The Charlottetown physician market.
Charlottetown is the centre of medicine in PEI, anchored by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Prices are among the lowest in the country, and PEI's first-time buyer exemption means many physician buyers pay no property transfer tax on their first home.
Compact, affordable market with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital as the province's main acute care site.
Closing costs: pei real property transfer tax (1%, ftb exempt).
Why Charlottetown physicians use a specialist.
- —Qualifying first-time buyers are exempt from PEI's 1% transfer tax.
- —Among the most affordable provinces in Canada to buy a first home.
- —Queen Elizabeth Hospital anchors the province's acute care.
- —Projected-income qualification helps new attendings buy early.
Teaching hospitals in Charlottetown.
We work with physicians across Charlottetown’s teaching network, from residents and fellows to attending and incorporated staff.
Charlottetown physician mortgage questions.
Do first-time buyers pay transfer tax in PEI?01
Qualifying first-time buyers are exempt from PEI's 1% Real Property Transfer Tax, so many first-home physician buyers in Charlottetown pay no transfer tax at all.
Is Charlottetown affordable for physicians?02
Yes. PEI is among the most affordable provinces, and combined with the first-time buyer transfer tax exemption, Charlottetown has very low entry costs for physician buyers.
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