{"id":117,"date":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/?p=117"},"modified":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","slug":"ontario-hst-rebate-draws-new-build-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/26\/ontario-hst-rebate-draws-new-build-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario HST Rebate Draws New-Build Buyers"},"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\/sam-alhashlamoun\/hst-relief-homes-ontario\" 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>Eligible Ontario new-home buyers can receive up to $130K in HST relief, renewing interest in pre-construction condos, semis, and townhouses across today&#039;s new-build market.<br \/>\nThe full rebate applies up to $1M, remains available to $1.5M, then tapers to $24K for homes at $1.85M+ under current framework rules.<br \/>\nTax savings do not change lender valuations; if the closing appraisal trails the contract price, buyers must cover any cash shortfall directly.<br \/>\nA federal banking regulator warned old blanket appraisals tied to purchase agreements may become outdated when new-build mortgage originations occur much later.<br \/>\nBuyers can reduce surprises by engaging a mortgage broker early, updating documents, reviewing contracts, budgeting cash reserves, and confirming assignment options with counsel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligible Ontario new-home buyers can receive up to $130K in HST relief, renewing interest in pre-construction condos, semis, and townhouses across today&#039;s new-build market. The full rebate applies up to $1M, remains available to $1.5M, then tapers to $24K for homes at $1.85M+ under current framework rules. Tax savings do not change lender valuations; if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":331,"featured_media":118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/331"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions\/119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}