The new mortgage rules, announced last December by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, dictate that buyers must put down 10 per
cent down on the portion of the home's price above $ 500,0000
The guidelines — or «stress test» — issued by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) on October 17, 2017, will mean that lower - risk home buyers (those with more than 20 per
cent down on their new home) will join higher - risk borrowers in having to qualify for a mortgage at a higher interest rate than the one at which they will actually borrow.
Under the rules, a buyer paying more than 20 per
cent down on their home purchase must prove they can carry their monthly payments at either their contract rate plus two per cent, or at the Bank of Canada's benchmark rate — whichever is higher.
The firm figured that, based on certain assumptions, about 650,000 current renters under 50 years old could afford to carry a $ 350,000 mortgage (which is about 10 per cent less than the average resale price in the country), assuming that they put 20 per
cent down on an uninsured 30 - year mortgage with a 3.75 - per - cent mortgage rate.
You need it if: You're a buyer who has put less than 20 per
cent down on your home.
Under the changes, homebuyers must now put at least 10 per
cent down on the portion of a home that costs more than $ 500,000.
For added context, Hart has saved six from 24 which sees him come out four per
cent down on his teammate.
Under the rules, a buyer paying more than 20 per
cent down on their home purchase must prove they can carry their monthly payments at either their contract rate plus two per cent, or at the Bank of Canada's benchmark rate — whichever is higher.
The scrip opened as much as 9 per
cent down on Thursday and hit an intraday low and high of Rs 95.05 and Rs 125.70, respectively.
Not exact matches
Bank of America
on Tuesday said Berkshire exercised warrants to acquire its shares for roughly $ 7.14 each, well below their closing price of $ 23.58,
down 14
cents from Monday.
On Tuesday, the company's shares were down 55 cents to C$ 8.78 on the TSX and off 29 cents to US$ 8.53 in New Yor
On Tuesday, the company's shares were
down 55
cents to C$ 8.78
on the TSX and off 29 cents to US$ 8.53 in New Yor
on the TSX and off 29
cents to US$ 8.53 in New York.
Brent crude oil futures were
down 14
cents at $ 73.72 a barrel at 1128 GMT, some 2 percent below the November 2014 high of $ 75.47 reached
on Tuesday.
Those poor handset sales weighed
on BlackBerry's revenue, which was US$ 1.2 billion,
down 56 per
cent from a year ago when it didn't have the new smartphone models
on the market.
Shares in chocolate retailer Yowie Group dropped 21 per
cent today after the company announced sales in the United States so far this quarter have been well
down on expectations thanks to growing competition.
Motor vehicles sales in Western Australia for the year to November are
down 8.5 per
cent on the same period last year, with sports utility vehicles the only part of the market that held up.
Adjusted earnings were
down year -
on - year from 69
cents per share to 65
cents per share — Wall Street had been expecting 70
cents.
End - of - financial - year specials failed to maintain May's positive tone
on new car sales for Western Australia, with numbers for June
down 5.5 per
cent as the financial year ended with a whimper.
Western Australian automotive sales have gone against the national trend for the month of July,
down nearly 13 per
cent on those of July 2014, despite a national increase in sales.
On the Toronto Stock Exchange, the airline's shares, which tripled last year, closed
down three
cents at $ 8.77 in Tuesday trading.
On Jan. 2, the managers put down $ 200,000 on what looked like a lottery ticket, with each SVXY put costing 34 cent
On Jan. 2, the managers put
down $ 200,000
on what looked like a lottery ticket, with each SVXY put costing 34 cent
on what looked like a lottery ticket, with each SVXY put costing 34
cents.
The industry is also getting a boost from the low Canadian dollar, which closed
down 0.54 of a U.S.
cent at 75.40
cents U.S
on Monday.
Information technology stocks were
down 0.7 per
cent as Research In Motion (TSX: BB) lost 7.8 per
cent, or 86
cents, to $ 10.22 after surprising investors with a first - quarter loss
on Friday.
That means cobbling together a 20 per
cent down payment by any means necessary — whether it be relying
on parents for assistance or taking out a loan.
Iron ore explorer Gindalbie Metals has detailed a $ 586 million loss for the financial year, which was previously flagged
on the back of a write -
down of its 48 per
cent stake in the Karara project.
Gold stocks led declines, off 2.9 per
cent, as August bullion moved
down $ 12.30 to US$ 1,243.40 an ounce
on the Nymex.
That was
down on budgeted revenue of $ 32.2 million and largely a consequence of an 8 per
cent drop in levies paid from residential construction.
However, the company's stock fell as much as five per
cent Wednesday to $ 27.87
on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it reported sales totalled $ 390.9 million,
down from $ 394.2 million and adjusted earnings of 24
cents per share, which slightly missed analysts» expectations of 25
cents per share, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery was 87
cents down at $ 67.70 a barrel, after settling 47
cents higher
on Monday.
Shares in Research In Motion were
down 73
cents, or 5.1 per
cent, to $ 13.40
on the Toronto Stock Exchange in afternoon trading.
Shares in Sun - Rype, which revealed the proposal after the close of markets Friday, closed
down 29
cents at $ 5.76
on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The energy sector dipped slightly as concerns about global energy demand sent the July crude contract
down 50
cents to US$ 93.65 a barrel in electronic trading
on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
On Nov. 30, several eligibility rules will tighten on mortgages where borrowers made down payments of at least 20 per cent of the purchase pric
On Nov. 30, several eligibility rules will tighten
on mortgages where borrowers made down payments of at least 20 per cent of the purchase pric
on mortgages where borrowers made
down payments of at least 20 per
cent of the purchase price.
Cash burn for the quarter was $ 400,000,
down 35 per
cent from the same quarter last year, reflecting management's ongoing focus
on expense management.
That brings the effective tax rate
on the income
down to about 20 per
cent.
Brent crude, which is used to price international varieties of oil, was
down 47
cents to $ 112.86 per barrel
on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for November delivery was
down 21
cents at $ 91.91 a barrel in electronic trading
on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Shares in the convenience store and gas station operator (TSX: ATD.B) closed
down $ 3.04, or five per
cent, at C$ 58.35
on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
On the Toronto Stock Exchange, CGI's shares were
down 73
cents, or 1.54 per
cent, at $ 46.54 in morning trading Wednesday.
The company's senior unsecured bonds due in 2018 last traded Thursday at 5.25
cents on the dollar,
down from 72
cents the week before the bankruptcy filing, according to Trace bond - price data.
The announcements Wednesday sent shares of the company, which produces and distributes medical marijuana,
down as much as 30 per
cent on the Canadian Securities Exchange to $ 1.70 per share from Tuesday's closing price of $ 2.49.
Barrick's share price was
down about 3.8 per
cent to $ 16.49 in late afternoon trading
on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Target's stock, traded
on the New York Stock Exchange, was last
down by 60
cents in choppy pre-market trading.
«If you can buy a building that was 25 per
cent more expensive three years ago and the dollar is also
down, that's a windfall situation if you're willing to hold
on to it.»
July Brent futures were
down 29
cents at $ 72.84 a barrel by 11:06 EDT (1706 GMT), after falling nearly 3 percent
on Tuesday to their lowest in two weeks.
BlackBerry shares were
down 60
cents at C$ 8.48
on the Toronto Stock Exchange before a trading halt.
Revenue was $ 12 billion,
down slightly year
on year, while earnings were 57
cents per share.
TransCanada shares closed
down 57 Canadian
cents at C$ 56
on the Toronto Stock Exchange
on Tuesday.
On the cost side, the same increase in the policy rate might cut output by up to 1 per
cent and push inflation
down by 0.5 percentage point relative to what it would have been otherwise.
Wall Street had expected Yahoo to earn 10
cents a share
on $ 1.08 billion in the quarter,
down from 16
cents a year ago.
The financials sector was the only decliner
on the Toronto Stock Exchange in early trading Wednesday,
down by 0.17 per
cent.