While it is a small contributor to overall property sales, the payout for property flippers was significant, and the proportion of sales increased in a two-year period.
The Canadian Real Estate Association says February home sales jumped 19.7 per cent compared with a year ago, partly reflecting the fact that activity has climbed to just five per cent below the 10-year average for the month. A West-end Toronto home for sale is shown in this July 15, 2023 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
The numbers released on Nov. 27 are just months ahead of the B.C. government’s BC Home Flipping Tax, “intended to discourage short-term holding of property for profit as part of theOf all property sales in B.C. between 2019 and 2021, less than three per cent came from property flipping sales, which considers properties purchased and resold for income generation within a one-year time frame.
The highest proportion of property flipping within one year of possession occurred in Vancouver, Kelowna, and Victoria.In Vancouver, approximately 2,095 properties were bought and resold during 2021, amounting to 3.2 per cent of all properties sold. In August 2024, the B.C. government announced it’s implementing the BC Home Flipping Tax effective Jan. 1, 2025, with the intention of deterring owners from property flipping.
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