Lori Culbert

How would property tax changes affect B.C. homebuyers?

By Lori Culbert, Vancouver Sun, February 15, 2016

The finance minister has hinted Tuesday’s provincial budget will increase the tax-exempt threshold for first-time homebuyers, and at the same time create a new luxury tax for high-end homes.

Mike de Jong has said these changes would not just take effect in Metro Vancouver, where a housing affordability crisis is brewing, but right across B.C.

So, where would first-time homebuyers benefit the most,

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