Mortgage
A few years ago, your partner proudly bought her own house to live in with her son. Since then you two have met and she’s asked you to move in with her. Since cohabitation is going well at her place, you’re thinking of taking things to the next level: you’ll buy half her house. How […]
You’ve found the home of your dreams. The only problem is you haven’t closed the sale on your existing property. And, you need the equity in your home to buy the new place. You can’t get the money until you sell your current home and close the deal, right? That’s not true! Fortunately, lenders are […]
As house prices stay quite high, many Canadians find it more challenging to save for a mortgage down payment. The Canadian government came up with initiatives to make homeownership more affordable. One way the government decided to tackle the housing crisis is through the First Home Savings Account (FHSA). Who can open a FHSA? The […]
With the Home Buyers Plan (HBP), you can use the funds you’ve accumulated in your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) tax-free to purchase your first house. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, almost. There are conditions and rules involved in using your RRSP to buy a house, but overall it’s a pretty great […]
What is the Home Buyer’s Plan? In Canada, you can use some of your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) to purchase a home. It’s called the Home Buyer’s Plan and it can help you get on the first rung of the property ladder. Of course, you need to have an RRSP account; it all sounds […]
The Canadian government put aside 2 billion dollars to help Canadians buy their first home. First it was the First Home Savings Account (FHSA), now they’ve added a rent-to-own housing program Rent-to-own can be a great arrangement for landlords and tenants alike. It is great for landlords who want an exit strategy from the rental […]
72.07% of Canadians think that the tax-free First Home Savings Account (FHSA) will have no real positive impact on their ability to buy a first house. The FHSA is a tax free savings account that blends the tax efficiency of a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) with the flexibility of a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). […]
