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#8762062 - 08/16/16 05:41 AM Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from Chinese buy
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#8762076 - 08/16/16 06:14 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from Chinese buy [Re: c2k]
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Now all those Vancouver Chinese buyers will come here instead.
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#8762078 - 08/16/16 06:15 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: porschetr]
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Aren't Chinese super stuck up when it comes to this shit?

Like they will scoff at you if you go to Toronto from Van because you can't afford it, so you are therefore a peasant bottom feeding dirt peep?

It's like Chinese here, if you can't buy in Markham and go to Scarborough you are basically cut off

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#8762090 - 08/16/16 06:38 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Risky Business]
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Good! It's the exact reason the tax was implemented. It's a problem right now driving up prices to rediculous levels so people that actually live here can't afford a home.
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#8762098 - 08/16/16 07:13 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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So you are saying we should violate all the treaties that we have with other countries regarding equal treatment of investors? Treaties like NAFTA, and then put tax payers on the hook for settlement so that people in Vancouver can buy a cheaper house. Yeah, fuck that. If you can't afford Vancouver, move.

http://www.straight.com/news/746041/trad...-violates-nafta




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#8762112 - 08/16/16 07:46 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Choco 'Nuck]
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#8762187 - 08/16/16 09:24 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Screamin Type ARGH!]
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Not surprised. When someone has a way for a get rich quick scheme; the gov't will find a way to take their cut.

China will bitch but will still pay - Canada is a safe(r) haven to store their money than back home. They'll just eat this up as overhead / cost of doing business.
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#8762233 - 08/16/16 09:48 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: hyper-s2k]
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sucks for the foreign nationals that are trying to settle here without an excessive amount of money
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#8762242 - 08/16/16 09:51 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Risky Business]
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 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
Aren't Chinese super stuck up when it comes to this shit?

Like they will scoff at you if you go to Toronto from Van because you can't afford it, so you are therefore a peasant bottom feeding dirt peep?

It's like Chinese here, if you can't buy in Markham and go to Scarborough you are basically cut off


Right

So all those million dollar homes in the GTA being scooped up by Chinese are bottom feeding peasants.

They really don't give a shit about Vancouver vs. Toronto. So long as their investment is protected from the government, that they can launder their ill gotten gains and their investment is gaining value, they really don't care if its Toronto or Vancouver.

The only reason they favored Vancouver in the past had everything to do with Vancouver home prices increasing at a greater pace than anywhere else in North America. They'll just repeat the same scheme elsewhere. Next logical target: Toronto.

In fact, they're already starting! Bro in Law from Gaungzhou wants to move 3 mil out of China and he's been asking about this 15% tax in Vancouver. He's now asking us to start looking around for a $2 Mil property in the GTA. I'm getting a bit excited about it! He has no plans to move to Canada, just park his money here. Hopefully we can "house sit" this 2 mil place.
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#8762268 - 08/16/16 10:10 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Choco 'Nuck]
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 Originally Posted By: Chocolate Canuck
So you are saying we should violate all the treaties that we have with other countries regarding equal treatment of investors? Treaties like NAFTA, and then put tax payers on the hook for settlement so that people in Vancouver can buy a cheaper house. Yeah, fuck that. If you can't afford Vancouver, move.

http://www.straight.com/news/746041/trad...-violates-nafta





Yes. Also I can afford Vancouver but I know that 90% can't. I'm more concerned with the rest of Canada.
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#8762271 - 08/16/16 10:13 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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FYI I'm in open houses every weekend and it's all Chinese (mostly investors a lot of agents not even with clients). If you're just a regular person buying a house for your family to live I don't care what you are. When you're an outside investor driving up these rediculous prices and "game" that's going on I do have a problem. Having said that I get why is happening and I don't blame those doing it but measures have to be taken to curb what's happening to the destruction of affordability in Canada as a whole.

I'm not even exaggerating at all 98% of everyone there is speaking Chinese. A little more than a coincidence.

Like I said I'm all for anyone buying and living if you're actually living here and contributing and being part of society.
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#8762276 - 08/16/16 10:18 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: TheRealCSnapper]
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sucks for the foreign nationals that are trying to settle here without an excessive amount of money



It really is unfortunate - but what is happening here is even making it more unaffordable to them vs the tax. 10-20-30% annual increases in average selling price per year is much worse than a 1 time 15% tax.
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#8762277 - 08/16/16 10:19 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: hyper-s2k]
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According to my agents, it is already driving up Toronto housing
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#8762313 - 08/16/16 10:45 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Just A Troll]
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 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
Aren't Chinese super stuck up when it comes to this shit?

Like they will scoff at you if you go to Toronto from Van because you can't afford it, so you are therefore a peasant bottom feeding dirt peep?

It's like Chinese here, if you can't buy in Markham and go to Scarborough you are basically cut off


Right

So all those million dollar homes in the GTA being scooped up by Chinese are bottom feeding peasants.

They really don't give a shit about Vancouver vs. Toronto. So long as their investment is protected from the government, that they can launder their ill gotten gains and their investment is gaining value, they really don't care if its Toronto or Vancouver.

The only reason they favored Vancouver in the past had everything to do with Vancouver home prices increasing at a greater pace than anywhere else in North America. They'll just repeat the same scheme elsewhere. Next logical target: Toronto.

In fact, they're already starting! Bro in Law from Gaungzhou wants to move 3 mil out of China and he's been asking about this 15% tax in Vancouver. He's now asking us to start looking around for a $2 Mil property in the GTA. I'm getting a bit excited about it! He has no plans to move to Canada, just park his money here. Hopefully we can "house sit" this 2 mil place.


so cool man, humblebrag some more!!!

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#8762321 - 08/16/16 10:49 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
FYI I'm in open houses every weekend and it's all Chinese (mostly investors a lot of agents not even with clients). If you're just a regular person buying a house for your family to live I don't care what you are. When you're an outside investor driving up these rediculous prices and "game" that's going on I do have a problem. Having said that I get why is happening and I don't blame those doing it but measures have to be taken to curb what's happening to the destruction of affordability in Canada as a whole.

I'm not even exaggerating at all 98% of everyone there is speaking Chinese. A little more than a coincidence.

Like I said I'm all for anyone buying and living if you're actually living here and contributing and being part of society.


Is it even worth buying at this point? Unless you find some private sale deal I don't know

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#8762330 - 08/16/16 10:52 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Risky Business]
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Probably isn't to be honest but what can you do. Pretty funny these days a high income means you can own a normal decent house. Can't last forever unfortunately.

To be honest at what point do people just say F-it and move somewhere else where at least the weather is good and without all of the excessive taxing? Cali pricing without the weather.
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#8762346 - 08/16/16 10:58 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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Can you tell I'm passionate about this? Lol
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#8762356 - 08/16/16 11:02 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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Well if you are adamant about home ownership there are always condos, that's probably one not so overpriced option where you can get a 2 story (decently sized unit) for like 7ish in a good location?
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#8762359 - 08/16/16 11:03 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Risky Business]
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Or do the warehouse conversion thing I talked about before... \:D
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#8762375 - 08/16/16 11:16 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Risky Business]
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The Chinese have started to buy in Quebec, will buy a house, leave it vacant and just move to Vancouver.
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#8762378 - 08/16/16 11:18 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
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sucks for the foreign nationals that are trying to settle here without an excessive amount of money



It really is unfortunate - but what is happening here is even making it more unaffordable to them vs the tax. 10-20-30% annual increases in average selling price per year is much worse than a 1 time 15% tax.


on top of the increases, they're double fucked with the one time tax hit tho!

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#8762380 - 08/16/16 11:19 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: ]
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That makes as much sense as c2k's posts, possibly more.
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#8762407 - 08/16/16 11:28 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Risky Business]
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That makes as much sense as c2k's posts, possibly more.


it may make sense if they just want to park their money outside of china to hide from the gov't and not concerned with growth.

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#8762414 - 08/16/16 11:30 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
Probably isn't to be honest but what can you do. Pretty funny these days a high income means you can own a normal decent house. Can't last forever unfortunately.

To be honest at what point do people just say F-it and move somewhere else where at least the weather is good and without all of the excessive taxing? Cali pricing without the weather.


cali pricing without the weather but we got teh jerbz!

given our fairly decent climate (seasons exist, but nothing shitty like earthquakes/tornadoes etc), cultural diversity, job opportunities, political stability etc...i'm surprised that housing is not MORE expensive...

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#8762431 - 08/16/16 11:37 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: TheRealCSnapper]
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Our pay isn't in line with more expensive housing markets.
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#8762442 - 08/16/16 11:41 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: TheRealCSnapper]
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 Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper
 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
Probably isn't to be honest but what can you do. Pretty funny these days a high income means you can own a normal decent house. Can't last forever unfortunately.

To be honest at what point do people just say F-it and move somewhere else where at least the weather is good and without all of the excessive taxing? Cali pricing without the weather.


cali pricing without the weather but we got teh jerbz!

given our fairly decent climate (seasons exist, but nothing shitty like earthquakes/tornadoes etc), cultural diversity, job opportunities, political stability etc...i'm surprised that housing is not MORE expensive...


Average sale prices in the GTA are up 3% since you finished typing that post.

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#8762449 - 08/16/16 11:44 AM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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Obviously Jeff isn't speaking about himself ;\)
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#8762502 - 08/16/16 12:18 PM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Senor Eduardo_82]
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 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
Probably isn't to be honest but what can you do. Pretty funny these days a high income means you can own a normal decent house. Can't last forever unfortunately.

To be honest at what point do people just say F-it and move somewhere else where at least the weather is good and without all of the excessive taxing? Cali pricing without the weather.


cali pricing without the weather but we got teh jerbz!

given our fairly decent climate (seasons exist, but nothing shitty like earthquakes/tornadoes etc), cultural diversity, job opportunities, political stability etc...i'm surprised that housing is not MORE expensive...


Average sale prices in the GTA are up 3% since you finished typing that post.


Wynne just added on a "Cali pricing mention" tax for saying that. Of course this tax has pst, hst and zht on it. (If you don't know what zht is then trust me we can't afford it)
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#8762515 - 08/16/16 12:23 PM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: porschetr]
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Now all those Vancouver Chinese buyers will come here instead.


Funny enough, the last three homes sold on my street have been the highest prices for the street... one was 160k over, one was 140k over, and the other 125k over.

Also the first three Chinese buyers on the street..
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#8762527 - 08/16/16 12:29 PM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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This just in, Wynne introduced ZHT tax:




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Oh, you make 500k a year? Sure you can have a little scarborough war home at a generous 650 sq. ft:





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#8762529 - 08/16/16 12:31 PM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Risky Business]
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#8762532 - 08/16/16 12:33 PM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: Risky Business]
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#8762555 - 08/16/16 12:44 PM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: markw]
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Haha
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#8762603 - 08/16/16 01:06 PM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: JEFFOS]
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Jeff, you better buy soon before this spills over to the GTA

Victoria can't be that attractive to the chinks


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#8762648 - 08/16/16 01:26 PM Re: Vancouver’s real estate tax sparks backlash from [Re: TheRealCSnapper]
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LMAO at wynn pics above.

bros $1.75 mil asking sells for $2.55 mil, such prestigious much richmond hill, vas triggered. L E L

(yes this happened, got the flyer last week to show the sale...the amt of those chinese agent flyers i get it becoming annoying as hell. yes i know you sold EVERY house for a bazillion over asking, now fuck off)
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