Canadian Real Estate News: Buyers Agent Commission, First Time Home Buyers, and GST

Episode 1: Canadian Real Estate News!

This week in real estate there were three interesting stories regarding; buyers agent commission, first time buyer expectations, and GST on purpose built rentals.

Join me while I discuss these three stories and click the links below if you'd like to read them for yourself!

Buyer's Agent Commission:

https://betterdwelling.com/class-action-against-toronto-real-estate-industry-price-fixing-get-approved/

First Time Buyer Expectations:

https://betterdwelling.com/half-of-canadas-young-adults-gave-up-on-homeownership-mortgage-pros/

GST on Purpose Built Rentals:

https://www.chba.ca/CHBA/News/Removal_of_GST_on_Purpose-Built_Rental_Addresses_Long-Standing_Barrier.aspx

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-gst-bill-1.6974114

https://djb.com/2023/09/removal-of-gst-on-purpose-built-rentals-in-canada/

Chapters:

00:00 - 00:18 - Intro

00:19 - 05:25 - Buyer Agent Commission

05:26 - 08:51 - First Time Buyers

08:52 - 09:32 - Fixed Rate Mortgages

09:33 - 14:39 - GST on Purpose Built Rentals