Real Estate Talks

VanLord: "I think the people have spoken more about the Liberals than the NDP.  The people slapped Christy for all the shit she has pulled, they don't trust the NDP enough to give them a mandate to govern.  We'll see what happens, but I suspect the Green party will be looking to align with the Libe...

A historic moment. Despite the NDP's poor election campaign, the people have spoken  :!: I think the people have spoken more about the Liberals than the NDP.  The people slapped Christy for all the shit she has pulled, they don't trust the NDP enough to give them a mandate to govern.  We'll see wha...

A historic moment. Despite the NDP's poor election campaign, the people have spoken  :!: I think the people have spoken more about the Liberals than the NDP.  The people slapped Christy for all the shit she has pulled, they don't trust the NDP enough to give them a mandate to govern.  We'll see wha...

Simmer down there.. If they wanted to tax the presale contract. Upon transfer of the contract the actual value of the sale would be declared. Both sides would write it down and would be registered in a binding contract. If buyer wants to declare actual value, then seller won't give him the discount...

If you lose money on the assignment - its called a capital loss...you should know that If you are a Canadian and you don't claim your capital gain on an assignment you are taking a big risk, as foreigner the gov has little recourse. You don't have to ban foreign ownership or assignments, you can ha...

I 100% agree with you that it should be taxed. No one should be able to earn money for free in this country while be afforded the protections and rights it provides. But as long as its the honesty policy there is no point in continuing to discussion. Declaring tips for waiters / service people How ...

Now what if someone holding onto a pre purchased condo and the value goes down. Should they be taxed as well? My whole point is, its impossible to tax the transfer of the contract. All you can do is ban foreign ownership. If you lose money on the assignment - its called a capital loss...you should ...

Now what if someone holding onto a pre purchased condo and the value goes down. Should they be taxed as well? My whole point is, its impossible to tax the transfer of the contract. All you can do is ban foreign ownership. If you lose money on the assignment - its called a capital loss...you should ...

What I don't understand is why the CRA doesn't collect capital gains on these assignments, they should put a withholding tax on the proceeds of the assignment.  This is total BS that the gov doesn't crack down on this, and the media only talks about a speculator tax....how about enforcing our exist...

So let me get this strait. Someone signs a presale contract, no real money has exchanged hands yet. You want to tax someone on capital gains? When the assignment is sold it's a under the table transaction. There is no way to verify its a gift, $1 or $200,000 This is the simplest form of supply and ...

What I don't understand is why the CRA doesn't collect capital gains on these assignments, they should put a withholding tax on the proceeds of the assignment. This is total BS that the gov doesn't crack down on this, and the media only talks about a speculator tax....how about enforcing our existin...

Lottery winners, $2 million each

Took a pic went i went for my run

Its amazing how many assembly lots are for sale these days.  Wonder if any of these lots are getting scooped up.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bad-news-for-metro-vancouver-home-buyers-as-prices-climb-1.4073731 I was saying this for the last 6 months.  With all the negative media and blaming Chinese buyers people where sitting on the fence waiting, hopeing that that prices would fall 20 to 30 ...

So our braniac Jimtan sold his condo in early April 2016 hoping for a collapse in the markets so he could turn it into a detached. Lets see how he's doing April 2016 E Vancouver detached $1,345,400 March 2017 E Vancouver detached $1,452,200 Doh! You're now $107,000 behind and losing money every mon...

Vancouver is the home of money laundering through the principal residence exemption.   Regular joes are still getting well below ask for homes - these "sales" are grey market transactions that fooled many of the suckers in Vancouver. Lots of houses out there getting nowhere near peak prices - I won...