Real Estate

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.

Welcome to Winright’s “Feature Fridays”! As a law firm that stresses the importance of corporate culture, our “Feature Fridays” segment aims to discover how other companies are using their [...]

The City of Vancouver implemented a vacancy tax, formally known as the Empty Homes Tax, for the tax year 2017.  The rate of the vacancy tax is 1% of the […]

Understanding the Home Owner Mortgage and Equity (HOME) Partnership Interest-free Loans for First Time Home Buyers The Home Owner Morgage and Equity Partnership (“HOME”) is an [...]