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Tax can be reduced when property ownership is transferred to family members in the low-income bracket. In the U.S., if in the year of selling the property your family member falls within the 10% to 12% ordinary income tax bracket, he or she could avoid the capital gains tax entirely. [101] There may be accounts with tax-favored status.
Although property assessment originally came under the jurisdiction of Upper Canada, it was transferred to Ontario municipalities in 1849. Over time, each municipality developed its own assessment system and methods of valuing property. This resulted in inconsistencies in property assessment and the distribution of property taxes.
The GST applies nationally. The HST includes the provincial portion of the sales tax but is administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and is applied under the same legislation as the GST. The HST is in effect in Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
The buying and selling of property is normally done through a real estate agent who work on a financial commission and act as a broker between buyer and seller. As well as brokers, the sale of property can be done with the aid of a lawyers (commercial sales), notaries (Quebec), surveyors, title insurers or third party consultants. [2]
In cases where claims have been contested or disallowed by the Canada Revenue Agency, the Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted the Capital Cost Allowance in a fairly broad manner, allowing deductions on property which was owned for a very brief period of time, [28] and property which is leased back to the vendor from which it originated. [29]
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Toronto is the centre of this boom, with 17,000 new units being sold in 2005, more than double second place Miami's 7,500 units. [9] Toronto's condo population has grown from 978,125 in 2011 to 1.478 million people in 2016 representing 54.7% of the city population according to Toronto Condo News. [10]
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is the second-largest real estate investment trust (REIT) in Canada. [2] As of 2024, it has an enterprise value of approximately $14.3 billion and owns 188 properties with a net leasable area of 33 million square feet. [3] The company properties are located across Canada.