{"id":39778,"date":"2022-05-17T21:58:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nordest.ca\/blogue\/?p=39778"},"modified":"2022-05-31T14:55:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:55:58","slug":"first-time-home-buyer-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nordest.ca\/blogue\/en\/first-time-home-buyer-info\/","title":{"rendered":"First-time home buyer incentive"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Is it really? The Canadian Government<\/a> offers first time home buyers the possibility to borrow 5 or<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

10% of the purchase price of a home. They call this program a shared equity mortgage, meaning the<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

government shares in the upside and downside of the property\u2019s value. You pay back the same<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

percentage of the value of your home when you sell it or within a 25-year window.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How the Buyer’s Incentive works!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The purchase price of your home is $200,000, you receive 5% or $10,000. If the value increases to<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

$300,000, and you decide to sell it, you must pay back 5% of this new value, or $15,000.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Simple math, $200,000 to $300,000 is a 33% increase therefore $10,000 to $15,000 is the same<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

percentage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

According to Re\/Max<\/a> Canada Quarter Century Market Report, the average price for a home in the<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in 1996 was $198,150. In 2021, the average price was $1,095,475.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

That\u2019s an increase of 453% and a compound annual growth rate of 7.08%<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

So let\u2019s go back to our example: you purchase your house for $200,000, 25 years later, this same<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

house will now be worth, benchmarking against the last 25 years of growth and a compound rate of<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7.08%, $1,105,959.08. Meaning your 5% loan of $10,000, you would have to pay back $55,297.95.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you had simply borrowed the same $10,000 using the average mortgage rate of 3.94%, over the<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

same 25 years, the amount would be $26,522.90.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here\u2019s a real life example of the First-Time Home Buyers Incentive:<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

One of our clients purchased a home in January 2020, for $260,000,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

and at the bank\u2019s recommendation they jumped on first-time home buyer incentive borrowing 5% or<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

$13,000. In May of 2022, the couple decided to sell their home that had appreciated to $375,000<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

forcing them to pay back the Canadian government $18,750, that\u2019s $5,750 or 31% more in just over 2-years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As much as the Canadian plan seems like a good option; it will cost you twice as much, in the long<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

run, using statistical history. By using this program, the only wealth you are creating, is wealth for<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

the government.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

To make matters worse, the criteria to become eligible for this program is very restrictive<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The incentive is a like a second mortgage on your home that will bring with it additional fees i.e. you are<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

closing on 2 mortgages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

So even if you qualify \u2014 and that\u2019s not a sure thing \u2014 the incentive asks a lot from you, including a<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

potentially massive markup in the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you need someone to demystify this or any other program that is currently being offered, call us at<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

North East mortgages, and one of our brokers will happily meet with you in order what\u2019s right for you<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

and your budget.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

First-time home buyers\u2019 incentive \u2013 follow-up<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n

A couple of weeks ago, we posted a blog questioning whether or not the first-time homebuyers\u2019 incentive offered by the Federal Government was a good, and fair program.<\/p>\r\n

We began the blog by stating, \u201cIs it really?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The Canadian Government offers first time home buyers the possibility to borrow 5 or 10% of the purchase price of a home. They call this program a shared equity mortgage, meaning the government shares in the upside and downside of the property\u2019s value. The borrower pays back the same percentage of the value of the home when it is sold or within a 25-year window.<\/p>\r\n

Now, the federal government is reportedly planning to introduce limits on its First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) program to cover its downside risk.<\/h3>\r\n

What may have seemed like a lucrative proposition for the government over the past several years as home prices soared has become a huge liability in the face of falling valuations.<\/p>\r\n

As a result, the government is reportedly now taking steps to limit its losses\u2014and gains\u2014to a maximum of 8% in either direction, according to a source familiar with the plans.<\/p>\r\n

Wow that seems fair\u2026 the government is in when it suits it, but as the market turns, it is considering protecting itself from the potential downside.<\/p>\r\n

Let\u2019s face it, it has been an unpopular program since its inception; the FTHBI program has received underwhelming response from buyers. The three-year $1.25-billion program had only approved $270 million worth of shared-equity mortgages as of December 31, 2021, with just $253 million in funds having been paid out to first-time buyers. In other words, with just nine months remaining in the program, it had distributed just 20% of its total budget.<\/p>\r\n

There are other ways to reach the same goal; putting you into a home. Want to know what these are, simply contact a mortgage broker at North East Mortgages to find out what these are.<\/p>\r\n

Martin Spalding<\/p>\r\n

North East Mortgages<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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