{"id":4335,"date":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/05\/ontario-hst-rebates-boost-new-home-sales-i-help-wonderful-people-buy-sell-great-homes-its-an-honour-when-you-refer-your-family-friends-and-neighbours-242\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","slug":"ontario-hst-rebates-boost-new-home-sales-i-help-wonderful-people-buy-sell-great-homes-its-an-honour-when-you-refer-your-family-friends-and-neighbours-242","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/05\/ontario-hst-rebates-boost-new-home-sales-i-help-wonderful-people-buy-sell-great-homes-its-an-honour-when-you-refer-your-family-friends-and-neighbours-242\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario HST Rebates Boost New Home Sales | I help wonderful people buy &amp; sell great homes &#8211; its an honour when you refer your family, friends and neighbours!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/craig-peeling\/hst-rebates-permanent-remotion-videos-868e\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s walked alongside many of you through the ups and downs of the Ontario housing market, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how tax policies can tip the scales for homebuyers. The temporary HST relief in Ontario was a clear example\u2014while it offered some breathing room by easing affordability pressures and boosting buyer confidence, it also highlighted just how much taxes, fees, and levies weigh on new home construction. Builders are already juggling rising material and labour costs, slow approval processes, and a maze of regulations. When tax relief is only temporary\u2014and when delays in rollout leave everyone waiting\u2014it just isn\u2019t enough to kickstart stalled housing activity.<\/p>\n<p>Highrise condo projects, in particular, really felt the pinch. Their long timelines make short-term fixes less effective, and that\u2019s a concern for anyone dreaming of a new home in the next wave of developments. Industry voices are calling for a more lasting solution: permanent HST relief, or even removing the tax from new homes altogether. That\u2019s the kind of change that could help us reach the goal of 1.5 million new homes by 2031, turning real opportunities into real addresses for families across Ontario. I\u2019m committed to helping you navigate these changes with honesty and genuine care\u2014so every step toward your next home is one you take with confidence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s walked alongside many of you through the ups and downs of the Ontario housing market, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how tax policies can tip the scales for homebuyers. The temporary HST relief in Ontario was a clear example\u2014while it offered some breathing room by easing affordability pressures and boosting buyer confidence, it also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":4336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}