HST Update Nov.19/09Government listens to Real Estate Board on HSTThe BC Government has announced that it will exclude new homes costing up to $525,000 from its proposed 12 per cent Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) scheduled to take effect July 1, 2010.The government has also increased the rebate of the provincial portion of the HST paid on a new home to a maximum of $26,250. This represents a 30 p ...