More on the new CMHC Mortgage Rules for Real Estate
March 9, 2010 by Tessa Corley-Rae
I just spoke with my friend and mortgage broker Terry Caldie from the Mortgage Centre in Calgary about CMHC’s new mortgage regulations for homeowners and property investors. These new rules are nothing to panic about, in fact, up until 2 years ago these rules were exactly how CMHC ran any way. What people have to realize is that Convensional Mortgages (where people place 20% or more down as a down payment) are still exactly the same as they were before. However, the good news is buyers can still avoid CMHC with only 20% down, rather than the previous 25% that was required only months ago for a convensional mortgage. 2 years ago the government decided to create a “stimulous package” for buying property, this was inlight of the down turn in the economy that we have just pushed through. This “stimulous package” included relaxed rules for buying revenue properties, as well as large refinancing options.
Please see below for my interpretation of the new rules: