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Friday, September 25 2009
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's Housing Outlook Conferences offer access to reliable, impartial and up-to-date information. Get local housing market intelligence you can count on for Vancouver and Victoria. Register today. |
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Thursday, September 24 2009
The following is now available on the CRA website: GST/HST NOTICE244, Harmonization of the Ontario Retail Sales Tax with the Goods and Services Tax – Questions and Answers on Housing Rebates, Transitional Rules for Housing and Other Real Property Situated in Ontario
Click here to access it |
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Wednesday, September 23 2009
From February 12 to March 21, British Columbia will be host to the world at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Games provide an unrivaled opportunity to showcase British Columbia to the world. As always, however, the Games present the host with immense organizational challenges, and it will require all of our efforts that this historic event is an unqualified success. |
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Monday, September 14 2009
No matter how much time has passed, everyone remembers the first time -- apprehension, anticipation, excitement. I was in my early 20s when I experienced my rite of passage. I know what you're thinking. Geez, as late as his early 20s: he must have had some intimacy issues. No, I was quite young, ahead of the pack actually, to be taking that first step -- into home ownership.
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Friday, September 04 2009
Housing starts are expected to rebound in the second half of 2009 and will reach 141,900 for the year. Starts will increase to 150,300 for 2010, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) third quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition* report. The overall forecast totals for housing starts remain unchanged from the second quarter release. |
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Tuesday, September 01 2009
Finance Minister Colin Hansen presented a budget protecting vital services and positions British Columbia for renewed economic growth. Minister Hansen stated that the objective is to protect critical public services, promote new investment and growth in our economy and move forward with long term initiatives that will improve the quality of life for all British Columbians.
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Monday, August 17 2009
An astounding rebound in the resale housing market and good news out of the manufacturing sector combined Friday to give yet another indication that Canada is slowly but surely digging itself out of recession. The Canadian Real Estate Association reported that 50,270 homes traded hands on the Multiple Listing Service in July. This is up 18.2 per cent from a year ago and set a record for the month of July. |
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Monday, July 27 2009
'From White Rock to Vancouver, radiating out to the Fraser Valley, bidding wars are breaking out'. A new report suggests a housing recovery is underway in key Canadian markets, with Metro Vancouver and Toronto leading the way. |
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Saturday, July 25 2009
As we now know, and as we suspected a couple of months ago, the B.C. provincial government announced yesterday it plans to harmonize its provincial sales tax with the federal goods and services tax, effective July 1, 2010. Both governments earlier this week signed a memorandum of understanding on tax harmonization (HST).
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