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EE SEE | Charging G.S.T. attacks families HomelLife/Durham Realty Inc. BROKER 248 Scugog St. (Hwy. 7A), Port Perry, Ont. BUSINESS: (416) 985-4406 TOLL FREE: 1-800-668-5858 PORT PERRY STARTER Ideal for handyman or couple wanting to build equity immediately. Over 1200 sq.ft., 3 bedrooms, 1: baths, main floor laundry and mud room, large kitchen, 200 amp electrical service, also central air. Detached 26 x 30' garage situated on a serviced 62 x 162' lot. You finish the trim, flooring and painting. Don't delay. $162,500. RUSTIC NESTLETON Confederation Log 3 bedroom dwelling, knotty pine floors and cupboards, main floor laundry, finished family room with woodstove, 4th bedroom downstairs, 4 pce and 3 pce. bath, 4 to 6 person hot tub. All this and more on a picturesque 120 x 335' lot, with detached 1 car garage. Listed at $217,900. bat DIRECT WATERFRONT of 100" for $89,900. Build to your heart's desire on Canal Lake. Part of Trent System, close to Bolsover and Kirkfield. Excellent fishing, boating. Ideal for cottage or permanent residence. YOUNG'S LAKE BUILDING LOT Direct 50 ft. frontage on Youngs Lake. Ideal for new starter, retirement home or cottage. Located 15 min. east of Orillia or 25 min. north of Beaverton, $55,900. NEW CUSTOM BUILT 2200 SQ.FT. WATERFRONT HOME Large 3 bedrooms, master with walk-in closets and en- suite with jacuzzi. Main floor laundry, kitchen with nook area, separate dining, large living room with french doors, main floor family room with wall to wall stone fireplace with heatalator. Home completely trimmed out in solid oak. 3 washrooms, 3 walkouts to beautiful ter- raced 100 ft. waterfront on Trent System, 5 miles north of Beaverton. $435,500. STARTER or RETIREMENT WATERFRONT Completely new interior throughout. 3 bedrooms incl. large master, main floor laundry, eat-in kitchen with oak cupboards. Living room and kitchen overlook direct waterfront on Youngs Lake. $159,900. WATERFRONT KIRKFIELD AREA 60 ft. frontage on Mitchell Lake. 3 bedroom bungalow with 4 pce. bath, eat-in kitchen, living room with fireplace, screened in sunporch, drilled well-and new septic system. Year round residence. $132,500. CANAL LAKE BOLSOVER AREA 100 ft. of sandy shoreline excellent for swimming, boating, fishing and relaxing. Large 3 bedrooms with 4th downstairs, eat-in kitchen, separate dining, living room with heatalator fireplace, finished family room with fireplace, also wet bar and games room. Central air heat pump and large boat house included, all on nicely land- scaped 100 x 260' lot. $359,900. For information on these and other listings please call HOMELIFE/DURHAM REALTY INC. (416) 985-4406 or 1-800-668-5858 Thinking of listing a property or buying a property? Contact our office 24 hours a day. NO PLACE LIKE HOME! FIRST CHOICE ~~ HOME HUNTING BEGINS HERE... ON THE PAGES OF THE PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE SECTION. « (From page 4) bought are comparable. In- flation, not increased con- sumption, is responsible for the higher price. Further, the proposal presents monumental pro- blems of compliance. Among the thousands of residential buyers and sellers who are active in the market every year, it is totally unclear who would be responsible for collecting and remitting the GST. "Is it reasonable to suggest that individual home buyers and sellers should register for the tax as if property tran- sactions were for them a business activity?" asked Tonkin. Mr. Tonkin went on to say that it is unfair and con- trary to fundamental tax policy to levy a consump- tion tax without also pro- viding a mechanism for tax credits. He said homeowners will never ac- cept the theory that when the taxpayer buys up, the government wins by collec- ting the GST, but when he buys down, the taxpayer loses because there is no off- setting tax credit. The submission apparent- ly fails to understand that the typical urban Canadian homeowner buys and sells several times in a lifetime, and not once in 40 years. This is amply demonstrated by figures from the Cana- dian Real Estate Associa- tion for residential sales on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) which show that 319,263 homes changed hands throughout Canada in 1988. Exactly 6,200 homes were sold in the ODREB region last year. Therefore, under this proposa], most houses in the market would be retaxed every time they sell (a tax on tax or 'tax cascading)." All policy ex- perts agree that tax cascading is poor tax policy. : The submission also is at odds with the basic and long-standing ODP.EB posi- tion that for social policy and administrative reasons, - all housing should be ex- cluded from sales taxation or receive special treatment. The exemption of existing homes and the new housing rebate as proposed in the GST Technical Paper do of- fer special treatment that is visible and simple to ad- minister. However. the rebate has clearly drawn constructive criticisms which should be thoroughly addressed. The Oshawa and District Real Estate Board recommends that the Department of Finance ex- pend every effort to rethink the accuracy of the rebate and other aspects of the Technical Paper that might fine tune the GST in relation to housing markets. The Oshawa and District Real [Estate Board represents 1,500 licensed real estate practitioners in Ajax/Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville and Port Perry. ODREB, a member of the Ontario Real Estate Association and the Canadian Real Estate Association, is celebrating its 35th year of service in the real estate industry. USED CARS & TRUCKS Looking for a second vehicle for the family. You'll find a good selection of used cars and trucks every week In the PORT PERRY STAR "CLASSIFIEDS" crossing. FIVE RULES TO LIVE BY 1. NEVER - check your gas tank by lighting a match. 2. NEVER - pet a strange dog. 3. NEVER - try to beat a train to a 4. NEVER - check a wire for live voltage with your bare hand. 5. NEVER - try to save money by not advertising your business. In today's market place, you need to tell your customers that you want their business. Newpaper advertising is the most efficient and economical medium for getting your message out to your primary market. Your Home Town Market. If you would like more information about newspaper advertising call the Port Perry Star at 985-7383 rE Sn lpr