Toronto real estate market has seen the effects of a confluence of policies: Ontario’s Fair Housing Policy, including a foreign buyers’ tax aimed at cooling the market; a new mortgage stress test targeted at protecting Canadians from dangerously high household debt levels; and the Bank of Canada’s moves to increase interest rates. […]
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OSFI’s new mortgage rules decreases home affordability
OSFI’s new mortgage rules decreases home affordability. OFSI’s (Canada’s banking regulator) has published final guidelines for its mortgage qualification rule. It will impose tighter standards on the uninsured market. Lenders will be required to “stress test” all uninsured mortgage loans at the greater of the Bank of Canada’s five-year (5) posted rate or 200 […]
How much you need to earn to pay for a home in Toronto
Looking at the Toronto housing market through an analytical lens of percentages, shifting sales numbers and interest rates may be the go-to method for industry insiders, but for many average customers, there’s really one thing that matters: “What can I buy?” To help answer that question, let’s calculate what level of family income you […]
Major changes to Canada’s housing and mortgage lending rules
In toronto real estate, the Liberal government has announced sweeping changes aimed at ensuring Canadians aren’t taking on bigger mortgages than they can afford in an era of historically low interest rates. The changes are also meant to address concerns related to foreign buyers who buy and flip Canadian homes. Below is a breakdown […]
Vancouver homeowners become Canada’s first ‘city of millionaires,’ study notes
In toronto real estate, a strong housing market is making Canadians wealthier, on paper, as the value of their homes outstrips a rising amount of debt. In toronto personal finance, household debt across the country grew by 4.1 per cent last year to an average of $133,170 while average household net worth increased slightly […]