{"id":1566,"date":"2019-02-08T00:45:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2019-02-08T00:48:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:48:15","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-bcs-speculation-and-vacancy-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-bcs-speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about BC&#8217;s Speculation and Vacancy Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1567\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.36.11-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2110\" height=\"1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.36.11-PM.png 2110w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.36.11-PM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.36.11-PM-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.36.11-PM-1024x581.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2110px) 100vw, 2110px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The deadline to complete the annual declaration to claim an exemption for the provincial government&#8217;s Speculation and Vacancy Tax is coming up on March 31.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.bc.ca\/parliamentary-business\/legislation-debates-proceedings\/41st-parliament\/3rd-session\/bills\/progress-of-bills\">Bill 45: Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act)<\/a>\u00a0was introduced in the legislature on October 16, 2018.\u00a0The name of the tax has changed since it was first proposed in the February 2018 provincial budget. Legislation is in place and received royal assent (became law) on November 27, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The tax will apply in these designated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/taxable-regions\">taxable regions of BC<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Metro Vancouver, including the University Endowment Lands, but excluding Bowen Island and Lions Bay;<\/li>\n<li>Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack;<\/li>\n<li>Kelowna, West Kelowna,<\/li>\n<li>Capital Regional District,<\/li>\n<li>Nanaimo<\/li>\n<li>Lantzville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reserve lands, treaty lands and lands of self-governing Indigenous Nations are not part of the taxable regions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Tax rate<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>For 2018, the tax will be 0.5 per cent of a property\u2019s assessed value for all properties subject to the tax in the designated taxable regions.<\/p>\n<p>For 2019 and subsequent years, the tax will be levied at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0.5 per cent\u00a0for British Columbians and other Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are not members of a satellite family; and<\/li>\n<li>two per cent for foreign owners and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/faq-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#satellite-family\">satellite families<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The tax will be levied on December 31 each year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Declarations<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>Residential property owners in the designated taxable regions will have to complete an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/declaration\">annual declaration<\/a>\u00a0to claim\u00a0 exemptions. If there are multiple owners of a home, each owner must complete a declaration by March 31.<\/p>\n<p>Information on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/declaration\">how to declare<\/a>\u00a0has been mailed to residential property owners within the taxable regions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Are there exemptions?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>There are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax\">exemptions<\/a>\u00a0for principal residences and long-term rentals.<\/p>\n<p>Exemptions are also available for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#individuals\">Individuals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#land-under-development\">Land Under Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#corporations-trustees-partners\">Corporations, Trustees and Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.35.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2108\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.35.56-PM.png 2108w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.35.56-PM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.35.56-PM-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-4.35.56-PM-1024x581.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2108px) 100vw, 2108px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"header2\">LIST OF EXEMPTIONS<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Principal residence exemptions<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>An owner is exempt on their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#principal-residence\">principal residence<\/a>. Owners with multiple homes must determine which home is their principal residence. Couples are deemed to have one principal residence for the purposes of the tax. To be eligible for this\u00a0exemption an owner\u00a0must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is a BC resident for income tax purposes and isn\u2019t part of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/faq-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#satellite-family\">satellite family<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Others eligible for the principal residence exemption:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Residential care facility exemption \u2013 an owner is exempt from the tax for up to two years if they\u2019re away from their home residing in a residential care facility due to age, disability, addiction, illness or frailty. The care facility must provide services such as meals, housekeeping or nursing care.<\/li>\n<li>Medical absence from principal residence \u2013 an owner is exempt from the tax if they\u2019re away from their home and ineligible to claim the principal residence exemption because of medical treatment for themselves, their spouse or minor child. The medical condition must be certified by a medical practitioner. The owner must show that the treatment isn\u2019t offered close to the principal residence of the person receiving the medical treatment. To be eligible, the property must have been the owner\u2019s principal residence in the previous tax year. This exemption is available for up to two years for the same medical condition.<\/li>\n<li>Principal residence of a person with a disability \u2013 owners of a property are exempt if the property is the principal residence of a person with a disability as determined under the Canada Pension Plan,\u00a0<i>Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act<\/i>, or the federal Disability Tax Credit under the\u00a0<i>Income Tax Act<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>Spousal separation for work exemption \u2013 spouses who live apart for work reasons may be able to claim a principal residence exemption\u00a0on an additional home. Owners will only qualify if one of the following two conditions apply:\n<ul>\n<li>One principal residence is at least 100 kilometres closer to the workplace than the distance between the other principal residence and the workplace; or<\/li>\n<li>One principal residence is on Vancouver Island and the other residence is not on Vancouver Island.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Spousal separation for medical reasons \u2013 spouses who live apart for a medical reason may be able to claim principal residence exemptions on an additional home. To qualify, a medical practitioner must certify that an individual has a health condition. The owner must provide information as to why the condition prevents them from residing in their spouse\u2019s principal residence.<\/li>\n<li>Principal residence exemption for residents departing BC \u2013 an individual who moves out of the province before the end of the year can still claim a principal residence exemption if\u00a0the individual was not a BC resident for tax purposes at the end of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Additional one-time principal residence exemption \u2013 a B.C. resident can claim a one-time principal residence exemption if they\u2019re away from their principal residence for an extended time or no longer living in it. To be eligible, the property must have been the owner\u2019s principal residence in the tax year immediately before the year they make the claim. This exemption can only be used if it hasn&#8217;t been used in the last 10 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Rental exemptions<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#rental\">Rental exemptions<\/a>\u00a0are available for homes occupied by tenants. To qualify, the home must be occupied for at least six months of the year in increments of one month or longer. For 2018, tenants need to occupy for only three months in increments of one month or longer for the owner to qualify for this exemption. Only one residence must be rented for the property to be exempt.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arm\u2019s-length rentals \u2013 all owners are eligible for a rental exemption for an arm\u2019s-length tenant, as long as there is a written tenancy agreement in place under the\u00a0<i>Residential Tenancy Act<\/i>\u00a0and the tenant resides at the property. An arm\u2019s-length tenant is a business-only relationship: anyone other than a non-arm\u2019s tenant.<\/li>\n<li>Non-arm\u2019s-length rental exemption \u2013 owners who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, but not satellite families, will also be eligible for the rental exemption for a non-arm&#8217;s length tenant as long as the residence is the tenant\u2019s principal residence. Non-Canadians may be able to claim an exemption in respect of a non-arm\u2019s length tenant in very limited circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Exemption for hazardous or damaged property<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>Owners of a property may\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#damaged-property\">claim an exemption<\/a>\u00a0if a residence is uninhabitable due to a hazardous condition or the property has been substantially damaged or destroyed. The property must have been uninhabitable for at least 60 days in the year. This exemption is available in the year the property became uninhabitable, and in the following year if the property remains uninhabitable for at least 60 days in the second year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Medical exemption for second home<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>Owners are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#medical\">exempt for a calendar year<\/a>\u00a0on a secondary residence if it is periodically occupied by the owner (or owner\u2019s spouse or child) to obtain treatment needed in the opinion of a medical practitioner, and the treatment facility is in close proximity to that second home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Year of acquisition exemption<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>Owners are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#year-of-acquisition\">exempt in the year they buy a property<\/a>\u00a0if the transaction was exempt from property transfer tax for one of these reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First-time home buyers\u2019 exemption;<\/li>\n<li>Newly built homes exemption;<\/li>\n<li>Reversion, escheated or forfeited land exemption;<\/li>\n<li>Transfers to or from a trustee in bankruptcy;<\/li>\n<li>Transfer of land by Public Guardian and Trustee; or<\/li>\n<li>Transfer to a veteran or veteran&#8217;s spouse;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the year they acquire a property through the disposition of assets under the terms of a will.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Spousal separation exemption<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>Married couples, or common-law spouses living together in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#spousal-separation\">eligible for an exemption<\/a>\u00a0on family property if they have separated and live apart (due to a breakdown in a spousal relationship) for at least 90 days in a tax year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Couples are eligible for the exemption in the year they separate and live apart for at least 90 days that year and they don\u2019t reconcile;<\/li>\n<li>Couples who separate less than 90 days from the end of the year will be eligible for an exemption the following year if they don\u2019t reconcile; and<\/li>\n<li>Couples can claim the exemption for a second year if they have not finalized their division of family property by the end of the first year that they claimed the exemption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Bankruptcy exemption<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>An owner or a trustee in bankruptcy is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#bankruptcy\">exempt from the speculation and vacancy\u00a0tax<\/a>\u00a0if the owner\u2019s property has vested with the trustee for at least 60 consecutive days in the year, or is vested with the trustee in bankruptcy on December 31.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Exemption upon death<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>If an owner of a property dies in a taxation year, all owners of the property\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#death\">at the time of death are exempt<\/a>\u00a0in the year of death and the immediately following tax year. The owner\u2019s personal representative is also exempt, even if they weren\u2019t on title at the time of the death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Exemption for testamentary trusts for minors<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>The speculation and vacancy tax\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#minors\">does not apply to property held in trust for a minor child<\/a>, if the trust was established by a deceased parent or guardian of the child.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Exemption for properties with rental restrictions<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>All owners of a property\u00a0where a covenant or a strata bylaw prevents the property\u00a0from being rented out in a manner that would allow a rental exemption\u00a0are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#rental-restrictions\">exempt for the 2018 and 2019 tax years<\/a>, if the rental restriction was in place on or before October 16, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Exemption for strata accommodation unit<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>Units in strata hotels are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#strata\">exempt for the 2018 and 2019 tax years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Licensed daycare exemption<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>Properties that are used as licensed daycares are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#licenced-daycare\">exempt from the speculation and vacancy tax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Vacant land exemption<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>The speculation and vacancy tax\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#vacant-land\">will not be levied for the 2018 tax year<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0land that contains no residential property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Other exempt properties and entities<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/exemptions-speculation-and-vacancy-tax#other-exempt-properties-entities\">Other exempt properties and entities<\/a>\u00a0include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Property owned by registered charities;<\/li>\n<li>Property owned by co-operatives;<\/li>\n<li>Property owned by not-for-profit corporations using the property for specific purposes;<\/li>\n<li>Property owned by municipalities;<\/li>\n<li>Property owned by Indigenous Nations, or held in trust for an indigenous Nation;<\/li>\n<li>Property owned by\u00a0governments and related entities;<\/li>\n<li>Property owned by regional districts;<\/li>\n<li>Property owned by similar bodies as defined in legislation; and<\/li>\n<li>Property\u00a0with an assessed value under $150,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1569\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team-image-desktop@2x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2122\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team-image-desktop@2x.jpg 2122w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team-image-desktop@2x-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team-image-desktop@2x-768x275.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team-image-desktop@2x-1024x367.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2122px) 100vw, 2122px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"header4\">Learn more<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/property-taxes\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\/faq-speculation-and-vacancy-tax\">Frequently Asked Questions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbr.gov.bc.ca\/applications\/SUBS\/sys\/sysfile.asp?targetPage=subscribe.asp?docURL=www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/tax-changes\/whats-new\/speculation-and-vacancy-tax\">Subscribe to receive updates<\/a>\u00a0as new information about the speculation and vacancy tax is available.<\/p>\n<p>BC Real Estate Association lobbied for exemptions to this legislation.\u00a0 Thanks to their work, the exemptions listed were enacted as part of the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Read full article here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebgv.org\/news-archive\/what-you-need-to-know-about-bc-s-speculation-and-vacancy-tax.html?fbclid=IwAR3MX4y9eEuf2VsAVGV4IwExcVd63152gAo21LHT0u_ycG2crHkJkh4EMjE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.rebgv.org\/news-archive\/what-you-need-to-know-about-bc-s-speculation-and-vacancy-tax.html?fbclid=IwAR3MX4y9eEuf2VsAVGV4IwExcVd63152gAo21LHT0u_ycG2crHkJkh4EMjE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deadline to complete the annual declaration to claim an exemption for the provincial government&#8217;s Speculation and Vacancy Tax is coming up on March 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[573,574],"class_list":["post-1566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal","tag-bc-speculation-tax","tag-bc-vacancy-tax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1566"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1571,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions\/1571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}