Canada’s ban on foreign homebuyers came into effect on Jan 1st, 2023. The new measure bars most non-residents and foreign commercial enterprises from buying residential properties in Canada for the next two years. Recently a few changes were announced to the policy.

James and Denny go over the new exceptions and share how they will directly affect Vancouver’s real estate market.

This episode will focus on the foreign home buyer ban and the new amending regulations, purchasing vacant land workarounds, students buying properties, the rules with work visas, purchasing properties for development and how these exceptions will affect the market.

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