It's no news that Ontario home prices are soaring at rapid speed. With homes in Toronto averaging 1.2 million the Ontario Premier will be introducing a 15% non-resident tax that is hoping to slow down the heated real estate market. Foreign investors make up about 5% of the current buyers. This new 15% tax on foreign investors is modelled on BC's similar tax in Vancouver. Wynne's new tax would affect sales around the Greater Toronto Area and not areas surrounding the Nation's Capital.
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