Professors: B.C. could have used data to target speculators for tax

The B.C. government could have improved its roll out of the speculation and vacancy tax by using property and tax data to target potential housing-market speculators, two professors say.
Instead, registered owners of homes in Greater Victoria, Nanaimo, Kelowna, Metro Vancouver (excluding Bowen Island and Lions Bay), Abbotsford, Mission and Chilliwack, must file a declaration by March 31 to be exempted. The opt-out process will become an annual chore for property owners under the n