Folks on this forum makes it sound like Vancouver is the only game in town for real estate. I just don't see foreign nationals clamouring to commit fraud to evade these rules just for the privilege of buying homes with a 15% surtax plus whatever other potential tax remedies that may be implemented in the future. These rich foreign nationals are not impulsive idiots -- in fact, they likely got rich by not being impulsive idiots. I'm pretty sure they will now take a breath and look for other real estate markets (or other types of investments) that are more friendly to their cash.
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