Residential Property Flipping Rules – January 1, 2023. As of  January 1, 2023 new rules are being implemented to ensure profits form residential properties flipping are subject to full taxation as business income.   The old rules. Under the old rules there was a lot of room for interpretation and there wasn't a specific time of ownership of 12 month required of owing the property (many people thought this was the requirement, but that’s not the case). The... [read more]

GTA’s municipalities short-term rental rules and regulations. Short term rentals have been a hot topic for few years, highly debated on all levels of governments given our housing crisis, with the recent introduction of the federal government crackdown on illegal short term rentals starting January 1, 2024, we thought it would be a good idea to put together a list of rules and regulations by municipalities in the GTA region. The enforcement of the rules has always been very... [read more]

On September 24, 2024 The Government of Canada announced significant changes to the mortgage rules qualifications. The two changes are: Increasing the $1M price cap for insured mortgages to $1.5M. Expanding the eligibility for the 30-year mortgage amortizations to all first-time home buyers, and to all home buyers of preconstruction homes.   Increasing the $1M price cap from $1M to $1.5M for insured mortgages. This is a significant change for buyers who could afford... [read more]