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Vancouver has been reeling from the dramatic rise in housing prices in recent years, and the media reported on the influx of Chinese organized criminal networks purchasing properties in the area’s swankiest neighborhoods. In September, British Columbia government officials said they were forming an expert panel and investigation into money laundering in Vancouver.
"Our overheated housing market is vulnerable to those looking to exploit loopholes and engage in illicit activity, while families are being priced out," said Carole James, minister of finance, in a statement announcing its formation.
Currently, Canada requires real estate brokers to report all cash transactions over C$10,000 to The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), the governmental arm that gathers and analyzes financial intelligence for the country, as well as keep detailed records on purchasers. Since 2004, lawyers are not allowed to accept cash into their escrow accounts for real estate transactions, yet Ms. Unger said, Canada simply doesn’t have the correct statistics information on who the purchasers actually are, as many suspicious transactions are completed using shell companies, straw buyers or other methods. These purchases are often not reported to the authorities, or when they are, there is not a clear route to ascertain who the buyers actually are. Ms. Unger believes Canada needs clear and transparent registries and that all professions involved in the real estate industry—including notaries, real estate brokers and lawyers—should have to report suspicious transactions.
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——怪不得这里有些人对 NDP政府如此的恨之入骨了。因为去年政府准备就 Land Ownership Transparency Act 进行立法并展开公众咨询。
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