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What Do Canada’s New Mortgage Rules Mean to You? What Programs Are Available to Me?

What Do Canada’s New Mortgage Rules Mean to You? What Programs Are Available to Me?

The Federal Government has recently loosened the rules on mortgages to help new home buyers get into their first home. Here is a summary of the new changes:

  • Increased the $1 million price cap for insured mortgages to $1.5 million.

  • Increased amortizations to 30-year for first-time home buyers and to buyers of new builds (previously 25 years max).

    • To be considered a first-time homebuyer, a borrower must meet one of the following criteria:

      • the borrower has never purchased a home before;

      • in the last four years, the borrower has not occupied a home as a principal place of residence that either they themselves or their current spouse or common-law partner owned; or,

      • the borrower recently experienced the breakdown of a marriage or common-law partnership.

    • To be considered a new build, the new home must not have been previously occupied for residential purposes.

Examples:

John and Frank were previously pre-approved for $440,000 with 25-yr amortization. With 30-yr amortization, they’ll now be pre-approved for $470,000.

Difference in payments for a $500,000 home with 5% down:

  • 25-yr amortization: $2,609/month

  • 30-yr amortization: $2,365/month

  • NOTE: THE OVERALL COST OF THE MORTGAGE FOR 30-YR WILL BE ~$75,000 MORE THAN 25-YR!

There are also a number of other Federal and Provincial home ownership programs that we would be happy to discuss with you. 

  • Tax-Free First Home Savings Account:

    • contribute up to $8,000 per year, to a lifetime limit of $40,000, towards your first down payment. Tax-free in and tax-free out.

  • Registered Home Buyers’ Plan:

    • withdraw up to $60,000 from your RRSP to buy or build a home.

  • PEI’s Down Payment Assistance Program (DPAP):

    • interest free loan of up to five per cent of the purchase price of a home, to a maximum loan of $17,500.

  • PEI’s Closing Cost Support Program:

    • receive up to $2,500 to support the closing costs of your home purchase.

  • PEI’s Land Tax Exemption:

    • As first time home buyer, you could be exempt from paying 1% land transfer tax.

  • PEI’s Rent-to-Own Pilot Program:

    • Many criteria (contact us).

For more details on these changes and programs and how they could apply to you, please reach out to us at: info@finallyhomepei.ca

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