TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister says he is re-thinking a foreign buyers' tax as one possible option to cool the housing market. The average price of homes sold in the Greater Toronto Area last month rose 27.7 per cent over last year and the average price of a detached home in Toronto is now more than $1.5 million.     x   Finance Minister Charles Sou...Read More

Dear Readers: First-time home buyers are now eligible to get $4,000 off the Canadian dream and we need your help to help spread the word. New Ontario LTT Rebate Effective January 1st, 2017, Ontario has doubled the land transfer tax rebate for first-time home buyers from $2,000 to $4,000. That means that a first-time home buyer will pay no provincial tax on homes sold for $368,000 or less. On...Read More