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Lorne Goldman Charity Draw Winner!

We are introducing something new this year! Instead of sending out a letter with a pen to our past clients, we invited them to nominate their charity of choice. We were overwhelmed by the number of entries and would like to express our gratitude to everyone who participated. A special thank you to the winner [...] Read More
Foreign Buyer Tax and New Amendments Explained 

Part 3: Foreign Buyer Tax and New Amendments Explained 

What is Foreign Buyer Tax? Yet Another Tax!! From Government of BC – Additional property transfer tax for foreign entities and taxable trustees In addition to the property transfer tax, if you’re a foreign national, foreign corporation or taxable trustee, you must pay the additional property transfer tax on your proportionate share of a residential […]

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Lorne Goldman featured in The Globe and Mail

Lorne shares his opinion on The Globe and Mail for one of his recent Vancouver sales in an article titled Best of four offers takes Kerrisdale two-bedroom. “Once they got rid of the rental and age restrictions, which was the No. 1 problem with these units, everybody comes out of the woodwork and wants to […]

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Part 2: Speculation & Vacancy Tax

What is an Underused Housing Tax? And how might this affect me as an owner of property in Point Roberts and Palm Springs.

Taxation policies are an aspect of any government’s efforts to regulate its economy. The real estate sector is no exception, as evidenced by the introduction of several taxes designed to address various concerns in this market. Underused Housing Tax, Speculation Tax, Empty Home Tax, and Foreign Buyer Tax are some of the measures implemented to manage the housing market’s affordability, availability, and foreign investment. In this blog, we will explore each of these taxes’ purposes, how they work, and their effectiveness in achieving their intended goals.

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Underused Housing Tax Vancouver

Part 1: What is an Underused Housing Tax?

What is an Underused Housing Tax? And how might this affect me as an owner of property in Point Roberts and Palm Springs.

Taxation policies are an aspect of any government’s efforts to regulate its economy. The real estate sector is no exception, as evidenced by the introduction of several taxes designed to address various concerns in this market. Underused Housing Tax, Speculation Tax, Empty Home Tax, and Foreign Buyer Tax are some of the measures implemented to manage the housing market’s affordability, availability, and foreign investment. In this blog, we will explore each of these taxes’ purposes, how they work, and their effectiveness in achieving their intended goals.

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Lorne Goldman featured in Vancouverisawesome article

Lorne shares his expert opinion on the Vancouver east side/west side split and how Vancouver real estate is changing. Long-time Vancouver realtor Lorne Goldman chalks this up to a few things, but central is where properties are in relation to Ontario Street. In REW’s map only a handful of residences are listed between Boundary and […]

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