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British Columbia Finance Minister Carole James announced measures targeting foreign buyers and speculators in the first budget since her government was elected on a pledge to make housing more affordable\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":113489,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/foreign-buyer-focus-will-not-fix-housing-letters\/","url_meta":{"origin":26147,"position":2},"title":"\u2018Foreign buyer\u2019 focus will not fix housing | Letters","date":"January 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Will McMahon says it\u2019s tax-avoidance schemes that are the real problem, while John Worrall believes punitive council tax on empty homes will helpThe repeated reference to \u201cforeign buyers\u201d in your editorial (6 January) as a key driver of the housing crisis, is in danger of misdirecting readers, as well\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":52443,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/toronto-to-introduce-15-per-cent-foreign-buyer-tax-in-bid-to-calm-red-hot-housing-market\/","url_meta":{"origin":26147,"position":3},"title":"Toronto to introduce 15 per cent foreign-buyer tax in bid to calm red-hot housing market","date":"April 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Foreign nationals who don\u2019t live in Canada\u2019s biggest city and its surrounding communities will pay an additional 15 percent tax on home purchases under legislation proposed by the government of Ontario province. 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