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Mayor John Tory is asking city staff to investigate the impact of taxing homes that sit vacant as a way of making more homes available and cooling Toronto’s red-hot real estate market — an idea the provincial finance minister seems open to, as well.
This story was originally published on CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/will-taxing-toronto-s-65k-vacant-homes-help-affordability-mayor-john-tory-wants-to-know-1.4048197?cmp=rss.
