AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSE PURCHASE FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS IN CANADA

information for uottawa mba students looking to purchase their first home in canada

average price of housing in major canadian cities

Current Percentage of Salary Used to Pay Total Monthly Home Ownership Costs

0 %

ASSUMPTIONS:

  • $674,000 MORTGAGE after down payment
  • $80,000 MEDIAN SALARY for MBA graduates
  • $4,969 MONTHLY SALARY after tax 
  • $1,100 ANCILLARY costs

AFFORDABILITY (HOme ownership COSTS VS. SALARY)

Group
MBA 5100

References

Canada, F. C. A. of. (2024, August 16). Government of Canada. Canada.ca. https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/buying-home.html

Interest rates posted for selected products by the Major Chartered Banks. Bank of Canada. (n.d.). https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/banking-and-financial-statistics/posted-interest-rates-offered-by-chartered-banks/#download

CREA. (n.d.). https://www.crea.ca/housing-market-stats/mls-home-price-index/hpi-tool

David, J. (2024, September 17). Best mortgage rates Canada: Compare Canada Mortgage rates. Ratehub.ca. https://www.ratehub.ca/best-mortgage-rates

MBA salary in Canada – average salary. Talent.com. (n.d.-a). https://shorturl.at/KY8Kf