When the City of Toronto implemented a Land Transfer Tax (LTT) as a way to address a revenue shortfall, instead of bringing in revenue, the LTT did the opposite.
An estimated 3,500 families who would have otherwise moved, stayed put because of the LTT, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute and economics professors [...]

Leaky Condo reconstruction costs have soared past $3 billion so far, and that doesn’t include the indirect societal costs borne by British Columbians that nobody is tracking.
Since only about 20 percent of leaky condo owners met the government imposed “means test” of the Homeowner Protection Office loan program, the $670 million in HPO victim loans [...]

Leaky condo assistance dries up, Liberals say program is obsolete
The provincial government is scrapping a program that for the past decade has provided leaky-condo owners with interest-free loans to pay for repairs
By Derrick Penner
The Vancouver Sun  -  August 1, 2009   
Housing and Development Minister Rich Coleman said the loan program has more than run [...]

A quiet cul-de-sac on the North Shore of Port Moody is the private locale of this 2 storey-w/bsmt quality-built 2007 custom home.
Once inside, the 13′ Entrance ceilings reach and span the Living Room; both bounded with crown moulding and large baseboards.
The intimate comfort of the large Family Room flows into a gourmet Kitchen boasting top [...]