Wondering how the rate increases (and subsequent stress test increase) would impact your ability to qualify for a mortgage? Suppose your household income is $120,000, you have good credit and you want to buy a condo in a major urban centre. Let’s say the property taxes are $2,400 and the condo maintenance/strata fees are $360 [...]
Have you recently been declined for a mortgage because you have credit challenges, carrying some debt or dont have the required down payment? Homeownership could still be a reality with some creative planning and resourcefulness Understanding the qualification process is the key to finding a way to make it work. The mortgage amount a buyer [...]
Canadian home prices are on the rise with a near 20% projected increase by the end of December, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) most recent report As home sales across the country saw a slight drop in August, falling 0.5% compared to July, prices continued to rise, bringing the average Canadian home [...]
Mortgage shoppers take note: Cheap money is here to stay, at least for the next two years, the Bank of Canada reaffirmed during its interest rate decision on Wednesday. The BoC had previously provided guidance that rates would remain at their effective lower bound—currently 0.25%—“until 2 percent inflation target is sustainably achieved,” but went a [...]
In the recent 2019 Federal budget, a new CMHC initiative (for first time homebuyers) was released that has been created to try and help more people get into homeownership but will it? And more specifically, who will it help? It certainly isn't going to work for everyone as the qualifications point out -so would you [...]
