CMHC insurance volumes sink further as a result of new mortgage rules. CMHC’s volumes for homeowner insurance were down about 25 per cent from a year ago to 36,836 units after the federal government introduced new rules late last year, including stricter stress-testing rules for borrowers taking out fixed-rate loans of five years or more.
CMHC defends mortgage stress test changes amid calls for loosening. Friday, 24 may 2019. The CEO of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is forcefully defending mortgage stress test rules and warning federal policy-makers to hold the line amid calls for softening the measure from industry associations.
In Ontario and B.C., these new mortgage rules and stress tests are in addition to the foreign buyers and speculation taxes. The OSFI introduced new mortgage rules effective in 2018. New mortgage borrowers now need to qualify at a higher mortgage rate even if they have a 20% down payment in 2019.
What that means is that even if you get a mortgage rate of 2.94%, the new stress test requires that you qualify for a mortgage of 5.14% – even though you’ll still be paying the contracted 2.94%. For most, that will mean qualifying for a home that costs 20% less than they would have prior to the new stress test rule.
Realtors must report accurate sales prices for properties they’ve listed now that the public can access that data, the Toronto Real Estate Board is warning its members.
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CMHC raises red flag about housing, cites spillover from Toronto, Vancouver. Mortgage rules: What do the changes mean?. The rules require a stress test for all insured mortgage applications.
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Five previous federal housing moves since 2008. A new stress test was also introduced to ensure that debt costs are no more than 44 per cent of income for lenders seeking a high-ratio mortgage. Refinancing rules were also tightened for a third time, setting a new maximum loan of 80 per cent of a property’s value.
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2009 Webber Avenue, Yountville, CA 94599 now has a new price of $2,800,000! By up valley I mean the Cities of St. Helena, Calistoga, Angwin, Deer Park, Oakville, Rutherford and the Town of Yountville. Today, there are 6 distressed sales of 86 active listings in this price range, compared to 6 of 90 on September 1st. Keep tuning in for this as a new monthly stat I will regularly tract from now.