Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) 2009 Mortgage Consumer Survey results were released last week, and indicate that nearly 90% of recent home purchasers across the country believe that home ownership is a good long-term investment and that almost 70% think that now is a good time to purchase a home in their community.
Buyers are knowledgeable about the mortgage process and their lender’s assessment of eligibility. For example, 86% are of the view that the level of total housing and other monthly payments should generally not exceed 40% of gross household income, which is in line with generally accepted mortgage lending practices.
Recent buyers are prudent mortgage managers.
According to the survey, 75% of purchasers have a goal to be mortgage free sooner than their original amortization. In fact, 20% of recent purchasers report having made a lump sum payment to their mortgage. [Read more...]
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