Calgary home sales ease as detached and semi detached markets see pullback: board
Posted: Jul 5th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsCALGARY – The Calgary Real Estate Board says sales eased in June as the market experienced a pullback in the detached and semi-detached housing categories. The Alberta board says last month’s sales amounted to 2,842, down two[...]
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New non resident property taxes in Nova Scotia forcing tough decisions on homeowners
Posted: Apr 22nd, 2022In: ConstructionNewsHALIFAX – Michelle Keall says she is considering selling her home in Nova Scotia because of the provincial government’s new tax on non-resident property owners imposed to ease the housing shortage. “I feel like I’m[...]
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Nova Scotia’s finance minister defends two new taxes on non-resident property owners
Posted: Apr 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTwo new taxes targeting non-resident property owners are necessary to help Nova Scotians gain access to housing at a time when vacancy rates are extremely low, Finance Minister Allan MacMaster said Friday. But it’s still[...]
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Nova Scotia Realtors question whether tax on non residents will ease housing shortage
Posted: Apr 10th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsHALIFAX – New tax measures aimed at non-resident property owners announced in Tuesday’s Nova Scotia budget are sending the wrong message, Realtors in the province say. As of Friday, non-residents who buy a property and[...]
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Does the budget address N.B.’s affordable housing shortage?
Posted: Mar 29th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsSaint John, New Brunswick skyline (photo: Wikimedia Commons) RIVER VALLEY SUN New Brunswick Finance and Treasury Board Minister Ernie Steeves tabled an $11.3 billion budget on Tuesday, March 22, focusing on tax cuts and relief[...]
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Calgary’s January housing inventory was down 35% from last year: real estate board
Posted: Feb 4th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsCALGARY – The Calgary Real Estate Board says housing inventory sank to its lowest level since 2006 last month as tight market conditions continued. The Alberta board says the number of homes for sale in[...]
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Nova Scotia eyeing taxes for homebuyers coming from outside the province
Posted: Oct 26th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsBuying a home in Nova Scotia may soon be more expensive for people from outside the province. Premier Tim Houston has instructed Finance Minister Allan MacMaster to implement a deed transfer tax on any property[...]
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Hiring intentions hit all time high in Bank of Canada business outlook survey
Posted: Jul 7th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – Hiring intentions among businesses have hit an all-time high and workers’ confidence in landing a job has rebounded nearly to pre-pandemic levels as the country looks to a summer rebound from the pandemic,[...]
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