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Feds raise minimum down payment for homes over $500K

Homebuyers will have to put down 10% to qualify for CMHC mortgage insurance

Feds raise minimum down payment for homes over $500K

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Ottawa should consider steps to cool mortgage borrowing

C.D. Howe Institute recommends suggestions

Ottawa should consider steps to cool mortgage borrowing

Prepare for a 10% minimum down payment

Will stiffer rules help cool the red-hot Toronto and Vancouver housing markets?

Prepare for a 10% minimum down payment

interest rates

Bank of Canada keeps interest rate at 0.5%

The economy is adjusting as expected

Bank of Canada keeps interest rate at 0.5%

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high home prices

Canadians feel priced out of their own neighbourhoods

38% of Canadian homeowners felt that housing in their area is unaffordable

Canadians feel priced out of their own neighbourhoods

A better way to think about debt

Forget everything you thought you knew about good debt vs. bad debt

A better way to think about debt

mortgage rate increases

Consider the cost of penalties when breaking a mortgage

Despite low rates, penalties could cost you thousands

Consider the cost of penalties when breaking a mortgage

home ownership

Baby boomers buy luxury real estate and other stats

The average down payment for a first-time homebuyer is $34,000

Baby boomers buy luxury real estate and other stats

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1 in 6 can’t afford $500 mortgage payment increase

27% would need to review their budget

1 in 6 can’t afford $500 mortgage payment increase

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