I have a question on Completion mortage. If I choose a builder to build the house and choose Completion mortgage option. I will pay 5% at beginning when starting the construction and will only require a mortgage upon closing. My question is whether CMHC will consider that I only pay 5% downpayment and charge the corresponding insurance fee, or CMHC will consider the ammount of downpayment when I require the mortgage upon closing? Thanks.8 V, F* c; d* }7 K; Q8 h4 L6 W
. ^$ |: M- N; r; j3 uAnother question: if I purchase the lot and apply for a mortagage for this lot purchase, does CMHC charge the insurance fee? Thanks.
Question 1:+ j. Y. K' U9 s( y. |% ` } The mortgage company will calculate your downpayment percentage when they need to release the mortgage for your closing. If there is a CMHC insurance fee, the fee will be added to your final mortgage amount. % Y4 Z7 G' M5 A `/ y/ T
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Question 2: if I purchase the lot and apply for a mortagage for this lot purchase, does CMHC charge the insurance fee? Thanks.9 F/ I8 P! r1 ?1 ] Normally, the lending company will not lend money for you to buy a lot (land).
Thank you 衣食住行 and 小狗妈. ' N' D5 v+ r; ]% @0 s+ T 5 F2 H& O ^0 \7 jI have another question. If I choose Completion mortgage option, how much downpayment I need to pay at beginning when starting construction? I saw someone mentioned she only paid 5%. However, some builders told me that they need 20%. I want to check if that is negotiable? Thanks.
Yes, that is a negotiable item. Do you have a realtor? Ask your realtor to talk with the builder. Normally, 5% is good enough. But some builders need 10%. For those builder asking you 20%, their financial situation might not be that good.