Income & Equity: City of North Vancouver tackles affordability & density.
Posted on Mar 05, 2017
North Vancouver City council triples homes per lot
New bylaw allows coach house & secondary suite on single lot
You’re once, twice, three times more likely to find a residence on a single-family lot following the City of North Vancouver’s decision Monday.
But while council was unanimous in deciding to allow a home, secondary suite and a coach house on...
BC Budget 2017: BC's First-Time Home Buyers Get Tax Break
Posted on Mar 02, 2017
The BC government is raising the threshold for the first-time buyer Property Transfer Tax exemption to $500,000 from $475,000, finance minister Mike de Jong announced February 21 in the 2017 Budget Announcement. The partial exemption threshold has also increased to $525,000 from $500,000.
The changes will now affect more first-time home buyers by ex...
