To own or buy a home in the Vancouver region, you need all the help you can get. Here's an indispensable list of grants, loans and rebates.
To own or buy a home in the Vancouver region, you need all the help you can get. And you can get lots of help!
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver has put together this indispensable list of places where you can get money or save moneyeverything from tax credits and deferment programs to low-interest loans to incentives for making green improvements. It covers:
- Canada Revenue Agency's Home Buyers' Plan
- GST Rebate on New Homes
- BC Property Transfer Tax First-Time Home Buyers' Program
- First-Time Home Buyers' Tax Credit
- BC Home Owner Grant
- BC Property Tax Deferment Programs
- CMHC Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program Grants
- Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI)
- CMHC Mortgage Loan Insurance Premium Refund
- Energy Saving Mortgages
- Low-Interest Renovation Loans
- BC Hydro Appliance Rebates
- BC Hydro Fridge Buy-Back Program
- FortisBC Rebate Program
- City of Vancouver Rain Barrel Subsidy Program
- Local Government Water Conservation Incentives
- Local Government Water Meter Programs
Take a look through this comprehensive list and you're bound to find savings, rebates or grants you didn't know you qualified for.
