7 Jul

CMHC UPDATE

General

Posted by: Croydon DeMello

CMHC has lowered their requirement for at least one borrower on a mortgage application to have at a 600 beacon credit score and increased qualifying ratios back to 39% (GDS) & 44% (TDS)

1 Jun

** New Stress Test Effective June 1, 2021 **

General

Posted by: Croydon DeMello

Effective June 1, 2021 for both insured and uninsured mortgages a stress test will apply where the minimum qualifying rate will be the greater of the mortgage contract rate plus 2% or 5.25 percent.

20 May

General

Posted by: Croydon DeMello

‘Today, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced that, effective June 1, the minimum qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages (i.e., residential mortgages with a down payment of 20 percent or more) will be the greater of the mortgage contract rate plus 2 percent or 5.25 percent.
OSFI will review and communicate the qualifying rate at a minimum annually, every December, well in advance of the high-volume housing spring season.’ – OSFI