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Is B.C.'s home flipping tax today's solution to yesterday's problem?

Data suggest speculators currently play only a small role in real estate market

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

13 Mar 2024 • 5 min read

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A bright orange full moon rises behind a condo tower in a nighttime photo of the downtown Vancouver skyline.
A full moon rises behind condo tower One Burrard Place during the building's construction in downtown Vancouver on July 23, 2021. The B.C. government has announced a new tax on flipping of homes, and data suggest condos are the most likely type of housing to be resold within two years of purchase. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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