by REM Editorial Team | Apr 3, 2017 | Boards & Associations, News
The Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB) says it welcomes the tax provisions announced by provincial Minister of Finance Carlos Leitão in regard to housing in the recent budget, but “would have preferred seeing more tangible measures to promote home...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 12, 2016 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
The real estate transfer tax has a catchy name in Quebec. It’s better known as the “Welcome Tax,” named for Jean Bienvenue who introduced it in 1976. However, the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB) says it’s not much of a welcome as residential property...