by Don Procter | Jul 18, 2018 | Featured, News
B.C.’s proposed speculation tax for owners of resort properties is well intended but if it goes ahead in its current framework it could hurt tourist-reliant communities and be punitive to long-term residents, says a B.C. resort developer/builder. While the proposed...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 12, 2018 | Boards & Associations
The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) is continuing its efforts to fight the planned B.C. speculation tax. “It’s disconcerting that the B.C. government continues to contemplate the speculation tax in the face of higher interest rates and the federal...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 18, 2018 | Featured, News
A coalition of B.C. organizations have launched a campaign to demand that Premier John Horgan and the government “Scrap the Speculation Tax”. The coalition is comprised of the Urban Development Institute Capital Region and Okanagan chapters, Canadian Home...
by Penelope Graham | Mar 12, 2018 | Columnists, Featured
The provincial British Columbia government has earned a bit of a reputation for being a real estate industry disruptor, subjecting the Metro Vancouver region to several new regulations unprecedented in other markets. In late February, another round of housing rules...
