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What you need to know about BC's Speculation and Vacancy Tax
Friday, January 26, 2024
What you need to know about BC's Speculation and Vacancy Tax
Detailed information about BC's SVT and property exemptions. (4 minute read)
Taxes
Will I have to pay capital gains when I sell my house?
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Will I have to pay capital gains when I sell my house?
Read about the conditions required for paying capital gains, and what you need to do even if you don't have to pay. (2 minute read)
Taxes
Why do I have to pay property taxes on the house I’m buying?
Friday, September 1, 2023
Why do I have to pay property taxes on the house I’m buying?
Property taxes in BC are due the first business day after July 1. If you buy a home at another time, you may have to pay a share of the year to avoid a penalty.
Taxes
Empty Homes Tax put to good use – Vancouver creates affordable housing
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Empty Homes Tax put to good use – Vancouver creates affordable housing
Affordable housing projects in Vancouver received grants worth over $8.7 million, partially from Vancouver’s EHT. (1 minute read)
Taxes
Putting Property Transfer Tax revenue to work
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Putting Property Transfer Tax revenue to work
Our recommendations to the provincial government on how the PTT can be used to help build more affordable homes. (2 minute read)
Taxes
BC speculation and vacancy tax expanded to Lions Bay, Squamish
Monday, June 12, 2023
BC speculation and vacancy tax expanded to Lions Bay, Squamish
Home owners in these newly taxable areas will need to declare in 2024. (2 minute read)
Taxes
Property taxes 101
Monday, June 5, 2023
Property taxes 101
Save money on your prooperty taxes with the Home Owner Grant. The threshold has recently increased. (3 minute read)
Taxes
No SVT exemption for owners of vacant stratas
Friday, February 18, 2022
No SVT exemption for owners of vacant stratas
Owners of strata property in buildings with rental restrictions are no longer exempt from the BC Speculation and Vacancy Tax. (1 minute read)
Taxes
What are the tax implications of building a laneway house?
Thursday, April 8, 2021
What are the tax implications of building a laneway house?
Before building a laneway home or buying a property with one, you should understand the tax implications of doing so.
Fact Sheets
Heritage Homes fact sheet
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Heritage Homes fact sheet
If a home is more than 60 years old, home owners may refer to it as having character merit or as “heritage”, regardless of how well it has been preserved or how much it has been altered over the years.
Urban Planning
Provincial parties' housing policy platforms
Friday, October 16, 2020
Provincial parties' housing policy platforms
Here are solutions offered by the three main parties as well as the BC Conservative Party which makes substantive housing related recommendations.
Legislation & Regulations
Secondary suites now allowed in ground-oriented, multi-family buildings
Friday, August 7, 2020
Secondary suites now allowed in ground-oriented, multi-family buildings
New updates to the BC Building Code allow secondary suites in duplexes, townhouses, and detached row houses throughout the province.
Legislation & Regulations
Stratas must allow pets in some circumstances
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Stratas must allow pets in some circumstances
If a strata property owner, or one of their family members, requires a support pet, a strata corporation must accommodate them.
Taxes
All you need to know about Vancouver's Empty Homes Tax
Thursday, January 11, 2018
All you need to know about Vancouver's Empty Homes Tax
Each home owner will have received a property status declaration from the City to determine if their property is subject to the Empty Homes Tax.