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.9 ]$ F. N U3 w+ F9 x1 T
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Another question: if I purchase the lot and apply for a mortagage for this lot purchase, does CMHC charge the insurance fee? Thanks.
Question 1:8 H' _0 W1 I+ |2 w8 a ] 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. 1 h4 q: U c: ]. b( E/ R5 f
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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. $ L) }" B+ a0 qNormally, the lending company will not lend money for you to buy a lot (land).
' [4 C8 }! u5 i9 @3 n8 o# c2 y( `I 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.