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A new report published today reveals that the burden on buyers from provincial governments’ billions of dollars in levies and development fees on new construction, and ... More

A new proposal from a trio of councillors would expand city housing allowances to struggling households, paid for by new land transfer tax tier on homes worth $3 million and ... More

The City of Toronto's budget-balancing golden goose — the land transfer tax — is sick. For the first time since the tax on real estate exchanges was introduced ... More

Home Buyers in the priciest markets - Toronto and Vancouver - also face the highest land transfer tax rates.

York Region municipal councillors have proposed a municipal land transfer tax, but the CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association is imploring them to consider the ... More

Jack Mintz: If Premier Kathleen Wynne wants to score a big win with home-buying voters, why not get rid of the land-transfer tax altogether?

Toronto’s housing market is in for another red-hot year, the area’s real estate board said in a new forecast.

The City of Toronto is not increasing the Land Transfer Tax for first-time buyers which could have added as much as $4,475 to the cost of buying a home.

First-time home buyers will pay more tax on an average priced Toronto home if City Council approves changes to the Toronto Land Transfer Tax (LTT). The City of Toronto's ... More

Proposed changes to the Land Transfer Tax in Toronto have been criticized by the Toronto Real Estate Board for their impact on first-time buyers.

Ontario is doubling the rebate on the land-transfer tax for first-time homebuyers to $4,000, but is increasing the same tax on homes that sell for over $2 million.

Ontario realtors say the government is moving ahead with a plan that will allow municipalities across the province to follow Toronto’s lead and implement their own ... More