The short-term rental market became very popular over the last few years, and a hot topic. Since this is a complex tax issue, we will only suggest anyone who is thinking about selling, buying or changing the use of residential property to short term rentals to contact a qualified professional. In the meantime, below are links to comments written by qualified professionals on this subject. Pallett Valo LLP – Tax court of Canada holes that the sale of an Airbnb rental property is... [read more]

RRSP HBP withdrawal limit increased from $35,000 to $60,000. As of April 16th, 2024, the qualified first time home buyers can withdraw up to $60,000 from their RRSP as part of the RRSP First Time Home Buyer Plan. The 2024 federal budget approved the increase from $35,000 to $60,000. Please click on the links above to learn more about the RRSP HBP and the increased limit, and let us know if you have any questions. [read more]

In the past we have written a blog providing a basic insight into the condo fees to explain why condo fees are so expensive. Before we dive into more details let’s recap some aspects of the condo fees: The fees for condo apartments are typically much higher on a per square foot basis than condo town homes as long as the town homes are not attached to the condominium building. Units with parking and locker will have higher fees than identical units in the same condo corporation... [read more]

Another municipal land transfer tax Increase for properties purchased at over $3M. On April 1, 2026 the buyers of residential properties in Toronto valued at over $3M will be faced with increased land transfer tax. As of January 1, 2024, the City of Toronto introduced initial increase of the land transfer tax for luxury properties. The second tax increase will work on a graduated scale as follows: Homes valued between $3 million and $4 million would see a 0.9 per cent change... [read more]

Few years ago laneway housing became a bit of a hot topic in Toronto due to affordability and lack of rental units, the city made changes to the permit process to make it easier to build, and even introduced development charges deferral program for qualified laneway suits, as well as affordable laneway suits program (which was quickly discontinued due to lack of funding and low popularity).  in this blog we would like to address if the laneway homes are a good investment and are they in... [read more]