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Blog by Lorne Martinuik

HST for real estate

May 15th, 2010

The lack of details about HST is about to be rectified.  Please read this slowly. For NEW HOUSING only, there is an additional 7% tax on the purchase price of a new home (it used to be only the 5% GST) BUT there is a REBATE .....for properties up to $525,000 in value. The Maximum rebate is $26.250...which on a $525,000 price works out to be 5% which is the percentage amount rebate-ed on purch ...