Durham Region Real Estate Blog

Luxury home buyers have more incentive to stay away from Toronto and look to Durham Region. The City of Toronto is at it again, with another jump in their Municipal Land Transfer Tax, which was voted into effect by council on December 17, 2025 and is effective on sales starting on April 1, 2026.

The following table outlines the new rates for residential...

Last update December 23, 2025
477 locations updated with 2025 rates to date
97.75% of Ontario updated with 2025 rates

This article explores Ontario property tax rates for over 485 places for 2025. Final rates will be updated as they are published.

Scroll down to see the full table with search and sorting features, and a map showing tax rates by location...

Here are the top 20 communities in Durham Region ranked by sale price over list price. Figures above 100% represent places that sell for more than list price, on average, sometimes called overbidding.

Durham Region Worst Performing Communities

For contrast, here is a table showing the bottom performing communities in Durham Region. Again, they are ranked...

There has been much discussion in the media recently regarding housing affordability and how development charges (and other taxes) drive up the cost of new homes.

There has been little coverage, however, on how these charges compare to areas outside of the GTA. Development charges are fees collected from property developers (builders) by a municipal and/or...