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Are you talking about the capital gains? Because that's not enough as it treats homes like any other commodity. Homes aren't an ETF. That's the whole point of the tax, to make it no longer an attractive investment vehicle for amateur landlords.
Again look at how Singapore does it, it works.
Those vacancy taxes are a joke compared to the property value.
No. Capital gains isn't a tax on homes. It is a tax on income.
We're talking about taxes on homes, and homes in Canada are taxed, including your primary residence.
But if you want to randomly start talking about income tax for some reason, yes, income generated by housing is also taxed. This is Canada β we tax everything.
Taxes aren't a problem. The problem is when they aren't invested correctly or when the poor are expected to pay taxes when they shouldn't. Not perfect but recently we got FHSA.
Who says they are?
Well whatever tax you are talking about it's not effective in stopping speculators so it's not enough. Though if the concept of tax is too problematic I'm fine with an outright ban as well.
While I agree, one has to question why there is so much speculation in the first place.
The banks these days will give you 5% returns just sticking your money in a savings account β backed by a government guarantee in case the bank fails. That means housing needs to return something humongous to justify the greater risk.
Speculators can be wrong, but they are never random. There is something out there that makes them legitimately think that those humongous returns are quite possible. While a tax may serve as a bandaid to keep the infection away, what it is that is cutting us?
What is this tax you're referring to? You seem to reference it in your comments, make snarky replays like the one in this comment. But fail to actually explain what tax Canada currently has in place that results in owners of multiple homes being taxed more based on how many homes they own.
I would not explain that as we have no such tax of that shape, nor has the conversation ever been about such a tax. Your logical fallacy is ill-conceived.
Other commenters have specifically named the taxes we do have. I'm not sure stealing their thunder adds anything. Did you somehow forget to read all the comments before you thought flailing around like one of those whacky blow up men things you find at the used car lot was a good idea?
You won't have a (second) home in which to tax. You will have sold it. It is your income that will be taxed.
But housing is also taxed, just not by way of capital gains. Capital gains only taxes income.