Canada wants to make homes affordable without crushing prices - BNN Bloomberg
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In a country with some of the world’s most expensive real estate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government wants housing to become more affordable.

In a country with some of the world’s most expensive real estate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government wants housing to become more affordable.

    •  TemporaryBoyfriend   ( @TemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.ca ) 
      2•1 year ago

      I suspect this would crash the housing market immediately.

      1% annual tax on the total value of a property, increasing at 2x the rate of inflation, first for corporate owners & foreign individuals of residential properties, then individual owners of any residential property that’s not their primary residence. The money raised goes directly to build affordable housing and first time home buyer rebates.

      This doesn’t shock the system, and frees up homes over a period of time, rather than eviscerating demand after a particular date, and slowly releases homes into the market over the course of years, as individual properties fall into non-profitability.

      Someone PLEASE steal this idea.