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How Should Canadian Snowbirds Take Title to Arizona Real Estate? It Depends!
Canadians have long sought to escape harsh winters by spending time in the American Sunbelt. In recent years, with the dollar near parity, the depressed US real estate values, and a relatively strong Canadian economy, [...]
Life Insurance Tax Free? Not so Fast!
HOW TO PREVENT YOUR LIFE INSURANCE FROM TRIGGERING U.S. ESTATE TAX In Canada, life insurance is often used as an effective estate planning strategy to ensure family protection, estate preservation and investment solutions. Although these [...]
Tax Strategy: Marriage affects tax exemption on principal home
Tax Strategy: Marriage affects tax exemption on principal home David A. Altro is a frequent contributor to Paul Delean's business column in the Montreal Gazette, scroll down to read David's answers to the second and [...]
Frozen Over
Frozen Over By David A. Altro and Ben Jeske Estate freezes have been in Canada since the introduction of federal capital gains taxation 40 years ago. Along with the capital gains tax (CGT) on properties [...]
Why Legal Representation is Essential for Canadians Purchasing Property in the U.S.
In the last few years, the U.S. real estate market has sparked interest in the eyes of Canadian investors. We are not solely talking about major investors, but smaller players looking to purchase a second [...]
David Altro featured on CFAX 1070, Victoria, BC
David A. Altro was interviewed by Frank Stanford on CFAX 1070 radio in Victoria, BC and on The World Today Weekend with Sean Leslie on CKNW AM 980 in Vancouver, BC. Click here to listen [...]
David A. Altro interviewed by thecommentary.ca
David was interviewed by Joseph Planta for thecommentry.ca, the online home of Planta's interviews with "renowned bestselling and prize winning authors, Canadian newsmakers and political figures, internationally known print and broadcast journalists, prominent academics and [...]
David A. Altro interviewed on CBC radio
David was a guest on CBC Winnipeg's Up to Speed with Larry Updike in September. Listen below as David discuss the "perfect storm" of advantages for Canadians looking to buy property in the U.S. as [...]
David A. Altro featured in the Globe and Mail
There’s no place like a second home for wealthy investors AUGUSTA DWYER The Globe and Mail November 18, 2011 As wealthy foreign buyers snap up more and more luxury homes in Canada, high-net-worth Canadians are [...]
Tax law extraordinaire, David A. Altro, teaches us how to own US property the Canadian way
BuzzBuzHome.com, a website that is, "focused on cataloguing all new residential projects in Canada, connecting purchasers directly with sellers, and providing social tools that enable collaboration amongst purchasers and industry experts" recently interviewed David for [...]