Most people associate the Canadian government’s Home Renovation Tax Credit (or HRTC) with detached family homes and larger properties; rarely do they think about the investments they own, or if they do, the investment condos. What is the HRTC? In the government’s own words: Under proposed changes, the HRTC is a non-refundable tax credit based [...]
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A Cambridge perspective on Kitchener Waterloo’s amalgamaltion
The following is a guest post by Vince Jelenic. You can find his contact info at the bottom of the piece. These views represent Vince’s opinion; if you’d like to share yours, please contact me. This post originally appeared at More on Kitchener Waterloo’s possible Cambridge-less amalgamaltion Hi, I’m Vince Jelenic, a resident of Cambridge, [...]
GST Rebates & Investing in New Construction Rental Property
In January, a number of our clients are closing on new construction rental properties, mainly in Cambridge Ontario’s Maple Grove community (355 Fisher Mills Road, north of 401, at Hespeller Rd). A few of these clients are new Real Estate Investors, and were not aware that you could apply for a GST Residential Rental Property [...]
