"Luxury tax" on property flippers might not be the solution to the housing affordability issues in the City of Vancouver. Most property flippers are purchasing properties from sellers with insufficient funds or inclination to carry out any mechanical, structural or cosmetic upgrades. By doing so they serve an important economic function of recycling older housing stock and providing funds to the sellers wishing to liquidate their assets.
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