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Jim Flaherty Comments On Tighter Lending Standards & Canadian Mortgages
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has come forward to state that regulations for real estate purchases and mortgage amortizations could change soon. In view of the recently meltdown in the US that caused a global recession, he motioned his intentions were to increase the minimum down payment (probably to 10%) and lower the over all amortization from 35 years (high-ratio) and 40 years (conventional) to a lower amount (likely 30 years) amortization. Home owners are taking on too much debt and if they are forced to save more to create a larger down payment, it will help for the overall stability of the country. Unlike the US, our banking system is still very secure and citizens in general have reasonable debt loads. However the American economy is very fragile and could crumble at any time. The more we are prepare with limited debt and the ability to handle larger rates, the better. With a larger initial down payment, we will be able to handle a drop in home prices when it comes to refinancing or selling. The initial concern of these potential changes will affect home values. The amount of buyers will decrease significantly causing more supply and less competition. First home buyers will also be hit hard with this including existing owners and investors. Too many Canadians rely on their home equity as a source of income instead of a retire fund avenue. This is terrible financial planning and many will be impacted down the road. Personally I think they should tighten qualification guidelines prior to resorting to such extreme measures. Please see the below article by CTV for the official release.
CTV.ca News Staff
Date: Sun. Dec. 20 2009 11:05 PM ET
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he’s watching the country’s hot real estate market closely, and may impose measures to make it harder for Canadians to obtain a mortgage. “If we see further evidence that there is excessive demand in the housing market or that there’s an indication that people are taking on obligations that they will not be able to handle in the future when interest rates rise, then we will take some action,” Flaherty said on CTV’s Question Period, which will air this week. He added that he’s considering a few different options to cool down the housing market if it’s deemed necessary. “The likely action we will take is to increase the size of the down payment from 5 per cent to a higher number, reduce the amortization — bring it down from 35 years to something less,” he said. Such measures would make it more difficult for Canadians to obtain a mortgage and buy a home, without having to increase the prime interest rate.
Earlier this month, Statistics Canada released data showing that the country’s housing market was heating up. On Dec. 8, the agency said the average price for a home in Canada’s major markets was $368,665 as of October — an 18 per cent jump compared to a year earlier. Quebec and Ontario saw record home sales during that month. Between January and October, the total number of building permits issued by municipalities in Canada was worth $48.3 billion. During that same period in 2008, the total value of municipal building permits in Canada was 20.8 per cent higher. In the residential category it was the third-straight month that permit values rose. In October, residential permits were up 3.8 per cent compared to September, to $3.4 billion. The numbers suggest that home buyers are taking full advantage of historically low interest rates, borrowing larger amounts of money to pay for mortgages. However, the worry is that they may not be able to afford those larger mortgages once the recession subsides and interest rates rise, pushing up monthly mortgage payments.
Some economists say that placing controls on mortgage lending would be a good idea. Ian Lee, a professor of business administration at Carleton University, said he’s fearful of the spike in housing prices. “Although we don’t have inflation in most of our sectors, we have it in one sector, and that’s real estate,” Lee said.
With a report from CTV’s Graham Richardson
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