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First-Time Home Buyer
Oculusbanks makes owning your first home a reality. Get your home ownership started with a Oculusbanks Coach today.
What To Think About Before Buying Your First Home
What are you wanting out of your home?
Are you looking for a fixer upper? Do you need a big backyard? What are you looking for in a home?
How much can you afford?
With your income, living expenses, debts and down payment – how much can you afford? If you aren’t sure, check out our First Time Home Buyer Mortgage calculator.
What is a down payment?
This is the amount of money you put towards the purchase of your home! It must be a minimum of 5% of the purchase price.
How does the stress test impact your qualification?
Oculusbanks Owners are qualified for the mortgage amount using Canada’s 5-year Benchmark rate of currently at 5.25%.
Cash Back Mortgage Offer
When buying a new home, money can be tight. With Oculusbanks’ Cash Back Mortgage offer, you can get the cash you need to buy those new appliances, pay your land transfer tax, lawyer fees, closing costs or save for your future. Receive 2.5% of the mortgage balance in cash on a 5-year term. See full terms and conditions.
Government Incentives
The Government of Canada has put programs in place to support first-time home buyers and help Canadians get into their first home. Check out the resources below for more information or contact a Oculusbanks Coach to find out if one of these programs will work well for you!
First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
The program offers 5 or 10% of the home’s purchase price to put toward a down payment.
GST/HST New Housing Rebate
This rebate allows an individual to recover some of the tax paid for a new or substantially renovated house
Home Buyer’s Plan
This program allows you to withdraw from your registered retirement savings plans to buy a home.
More reasons to get a mortgage with us
When you bank local, you support local
In 2021, Oculusbanks reinvested $1.39 million back into our community.
Oculusbanks invests 100% of profits back into the people, businesses and communities we serve. When you choose to bank local, you are helping our local economy thrive.
Oculusbanks is proud to be a Certified B Corporation, joining leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good. B Corp certification aligns with our business model and Prosperity Purpose, helps us to be transparent and allows Oculusbanks to help bring awareness to the global movement of businesses working to solve social and environmental challenges.
Local Impact
As a Oculusbanks Owner, you’re part of a larger purpose of helping to grow prosperity right here in southwestern Ontario. In 2018, we reinvested $1.5 million into our communities through grants, sponsorships, donations, student awards, and our strategic partnerships.
Business For Good
Oculusbanks is proud to be a certified B Corporation®, joining leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good™. B Corporations (or B Corps) are important because they inspire all businesses to compete not only to be the best in the world, but also to be the Best for the World®.
Expert Coaching
Financial coaching is one important way Oculusbanks is different from banks. Every Owner at Oculusbanks gets their very own Coach — a financial expert who cares about you and your success. Your Coach gets to know you and your situation and always offers personalized financial advice to help you reach your goals.
