By Sunny Freeman , The Associated Press
TORONTO - It's a disappointing but familiar scenario for potential homebuyers: you find a house with the right floor ...
Government initiatives for
home buyers and home
owners
Government cost-savings initiatives
help home buyers, home owners and
investors. Whether you're a first-time
home buyer, a home owner planning to
trade up, or you've decided to stay put,
make sure you know about savings programs
that benefit you.
Home buyers
• Property Transfer Tax First-time Home
Buyers Program: Home buyers i ...
Despite efforts to prevent it from happening, the new harmonized sales tax is pro ...
By Jonathan Chevreau
As of April 19, home-buyers will have to meet tougher standards to get a mortgage. Among the new rules is ...
Continued low interest rates, and quickly rising home prices, are helping encourage those who have been on the fence about buying ...
We may not be able to change our height, our age or the opinions of our annoying brother-in-law, but we can at least do something about that horrible downstairs bathroom.
...B.C.'s born-again real-estate market will see house prices hit record levels in 2010 and 2011, a new report predicts.
Low ...
May 29, 2009
Rental Properties and Rental Suites
When a client wants to purchase a rental property or an owner occupied home with a rental suite, there are many issues that must be considered:
Insured: If downpayment is less than 20%, then the rental property must be insured.
CMHC has very specific guidelines for rental properties.
- The premiums for rental purchases ...
July 17th, 2009
Porting Mortgages
What is a portable mortgage?
A mortgage is considered portable when you have the option to take your existing mortgage to another property. Usually, you would do this if you sold your current home (which is mortgaged) and you want to 'port' the mortgage to a new property.
Example:
Client has 2 years remaining on a 5 year term mortgage for $350,000 ...
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