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First-Time Home Buyer Incentive is ready to go!

Date: August 2019 / Source: Stephen Pryce/ Government of Canada

The First-Time Home Buyer Incentive is ready to go for September 02, 2019. The first closing on properties will take effect on November 01, 2019. What’s a “closing”? This is when the property title is transferred to your name making your property purchase official. Do you qualify? Maximum property purchase price is $565,000 You must be a first-time home buyer. This program will require a buyer having a minimum of 5% down to a maximum of 20% down for a property under $500k and a buyer having a minimum 10% down to a maximum of 20% down for a property over $500k. The household’s income must be under $120,000 and the mortgage and incentive amount together can’t be more than four times the household income. Your mortgage will need to have mortgage insurance through 1 of the 3 mortgage insurers in… View Article