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Toronto Property Assessments: Deadline To Request Reconsideration Looms
March 30th, 2009 Categories: Home Ownership, News Wire, Taxation Nation
If you woke up today and said ”If only I could sell my house for what it’s assessed”, you just might be a Toronto homeowner who believes their property assessment is too high.
There are a number of ways to determine if MPAC’s assessed value of a property is Read the rest of this entry »
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Gas Pump Epiphany: Toronto Real Estate Market Refuses To Stall
May 20th, 2008 Categories: Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
According to the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, an epiphany can be “a moment of sudden and great revelation”. I LOVE the word. I love the idea that sudden, profound insight into the essence or meaning of some “something” can be triggered by unremarkable events and experiences. Or everday life, as it’s known.
Really, who hasn’t had one or two epiphanies in the course of a lifetime? These moments of revelation can inspire us to Read the rest of this entry »
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A Defining Moment for Toronto’s First-Time Home Buyers
December 21st, 2007 Categories: First-Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
Much information has been posted the last couple of weeks concerning both the Toronto Land Transfer Tax and Provincial Land Transfer Tax rebates for first-time home buyers.
The one missing piece was Read the rest of this entry »
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To Pay Or Not To Pay, Toronto Home Buyers Take Aim At Land Transfer Tax Rebate
December 19th, 2007 Categories: First-Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
As anticipated, the City of Toronto has just announced further details with respect to the Toronto municipal land transfer tax, and the rebates available to eligible Toronto home buyers. Happily, the rebate policies will Read the rest of this entry »
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At Last! Thirsty Toronto Home Buyers Get A Drink From Land Transfer Tax Rebate Tap
December 17th, 2007 Categories: First-Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
The Ontario government has just announced its intention to expand the Land Transfer Tax Refund Program for first-time home buyers to include purchases of resale housing. This tax rebate applies Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Mass Exodus to Burbs May be Overstated, Find Out Why!
November 16th, 2007 Categories: First-Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
Now that we’ve had a few weeks to digest the Toronto Municipal Land Transfer Tax decision, should the Toronto real estate market brace Read the rest of this entry »
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Avoid the Toronto Municipal Land Transfer Tax, Find Out How!
November 6th, 2007 Categories: First-Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
Despite the opposition of the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), concerned local real estate agents and many others, Toronto City Council has approved a municipal land transfer tax that will be levied on top of the provincial land transfer tax. This tax comes into effect as of February 1, 2008.
However, as a result of this strong position, City Council was compelled to make several Read the rest of this entry »
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