USE YOUR RRSP’S TO BUY NOW!
Posted by Richard Moxley on September 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment

How to use your RRSP’S to BUY NOW!
Calgary
is definitely a buyers market as we all know and have heard many times. So why aren’t people buying? We have all been complaining on how we didn’t buy more properties a couple years ago when the prices were so great. Well now that time has come again but yet there aren’t many are buying. I know that a lot has to do with fear of what is happening in the States and most believe prices will drop much more, but for many I believe the problem starts with not having the down payment. If you are a first time home buyer now is a great time to get into your first home. One way of doing that is using your registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) before they are worth even less. You can use up to $20,000 if you qualify as a first time home buyer. That is at least a 5% down payment on a great property here in
Calgary. Interest rates are low right now which could make your monthly costs cheaper to be in your own home then renting somewhere else. Not to mention with so many properties on the market you can negotiate better terms and lower prices. Click here to see a graph that outlines on how tp use your RRSP’s in the Home Buyers Program. To see if you are eligible for this program please feel free to contact me to go over it more in detail. Also please check the Canada Revenue Agency site for the most current edition.