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Who Pays Property Taxes When a Home Is Sold? - A Guide for Ontario, Canada


When you're navigating the home buying or selling process in Ontario, understanding who is responsible for property taxes is crucial. Here’s a detailed breakdown to clear up this often confusing aspect of real estate transactions.

Understanding Property Taxes in Ontario

Property taxes in Ontario are levied annually by municipal governments to fund local...

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Why are property taxes so high in Oshawa?

This article will help you understand the property tax rates in Oshawa compared to other communities in the GTA where you might consider buying a home.

It may be helpful to note that Oshawa's property tax rate is not the highest in Ontario.

How do property tax rates in Oshawa compare to other cities in the GTA?

Following is a list of GTA municipal...

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This is an old article - here are the 2023 Property Tax Rates.

Oshawa Whitby Clarington Property Tax Rates 2018


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Municipalities across the GTA typically have budgets completed and approved by April 30 of each year. The province also completes the education levy, which is included in the municipal tax rate, by this time. Tax rates are published after this...

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If Durham Region wasn't already one of the most attractive markets for Toronto area buyers, there is even more incentive now that Toronto's Land Transfer Tax is going up.

 

Toronto Council has approved (February 15, 2017 Council meeting) an increase to its Municipal Land Transfer Tax (LTT) that will affect properties sold in the city effective...

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Clarington property assessment map


Clarington residential property assessments have been a hot topic lately, as the values of Clarington real estate have risen sharply in the last few years.



The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has released projections for 2017, and Clarington assessments will be rising at an average rate of approximately 7.4% in 2017.  The map above...

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Whitby property assessment map


Whitby residential property assessments have been a hot topic lately, as the values of Whitby real estate have risen sharply in the last few years.



The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has released projections for 2017, and Whitby assessments will be rising at an average rate of approximately 9% in 2017.  The map above shows the...

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