Real Estate

Private Mortgage Lending allows Canadians to qualify for a private mortgage loan to purchase a property (as opposed to a larger recognized financial institution, like TD or RBC). Most private [...]

What exactly would happen if a buyer backs out of a real estate deal? This is a common scenario that a seller and buyer may face during the process of […]

What is a GST Certificate? Answer: A GST Certificate is to ensure that, if need be, that the seller should provide the buyer with the GSC Certificate. So sometimes GST […]

In BC, the speculation and vacancy tax is relatively new. It aims to deal with the housing crisis in population-dense areas. The tax does not apply to the entire British […]

These days pre-sale homes are very common in British Columbia, especially in Greater Vancouver. The idea is simple: you can buy the rights to a property before it’s been built. […]

Originally featured on REW.ca. You studied for your licensing exam and learned all the relevant laws that could affect your practice as a real estate agent. It can be all […]

BC’s new Speculation and Vacancy Tax deadline is coming up soon. While most homeowners will be exempt from the speculation tax, you must be registered to avoid the tax. Once […]

Property Transfer Tax (“PTT”) is a BC provincial tax that needs to be paid whenever you purchase or gain an interest in a BC property, unless an exemption applies. For […]

As a home buyer, it’s important to understand the property transfer tax (PTT) changes in 2018.

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