Here's an excerpt from CBC news.
Government lays out fine print of new CMHC program that could contribute 10% to price of first home
The government on Monday released details of a program announced during the last federal budget, an
initiative that could see Canada's housing agency contribute up to 10 per cent
of the price of a buyer's first home if certain conditions are met.
Under the
First Time Home Buyer Incentive program, which was announced in March and
will officially launch in September, a first-time homebuyer who earns less than
$120,000 can qualify. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation would kick in
up to 10 per cent of the purchase price of the home, providing the borrower can
come up with the minimum amount for an insured mortgage, which is now at five per
cent.
If that bar is
met, the CMHC may kick in an additional five per cent of the purchase
price of a resale home. For a newly built home, the CMCH may
contribute up to 10 per cent.
The stakes
from the CMHC would be interest free, meaning no ongoing cost to pay
down, like a mortgage does. But the government says in exchange for its stake,
the CMHC would get to participate "in the upside and downside of
the change in the property value" — which means they would
be entitled to any corresponding increase in the value of a home when the
buyer eventually sells. On the flip side, the government would also on the
hook for any share of the loss if the property depreciates.
On a home
costing $500,000, if the borrower puts up $25,000 and the CMHC puts up the same
amount, the CMHC would then own five per cent of that home.
So if, down the line, the house appreciates to $600,000 and the borrower
wants to sell, they would have to give the CMHC five per cent of the sale
price — $30,000 in this example — not the $25,000 the CMHC put down in the
first place.
While a bill
would be paid down the line, the savings over the years could add up.
In the example above, the program would save a would-be borrower $286 a month
in mortgage costs over the life of the loan, $3,430 a year.
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