—Von Palmer, the Toronto Real Estate Board’s chief government and public affairs officer, addressing reporters after a news conference during which Doug Ford pledged to reduce the land transfer tax if elected mayor. According to the Star, Palmer was responding to a question from CityTV’s James Tumelty about why, if TREB thinks paying a percentage on a property’s purchase price is such a terrible burden on homebuyers, the organization isn’t pushing equally hard for realtors to lower their commissions.
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