Real Estate

CMHC moves to take steam out of housing market

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arrowdownOttawa is taking new steps to cool the country’s housing market.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is limiting guarantees it offers banks and other lenders on mortgage-backed securities. The measure comes amid the federal government’s efforts to protect taxpayers from financial risks in the housing sector, further cool lending and add upward pressure to mortgage rates.

The Crown corporation has notified banks, credit unions and other mortgage lenders that they will each be restricted to a maximum of $350-million of new guarantees this month under its National Housing Act Mortgage-Backed Securities (NHA MBS) program. The decision comes in the wake of “unexpected demand” for the guarantees, a spokeswoman for CMHC said in an e-mailed statement.

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New mortgage rules pushing 1st-time homebuyers to wait.

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WAITINGA year after Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tightened mortgage rules to not allow insured mortgages with amortization terms of more than 25 years, many prospective buyers say they are waiting longer to buy their first home.

About 19 per cent said they would wait longer to buy, a survey by Pollara for BMO Bank of Montreal showed.

In June 2012, Flaherty laid out rules aimed at reining in a hot housing market and ensuring Canadians aren’t taking on more debt than they can afford. The rules went into effect July 9, 2012.

First-time homebuyers were expected to be the most affected by the new rules, which included reducing the maximum amortization period for a government-insured mortgage from 30 to 25 years, and also dropping the upper limit that Canadians could borrow against their home equity from 85 per cent to 80 per cent.

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Les gagnants du tirage.

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Le 27 Juin 2013 le tirage au sort de 4 prix pour mes clients a eu lieu au restaurant “ERMITAGE”.

Et voici les noms des gagnants !

P1040308Premier prix – carte cadeau 1000$ de RONA – Nadejda A.

SAMSUNGDeuxième prix – carte cadeau 200$ de IKEA – Christian S.

P1040307Troisième prix – carte cadeau 100$ de IKEA – Oleg et Lyudmila B.

SAMSUNGPrix de présence – bouteille de vin Le Trio du Vignoble Le cep d’Argent – Marie-Denise N.

Mes félicitations aux gagnants! Le prochain tirage aura lieu le 9 janvier 2014. Pour avoir la chance de gagner un des prix vous n’avez qu’acheter ou vendre votre propriété avec moi avant le 01 janvier 2014.

 

 

 

Payez votre facture de téléphone à temps !

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sotovymycredirstoryLe paiement des factures avant l’échéance a toujours été l’habitude de gestion du crédit la plus importante. Vous avez maintenant une raison de plus de régler votre facture de téléphone à temps. Equifax a commencé récemment à faire état des comptes d’entreprises de télécommunications (Bell, Rogers, Telus, etc.) sur les rapports de solvabilité. Même si ces nouveaux renseignements n’ont aucun effet sur votre cote de solvabilité, votre prêteur pourra voir si vous négligez de payer votre compte de téléphone, ce qui peut influencer ses décisions de prêt. Vous désirez voir votre rapport de solvabilité ? Visitez http://www.consumer.equifax.ca/home/fr_ca et commandez-le. Vous pouvez le recevoir gratuitement par la poste ou le télécharger moyennant des frais minimes.

Canadian mortgage rates on the rise

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croissanceSome of Canada’s major banks are starting to raise mortgage rates. RBC, Scotia Bank and TD have all increased some of their mortgage rates in the last month and RBC announced a second hike last week.

Everyone breathe.

For RBC, the four-year closed-rate mortgage is moving up 10 basis points to 3.39 per cent, five-year increase by 20 basis points to 3.6 per cernt, the seven-year by 20 basis points to 3.99 per cent, the 10-year is moving up by 30 basis points to 4.29 per cent.

When mortgage rates increase, homeowners, or those ready to buy, are often fearful, with reason.

However, it’s not all bad. Hopefully, we can get a little bit of perspective on the recent rise in Canadian mortgage rates.

These are still really good rates

In November 2008, the monthly average mortgage rate for a conventional five-year mortgage in Canada was 7 per cent. Since the 2008 crash, we’ve been a bit spoiled with artificially low mortgage rates. A five-year closed rate of 3.69 per cent is still low, historically speaking.

Rising mortgage rates are a double-edged sword

Rising mortgage rates are a signal of a stabilizing economy in North America, which we’ve all been rooting for since 2008. A stabilizing economy means increases in employment, incomes and hopefully stock markets. These are good things that should help families offset the effect of mortgage hikes.

These are very small hikes

The largest increase announced is 30 basis points on the RBC 10-year closed mortgage. That’s three tenths of a percent. We aren’t talking full percentage swings over night. Small rises in mortgage rates can be a signal of upward trends, but at least they give home owners time to speak with their mortgage specialist and lock down a rate that allows them to sleep at night.

Most mortgage rates are set by banks

Mortgage rates are set by each individual bank, based on supply and demand. Banks who have not yet raised rates may hold off on a rate increase to see how their competitor’s decisions plays out.

How to survive a mortgage rate hike

  1. Purchase a home you can afford, even when rates rise. The bigger your mortgage, the more effected you are.
  2. Aim to have a 20 per cent down payment to ensure that you’re not over leveraged.
  3. Start paying down consumer debt to free up additional cash flow for your household.
  4. Sit down with a mortgage specialist and ask for a rate hold, which you can always cancel if you need to or lock in a historically low rate.

SOURCE : http://globalnews.ca/