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In which case you'll need minimum 5% and will pay a CMHC or Genworth insurance premium which can be as high as 4% of purchase price.....Allow me to elaborate on the above a little.With high-ratio, insured mortgages - whether via CMHC or one of the private insurers (Genworth, Canada Guaranty) - ratios to an LTV of 95% (5% downpayment) are available for single family homes (SFH) or duplexes, while ratios to an LTV of 90% (10% downpayment) are available for triplexes and quadriplexes.As a new immigrant, the OP would be eligible for the Newcomer Program which allows for an LTV up to 90%The insurance premiums range from 0.6% to as much as 6.6% depending on whether you are using a "non-traditional" downpayment and want to have mortgage portability.

Hi Mike,The most often used search criteria are (local) immigration, unemployment rate, income growth, housing affordability.

It really depends on what the community needs and the zoning involved.Could make a nice private school for new Muslim immigrants who need schools in their own language.Could be a unique youth Hostel for foreign travelers.Charming bookstore and cafe.Just depends on the location in the community.

Hey my name is Mustafa and I am extremely excited to get into the real estate game.My family immigrated here 15 years ago and I've lived in Michigan since that time!

Greece, Italy, and Spain, to name a few, are draining an incredible amount of money from productive nations in the EU, and along with the Brexit and immigration, may result in a crumbling of the EU.

Does anyone happen to know if someone on a H1B visa or a green card can be a member in an LLC?Thanks,Tyler

The only thing I can think that pushes this real estate market is legal and illegal immigration from South America.

Word on this side of the pond is that you have some unruly immigrants that keep wanting to blow things up and some kook in London Town that wants to let them.

I was looking over my tax returns as we prepare some immigration documents for change of status for my wife and noticed in 2015 Schedule E/ form 8582 I didn't deduct the passive losses from my W2 income/AGI, but in 2016 I did.I used H&R block both years, and can't imagine anything changed year over year other than 2015 is 5mo of rental income, and 2016 was 12.