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 […]
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Toronto Detached Home Prices Down $200,000 From June, 2017
Toronto’s detached home is having another rough month. Numbers from the Toronto Real Estate Board( TREB) has been demonstrated that purchaser indecision and substantial downward pressure to the detached home segment in July, 2017. Generally speaking, detached homes across TREB market area demonstrated lower prices, less sales, and more inventory. Prices Down Up […]
The problems of runaway house prices in Toronto
We need the facts about the extent to which foreign customers are driving up real estate costs in Toronto. It’s time for the federal and provincial governments to collect the necessary data on the sale of housing to foreign-based buyers. Without reliable facts and figures, it’s impossible to define policy, protect the dream of […]
What you can be expecting to buy or sell a home in 2017
Interest Rates The inching up of interest rates and most stringent mortgage rules are among the factors that could play a role in tempering sales in the red-hot Toronto region market, mentions Jason Mercer, Manager of Market Analysis for Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB). Those results could be enough for some households to put […]
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 […]
