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New York may soon be following in Vancouver鈥檚 footsteps after the record-breaking sale of a Manhattan penthouse has prompted renewed calls for a 鈥減ied-a-terre tax鈥� on empty homes valued at above $5 million.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted efforts by the Liberal government to help first-time homebuyers put more down on their mortgages during a visit to a region of the country today that is facing a housing squeeze.

Having failed to sell yet again, the vendor of the unique Sumas Substation "powerhouse" luxury home has turned to online real estate auction house Concierge Auctions to speed up the process.

The federal government鈥檚聽new First-Time Home Buyer鈥檚 Incentive, an interest-free loan, limits total borrowing for the home purchase at $480,000.

麻豆传媒映画condo sales above $1 million have plummeted by 66 per cent year over year, according to a report by Sotheby鈥檚 International Realty Canada.

Many Vancouverites are hoping that affordability will improve and they鈥檒l finally be able to buy a detached house in the city.

The slowdown in B.C.鈥檚 real estate market is the 鈥減rimary drag on B.C.鈥檚 economic growth,鈥� according to a forecast issued March 14 by Central 1 Credit Union.

Described by the agent as a 'James Bond-style house,鈥� its luxury features include heated outdoor terraces, infinity pool, three firepit areas, and jet skis.

There could soon be a rise 鈥� literally 鈥� in wooden residential buildings across the province, after the B.C. government announced changes to the provincial Building Code to allow for mass timber structures of up to 12 storeys, up from the previous limit of six storeys.

While there is a common perception that overseas buyers have snapped up much of Metro 麻豆传媒映画real estate, the number of homes owned purely by non-residents across the region is 4.9%.