb 5, 2018
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Vancouver woman being charged Empty Homes Tax for land with no home on it"'...there's no home on this property, there's never been a home on this property.'"CanadaDec 19, 2017
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