The housing market is becoming increasingly tough for prospective buyers, who are competing with more buyers for fewer properties. This can lead to price increases, bidding wars and pressure to leave out conditions in offers.
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Recent data indicates that the youngest buyers in the country are affected most by the government’s mortgage stress test. According to recent industry insight reports from TransUnion, mortgage originations were down nearly 8.9% in Q2. As compared to last year, originations from buyers between ages 18 and 25 are down 13.4%. This is the fourth consecutive quarter that balances and mortgage originations were down on an annualized basis.
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The Bank of Canada has lowered the rate used by mortgage stress tests which is used to determine whether would-be homeowners can qualify. This marks the first drop in three years. The central bank’s five-year benchmark qualifying rate is now 5.19 per cent, down from 5.34 per cent. This is the first decrease in the five – year fixed mortgage rates since September 2016 when it dropped to 4.64% from 4.74% and increased steadily since.
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Applying for a mortgage for your home can be stressful. Buying a new home is one of the largest purchases you will make especially if you’re a first-time home buyer. We have made a list of the things that first – time home buyers worry about when getting a mortgage.
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Here’s a quick summary of the latest findings which look at the impact of the stress test on home sales and the price of homes over the past year as well as the current state of awareness among customers.
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