by Christopher Alexander | Nov 20, 2023 | Guest Columns
In October, Toronto’s City Council voted to increase the city’s Vacant Home Tax (VHT) from one per cent to three per cent of a home’s value. This increase comes on the heels of the City’s approval of a graduated Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) in September 2023,...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 5, 2021 | News
With an estimated 100 million people currently homeless around the world, the fact there are millions of homes around the world lying empty is even more shocking. To find out which countries are the worst offenders when it comes to leaving properties vacant,...
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...
