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legal costs: HST is going to put Barrie and Ontario home ownership out of reach for many - 08/28/09 01:22 AM

Sales tax harmonization draws closer - why is this old news?
CNW/ - Ontario's REALTORS(R) say the McGuintygovernments plan to harmonize the GST and PST will add over $2,000 to the costof a real estate transaction, hurting the resale home market and prolongingthe housing industry's recovery from the current economic downturn."Now is not the time to be erecting barriers to homeownership," saidPauline Aunger, President of the Ontario Real Estate Association. "We needconsumers to invest in housing to help get our economy going again."According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, home sales in theprovince of Ontario were down 29 per cent … (2 comments)

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