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Coverage dated April 7, 2022

Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years to cool market

Headline from Local News 8

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is banning foreign investors from buying homes in Canada for two years in a bid to cool off a hot housing market. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland took a number of measures to tamp down speculation and demand amid record home prices…

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  1. Local News 8

    Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years to cool market (opens Local News 8)

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    OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is banning foreign investors from buying homes in Canada for two years in a bid to cool off a hot housing market. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland took a number of measures to tamp down speculation and demand amid record home prices…

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Will Canada's ban on foreign homebuyers make a difference? (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As Canada announces a two-year ban on foreign homebuyers, real estate experts offered mixed reactions when discussing the impacts on the market.

  3. The Guardian

    Canada bans foreign homebuyers for two years in effort to cool market (opens The Guardian)

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    Government under pressure after prices climbed by more than 20% last year, while rental rates have also been rising

  4. Breitbart News

    Canada Proposes Banning Foreigners from Buying Homes for Two Years (opens Breitbart News)

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    Canada's federal government announced plans to ban foreigners from purchasing homes inside Canada for two years.

  5. WMUR

    Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years to cool housing market in that country (opens WMUR)

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    The Canadian government announced a two-year ban on foreign home buying as well as higher taxes for people who sell their home within a year, though both measures include multiple exceptions.

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