The Harris Group - Real Estate Advisors

A new tax break for first-time buyers of new homes will help stimulate the construction industry and create plenty of new jobs, an industry executive said of Tuesday’s 2012 provincial budget. “This is welcome,” Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association president and chief executive officer Peter Simpson said of a temporary bonus for first-time homebuyers that will be effective until March 31, 2013, and is worth up to $10,000.

Canada's government will make it tougher for many homebuyers to get mortgages this year as it grapples with an overheated property market, according to analysts in a Reuters poll, who also ruled out the prospect that prices could suddenly crash.

Canada's government will make it tougher for many homebuyers to get mortgages this year as it grapples with an overheated property market, according to analysts in a Reuters poll, who also ruled out the prospect that prices could suddenly crash.

British Columbia will return to the PST on April 1, 2013, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced Friday as he unveiled the rules for how a transition from the HST will apply to the sale of new homes.

We've seen them on TV, in glossy magazines and strutting down fashion runways. Some are famed for their personal style; others are renowned for products they design. All bring their signature collections of sleek furniture, colourful linens or practical storage solutions to the masses at department-store prices.

The average price of a house in Canada is $365k. Most of us stick to a pretty small radius when settling on a neighbourhood, with location dictated by work and family, personal history and affinity. But if you could telecommute and strike further afield, where would you spend your money? City or country? Mountains, prairie or coast? Sticking around that $365k budget, here are some options.