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Monday, September 19, 2016 10:35 AM
The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services is inviting British Columbians to share their priorities for the next provincial budget with the release of the Budget 2017 Consultation Paper.
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Thursday, September 15, 2016 10:30 AM
Continued economic growth and stronger-than-budgeted revenues are providing government the flexibility to plan new investments in programs that benefit housing affordability and supply, set money aside to reduce provincial debt, and save money for the future through the B.C. Prosperity Fund.
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Saturday, September 10, 2016 2:22 PM
Statement from finance minister Michael de Jong:
“The changes B.C. made this summer are intended to address a number of the issues raised in today’s story on real estate by the Globe and Mail.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016 9:45 AM
The Province of British Columbia has successfully issued an Indian Rupee denominated bond on the London Stock Exchange, making it the first-ever foreign government to issue a bond in the Indian offshore market and strengthening increasingly important trade and investment ties with India.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:30 AM
Updated data on foreign investment show more than $885 million in foreign investment flowed into Metro Vancouver’s residential real estate market in just five weeks, representing 86% of the capital invested in the sector by foreign purchasers throughout the province.
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Monday, July 25, 2016 10:20 AM
Legislation introduced creates new measures to help make home ownership more affordable, establishes a fund for market housing and rental initiatives, strengthens consumer protection, and gives the City of Vancouver the tools it requested to increase rental property supply.
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 11:05 AM
The Province released the first set of data resulting from new measures to track the extent of foreign real estate transactions.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016 1:00 PM
Premier Christy Clark announced that government will end the industry self-regulation in the real estate industry and overhaul governance, oversight, transparency and accountability of the sector.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 2:40 PM
Finance Minister Michael de Jong made the following statement in response to the Real Estate Council of B.C. releasing the Independent Advisory Group’s final report on B.C.’s real estate sector.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 10:30 AM
With municipal and rural property tax deadlines just around the corner, home owners can look into several provincial programs that may help with some of the financial pressures of home ownership.
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