Housing Snapshot | Statistics for April | Homes Sold and Selling Prices Up from Last Month

View this email in your browser Brantford Expositor - Despite concerns, Brantford council approves redevelopment of FreshCo Plaza Brantford Expositor - Brantford councillors mull $7-million decision Financial Post – Cottage prices expected to rise with owners in no rush to sell: ReMax Financial Post – Cottage market is seeing 'seven sellers for every three buyers', says Muskoka broker National Post – Increase in capital gains tax rate could spawn cottage sales boom Globe and Mail – CARRICK: How to calculate a capital gain on your cottage or investment property – and very likely save money on taxes Toronto Star – Time to sell your investment property? Claim your cottage as a principal residence? How to navigate the capital gains tax changes Toronto Star – Cottage ‘rebound year.’ Expert predicts prices to spike almost 7 per cent in 2024 Hamilton Spectator – ‘People everywhere are mad at them’: Forge & Foster’s tiny home troubles draw the ire of campground residents across Ontario CBC Toronto – What locals say Honda's historic $15B investment means for Alliston, Ont. Hamilton home prices may rise if mortgage rate drops: CMHC (Global News) Housing predictions for Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo: Report (City News) Greater Toronto Rental Vacancy Rate Soars 30% Higher, Prices Barely Move (Better Dwelling) Cottage prices nearly double in one region of Ontario in 2024 (Insauga) Toronto Mortgage Delinquency Rate Surges 71% Higher (Better Dwelling) 10 best-selling condo buildings in Mississauga, Halton and Toronto, Ontario (Insauga) CREA - Housing Market Snapshot for March 2024 CREA - VIDEO: Housing Market Report CREA - Hints of Active Spring Market in March Housing Data Bank of Canada’s Key Interest Rate Stuck at 5%: Five Ways Your REALTOR® Is There to Help Canada’s latest GDP figures may prompt Bank of Canada summer rate cut: Economists (Canadian Mortgage Trends) CREA - Real advice with Rita: Moving interprovincially, title insurance, bathroom reno decisions CREA - Sustainable home solutions to help you live greener Better Dwelling – Canadian housing agency bizarrely forecasts record home prices and weak economy Financial Post – Canadians putting off plans to buy a home until the Bank of Canada cuts rates Globe and Mail – Majority of aspiring Canadian homeowners awaiting rate cuts before buying, survey shows Globe and Mail – New real estate platform offers an alternative to blind bidding Toronto Star – Bank of mom and dad? New data shows one in six Canadian homeowners born in the '90s co-owns their home with their parents Canadian Mortgage Professional – Home values soared past surging mortgage costs Vancouver Sun – One in five B.C. homeowners born in 1990s co-own with their parents, says report Majority of aspiring homeowners awaiting rate cuts before buying: BMO survey (Canadian Mortgage Trends) Why Canadian mortgage rates may be stealthily heading higher (Financial Post) Real estate terminology for first-time homebuyers Sustainable home solutions to help you live greener Canadians turn to friends and siblings for home buying (Wealth Professional) Latest in Mortgage News: Financial experts see less risk of an imminent recession (Canadian Mortgage Trends) BoC Governing Council divided over timing of rate cuts, but agree they will be gradual (Canadian Mortgage Trends)  For 76% of Canadians who don’t own property, homeownership feels out of reach: CIBC (Real Estate Magazine) More than half of Canadians say 2nd job needed to buy a home: RBC survey (Global News) Three-quarters of recent Canadian homebuyers don’t regret their decision, despite affordability issues (Real Estate Magazine) Canadian Mortgage Changes Blur The Line Between Normal & Crisis: CMHC (Better Dwelling) Equifax Canada testing use of rental payment data for credit scores (Money Sense) Real Estate experts say housing market “very affordable,” but not everyone’s convinced (CKPG Today) Real estate prices rebounded slightly in March (Bay Today)     Diana Winger, REALTOR® CNE, SRS, SRES, ABR Mortgage Agent, Level 1 Valko Financial LTD #13047 eXp Realty | Dominion Lending Centres |  226-705-3369 | 250-588-8839 ON YOUR TEAM! WingerRealEstate.com  |  SearchBestMortgages.com  

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Home Prices Expected to Climb in 2024 CREA | Budget & Housing Plan | Rev Can to Confirm Income

View this email in your browser I hope this message finds you well. I'm thrilled to share some fantastic news that will significantly impact first-time homebuyers across Canada. The federal government has recently announced several initiatives aimed at making homeownership more accessible for first-time buyers.  Starting August 1st, first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes will be eligible for 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages. This extended period provides greater flexibility in managing mortgage payments, easing the financial burden for those embarking on their homeownership journey.  So Let's Break This Down...  Consider the following example:  ●  $750,000 purchase price for a new build ●  Minimum down payment of $50,000 ●  5 year fixed rate of 4.99% Under the current rules with a 25 year amortization, your mortgage payment would be $4,230. With the new rules and a 30 year amortization, your mortgage payment would be $3,881. That's $349 in monthly savings!  This rule change will also provide eligible homebuyers with an additional 5% in purchasing power. For instance, on a $750,000 home purchase, the minimum household income requirement decreases from $179,062 to $169,689.  Contact Me if You Have Questions!  Have questions about these rule changes or want to discuss your options? Please reach out to me for personalized guidance - I'm here to help!  What cottagers need to know about housing affordability measures in the new federal budget (Cottage Life) Here’s how much house prices have increased in 10 years in Ontario (Insauga) Real estate investors, cottage owners could be hit with bigger tax bill following Ottawa’s capital gains change (Toronto Star) Cambridge holds out hope for provincial cash for reaching housing targets (CBC News) 50% of Guelph listings are now condos (Guelph Today) Financial Post – ‘Don’t drag your feet’: Some cottage owners face big decision after budget's tax change National Post – Ontario’s housing supportive infrastructure will benefit from provincial and federal support to increase housing supply Toronto Star – Real estate investors, cottage owners could be hit with bigger tax bill following Ottawa's capital gains change CBC Kitchener Waterloo – Cambridge holds out hope for provincial cash for reaching housing targets Micro-units: A chance to rethink urban living, prioritize affordability & build a better Toronto for all (Real Estate Magazine) Budget 2024 housing highlights: capital gains inclusion rate on secondary homes rises to 66.7% (Canadian Mortgage Trends) Housing starts down seven per cent in March from February: CMHC (Canadian Mortgage Trends) New report suggests Canadian households are turning to 'creative solutions' to get into housing market (CTV News) Does Budget 2024 make it easier to buy a first home in Canada? (Global News) Solving shortage of construction workers key to housing growth: experts (The Hamilton Spectator) Mortgage interest still driving inflation, as overall rate nudges up to 2.9% (CBC News) Asking rent prices in March up 8.8% from year ago, but down from February: Urbanation (Canadian Mortgage Trends) Some fixed mortgage rates are up despite hints of Bank of Canada cuts. Why? (Global News) Sky-high mortgage rates aren’t just crushing homebuyers: Nearly 8 in 10 sellers regret missing the hottest market in decades, survey shows (Yahoo! Finance) The dirty secret of the housing crisis? Homeowners like high prices (Radio Canada) Feds commit to exploring CRA income verification in budget 2024 to address mortgage fraud (Canadian Mortgage Trends). The full announcement can be found here. Home prices expected to climb 4.9% in 2024 as sales rise last month: CREA (Canadian Mortgage Trends) Toronto Star - A Toronto condo sat on the market for months — then the seller tried open bidding. It sold in just over a week CBC News – Do Ottawa's proposed capital gains tax changes affect inherited properties? Financial Post – Canada's budget 2024: Housing strategy could inflict short-term pain, say industry watchers Financial Post – Canadians boosting down payments with family money to enter housing market Financial Post – Pain of Canadians' mortgage payment shock is not over — not by a long shot Financial Post – Ottawa hikes capital gains tax to raise billions for housing Globe and Mail – RBC economist Robert Hogue on where housing prices are heading - and why affordability won’t make a quick return Fixed mortgage rates are rising. What’s the deal? (Canadian Mortgage Trends)Fraud Hitting Canadian Auto and Mortgage Sector (Morning Star) "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." – Winston Churchill We are ready to help you achieve your real estate and mortgage goals. Don't hesitate to contact me for personalized assistance and expert advice. Have a great weekend! d   Check out this view from 7th Heaven on Blackhomb Mountain Fitness Progress Video    Diana Winger, REALTOR® CNE, SRS, SRES, ABR Mortgage Agent, Level 1 Valko Financial LTD #13047 eXp Realty | Dominion Lending Centres |  226-705-3369 | 250-588-8839 ON YOUR TEAM! WingerRealEstate.com  |  SearchBestMortgages.com  

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Federal government announces their Housing Plan

The Canadian government has released Canada's Housing Plan. What follows is the TL;DR overview - for the detail click here.   1) Build more homes: •Introducing an Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance for apartments •Expanding the removal of federal taxes (GST) for rental housing •Increasing the annual limit for Canada Mortgage Bonds •Providing low-cost loans to build apartments for the middle-class •Making the Apartment Construction Loan Program easier and faster to use •Launching Canada Builds, a team Canada approach to building affordable homes for the middle class, including on under-utilized public lands across the country •Building homes on top of shops and businesses •Launching a Historic Public Lands for Homes Plan •Modernizing housing data •Offering low-cost financing for homeowners to add additional suites •Further incentivizing density to existing homes •Investing in Indigenous housing and infrastructure •Supporting Indigenous people living away from their communities in urban, rural, and Northern areas •Helping municipalities legalize housing and streamline approvals •Attaching housing conditions on public transit funding •Building the necessary infrastructure to support growing communities •Leveraging the Canada Infrastructure Bank •Implementing an industrial strategy for home building •Introducing a standardized housing design catalogue •Scaling up new tech to build new homes •Investing in new approaches to home building •Providing low-cost loans to prefabricated housing projects •Simplifying the way that Canada builds homes •Making building codes digital •Training the next generation of skilled trades workers •Improving labour mobility to connect more people to opportunity   2) Make it easier to rent or own a home: •Launching a Tenant Protection Fund •Creating a new Canadian Renters’ Bill of Rights •Leveraging rental payment history to improve credit scores •Extending mortgage amortizations for first-time buyers buying newly built homes •Strengthening the Canadian Mortgage Charter •Leveraging the Tax-Free First Home Savings Account •Increasing the Home Buyers’ Plan withdrawal limit •Extending the grace period to repay Home Buyers’ Plan withdrawals •Making home cheaper to heat, and easier on the environment •Helping municipalities enforce regulations limiting short-term rentals •Removing tax deductions for certain short-term rental operators •Extending the ban on foreign home buyers •Combatting mortgage fraud •Cracking down on real estate fraud •Confronting the financialization of housing   The Canadian Real Estate Association has applauded the Plan - read their press release here.   MPC’s official press release on the 2024 Budget can be found here.   The federal government’s full statement on the 2024 Budget can be found here.  

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