Fewer than 400 households in the Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria areas have received financial assistance from a federal program for first-time home buyers, despite changes that were intended to make ...

It’s not just first-time buyers who are concerned about skyrocketing home prices. While most homeowners have profited from the rise in property values, not everyone who owns a home walks away with ...

Last week Ottawa cancelled the complex and illogical First-Time Home Buyer Incentive. The federal program was riddled with flaws and it not only didn’t help, but it actually left Canadians who ...

If you’ve never owned a home before — or it’s been a while since you have — you might qualify for a first-time homebuyer loan or assistance. First-time buyer loans typically have more flexible ...

The program was a key part of the Liberal government’s 2019 budget aimed at making home ownership more than a pipe dream for many Canadians You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

On Monday, May 3, the Department of Finance and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) boosted the eligibility for the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI). This increase will, in theory, ...

Canada’s housing agency says it is ending the first-time homebuyer incentive program. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the deadline for new or updated submissions to the program is midnight ...

The FTHBI promises to help make real estate more affordable, but there’s a catch: It’s a loan you have to repay with a share in your home’s growth in value. This article is 1 year old. Some details ...

A millennial teacher could afford to buy a house thanks to a first-time homebuyer assistance program that offered her a $20,000 down payment grant.

Gabriel Haney is looking to buy a one-bedroom apartment in Langley or Burnaby. The 26-year-old from Langley says he hopes to take advantage of B.C.'s First Time Home Buyers' Program, an incentive that ...

Alberta is an attractive place to buy a first home. We look at what first-time buyers can expect in the sunshine province. This article is 1 year old. Some details may be outdated. The mortgage rules ...