Eighty - four per
cent of mortgage holders said they can handle an increase of $ 200 per month in their mortgage payments, and 78 per cent have at least 25 per cent equity in their homes.
Not exact matches
When it comes time for renewal, half the
mortgage holders will likely go with a fixed - rate
mortgage, 25 per
cent say they will select a variable rate, and another 25 per
cent plan to go with a combination
of both.
Only 21 per
cent of mortgage holders would see a significant impact on their standard
of living for a monthly
mortgage rate increase
of $ 100; 53 per
cent would see an impact, with an increase
of $ 200, the study
says.
It
says 42 per
cent of residential
mortgage holders polled have not seen their overall standard
of living significantly affected by the recent
mortgage rate increases.
Over 40 per
cent of all
mortgage holders have at least 50 per
cent of the value
of their homes in equity, and
of all Canadian homeowners, which includes those without
mortgages, 65 per
cent hold at least half the value
of their properties,
says CAAMP.
Mortgage holders are «extremely successful» negotiating their interest rates, knocking off an average
of 1.68 per
cent from the posted rate,
says the association.