Sentences with phrase «property scalpers»

The provincial government's lack of data on the housing market and other real estate - related issues, and Sousa's comments on «property scalpers» — admittedly based on conversations he's had with some developers — are causing some concern among builders.

Sousa has made it clear he wants to increase the taxes that some real estate speculators or, as he calls them, «property scalpers,» pay.

The move to preemptively brand «property scalpers» a problem, however, smacks of an effort to create a villain that the government can then vanquish — a useful tactic for a government headed by a leader with a record - low approval rating facing an election next year.

Sousa's targeting of «property scalpers» is equally devoid of hard facts.