Programs and incentives to help first-time homebuyers

[By Jacqueline Power, Advisor’s Edge] As real estate prices soar in Canada, the government is looking at ways to cool the market while helping new buyers purchase their first home. Ontario is expanding its foreign buyers’ tax and many are watching the April 7 federal budget for additional measures to address affordability. As spring approaches … Read more

First-time home buyers could save $286 a month on mortgage payments under new federal program

[By Colin McCleland, Financial Post] The details of a $1.25 billion home-buyer incentive program that was included in the federal budget shows it will save new owners a few hundred dollars a month on their mortgage. First-time buyers with household incomes less than $120,000 a year could be able to save around $286 a month … Read more