Insured or Uninsured Mortgages- Which One To Choose?
Having trouble deciding between an insured and an uninsured mortgage? Home purchase mortgages in Abbotsford can be classified as either insured or uninsured, regardless of the bank or lender you are working with. The possibility to buy with as low as a 5% down payment is one of the numerous benefits of being a first-time home buyer in Canada. This would fall under the category of insured mortgage. Instead, a 20% down payment on a rental property would be referred to as an uninsured mortgage. What is an insured mortgage? One of Canada's three main default mortgage insurers including, Canada Guaranty, Sagen (formerly Genworth), and Canada Housing Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) backs an "insured mortgage". OSFI, a government organization that oversees more than 400 federally regulated financial institutions, requires that every home bought in Canada with less than 20% down be insured by one of the three insurers due to the elevated risk involved in lending more than 80% of t...