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Wednesday, October 9, 2024   /   by Matthew Daniel Tamburello

HomeBuyers & Investors: An Overview of the CMHC Down Payment Incentive!

Courtesy of:
Matthew Daniel Tamburello
Team Leader & Broker/Owner
Trinity Real Estate Consultants
647-697-6743
matthew@searchhomesingta.com
The CMHC First-Time Home Buyer Incentive became live earlier this month. Stylized as FTHBI, the main aim of this program is to help improve affordability levels for Canadian citizens buying a home for the very first time.
This down payment incentive is the result of shared equity with the CMHC. The CMHC, a government-owned body, provides 10% or 5% of the down payment for every first-time homeowner. In doing so, the CMHC can help you lower potential mortgage payments. Also, First-Time Home Buyer Incentive will help you to afford property below the $500,000 mark.
The down payment incentive exclusive to first-time home buyers helps to reduce monthly mortgage expenses drastically. This incentive offers:
1) 5% or 10% of your total purchase of a newly built home
2) 5% of your purchase of an already existing home 
3) 5% ! ...

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024   /   by Matthew Daniel Tamburello

HomeBuyers & Investors: How much are closing costs?

Courtesy of:
Matthew Daniel Tamburello
Team Leader & Broker
Trinity Real Estate Consultants
647-697-6743
matthewdanieltamburello@gmail.com
Buying a home is an exciting process, however, if you are serious about purchasing a home in Toronto, you must consider closing costs and budget for them. You might be thinking closing costs cannot be that much why should I worry about them? For example, taxes, if you are a permanent resident or citizen in Canada, can cost 4% of the home’s purchase price if you are purchasing a home within the City of Toronto.
You will be responsible for paying the City of Toronto’s Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) and Ontario’s Provincial Land Transfer Tax (LTT). And if you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, be prepared to pay the Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST) which is 15% of the home’s purchase price, in addition to provincial and municipal land transfer taxes. Do we have your attention now?
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