EconomyIs Calgary the next property hot spot for foreign buyers?As B.C. and Ontario slap taxes on non-resident buyers, Alberta has a message: ’C’mon over’
EconomyAfter new tax, buyers from China cool to luxury Vancouver homesInterest from China in Vancouver real estate listings worth more than $1 million is down sharply, but local buyers shouldn’t get too excited.
Economic analysisCanada’s economy is hostage to the housing bubbleThe debate over B.C.’s new tax on foreign buyers exposes how badly the Canadian economy needs ridiculously unsustainable house prices to keep rising
Economic analysisCIBC: It’s time for a ’flipping tax’ on foreign investorsAn economist says a flipping tax would help tackle speculative foreign investment—but do little to slow soaring house prices
Economic analysisHow the rest of the world limits foreign home buyersThere’s little agreement on what, if anything, should be done about foreign home buyers in Canada. Here’s what some other countries have done.