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Yukon launches first-time homebuyer loan program to pay up to half of down payments

April 24, 2025 No Comments

Yukon’s government is launching a first-time homebuyer program in the territory that will see eligible residents receive low-interest loans to help with down payments.

CMHC discontinues First-Time Home Buyer Incentive

CMHC to scrap First-Time Home Buyer Incentive and refocus funding on other tools

March 1, 2024 No Comments

The government has announced it will be discontinuing its First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) program later this month.

EXCLUSIVE: CMHC to introduce limits on First-Time Home Buyer Incentive amid falling home prices (updated)

May 27, 2022 2 Comments

Now that home prices have started to fall from their February peak, the federal government is reportedly planning to introduce limits on its First-Time Home Buyer Incentive program to cover its downside risk.

Reaction to the 2022 Budget Housing Initiatives

April 7, 2022 No Comments

Heading into Thursday’s federal budget, it was no secret that measures aimed at addressing housing affordability would figure prominently.

Buyers shun first-time home buyers incentive

Homebuyers Shun CMHC’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive

June 23, 2021 5 Comments

The federal government’s First-Time Home Buyers Incentive was meant to offer a path to homeownership for those unable to tap the ‘Bank of Mom and Dad’ for down payment assistance.

First-Time Home Buyer Incentive 2.0 Now Available

May 3, 2021 1 Comment

Long-awaited tweaks to the government’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive became official on Monday.

First-Time Home Buyer Incentive to Become More Useful in Select Markets

December 4, 2020 No Comments

First-time homebuyers in three of Canada’s most expensive housing markets will soon have an easier time qualifying for the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI).

First-time home buyer incentive fails to launch

CMHC’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Off to a Slow Start

February 3, 2020 7 Comments

Four months after its official launch, CMHC’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive had funded just 4% of its three-year goal, according to new data provided by

Paul Taylor and Evan Siddall at the MPC Conference

CMHC’s Siddall Defends Policies, Provides Update on the FTHBI

November 25, 2019 No Comments

For the second year, Evan Siddall, President and CEO of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, attended the National Mortgage Conference in Toronto to defend

Reaction to First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Tweaks

September 12, 2019 No Comments

The Liberal Party’s promise to tweak the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive—just 10 days after it was launched—is being viewed by many as nothing more than

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