February 2016

Increased Property Transfer Tax (PTT)

Posted on Feb 29, 2016 in Real Estate News and Notes

Earlier this month, the BC government introduced a significant change to the Property Transfer Tax (PTT) in an effort to cool down the rapidly rising prices in Vancouver's high-end housing market. The tax rate on properties valued at over $2,000,000 was increased from 2% to 3%. This move was part of a broader initiative to make the market a bit mor...

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