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Essentials to know about your Speculation and Vacancy Tax declaration

Essentials to know about your Speculation and Vacancy Tax declaration

No, it won’t take you 20 minutes, but yes, you do have to complete it and so does any co-owner
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Letter: Two whole minutes for spec tax form

Letter: Two whole minutes for spec tax form

The Editor, Gosh, what was all the fuss about?
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Province expecting $400M hole in Property Transfer Tax revenues

Province expecting $400M hole in Property Transfer Tax revenues

Housing market slowdown has slashed B.C. government’s projected income from purchase taxes, including foreign buyer tax revenues
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‘Non-individuals’ own 10% of B.C. residential property: CMHC

‘Non-individuals’ own 10% of B.C. residential property: CMHC

Proportion of residential property owned by corporations, governments and partnerships is much lower in Metro Vancouver and Victoria, much higher for vacant land
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Opinion: The prefab homes of the past are now the future

Opinion: The prefab homes of the past are now the future

Modular housing is now being used in B.C. for workforce and homeless housing projects, but why not much-needed regular homes?
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Letter: Dear landlord, you've turned our Burnaby building into a slum

Letter: Dear landlord, you've turned our Burnaby building into a slum

*EDITOR'S NOTE: The letter writer is not the same Paul Holden who is CEO of the Burnaby Board of Trade. Dear Landlord, You are a developer whose plan is to demolish our building in the Metrotown area and replace it with condo towers.
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No housing-related ‘brain drain’ from Metro Vancouver, says analyst

No housing-related ‘brain drain’ from Metro Vancouver, says analyst

More young professionals are coming to the region than are leaving it, according to Census data
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Developer adds much-needed office space to Surrey condo towers

Developer adds much-needed office space to Surrey condo towers

Concord Pacific blends high-tech workspace into residential towers as office vacancy rate falls to eight-year low
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Federal Finance Minister keeping a close eye on housing affordability

Federal Finance Minister keeping a close eye on housing affordability

Bill Morneau says getting people into affordable homeownership is top of mind, and that Liberal Party won't compromise stability of the market
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Ski resort near Squamish five years away 'if everything falls into place'

Ski resort near Squamish five years away 'if everything falls into place'

Development group Garibaldi At Squamish presents latest draft for four-season ski resort near Garibaldi Lake, 20km from Squamish, to local residents
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