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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by grouseway on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @12:31PM (#15705583)
Canada has no capital gains tax on housing and it has similar housing inflation to Sweden.

I would say people are frantic to buy a home in Canada because it's tax free and the alternative (stocks/bonds/etc..) isn't.

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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by stuxnet79 on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @02:06PM (#15706771)
Is this really true?? I think if you are selling a home that is not your primary residence then there is some sort of tax but I'm not 100% sure of the details.
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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by grouseway on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @05:56PM (#15708772)
It's true for the primary residence.

For secondary properties most people are just going to move in for 2 years to meet the requirement.

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