Easier Mortgage Rules Are No Fix for Canada’s Housing Crisis

Easier Mortgage Rules Are No Fix for Canada’s Housing Crisis

From bnnbloomberg.ca

Mortgage rule changes introduced by the finance department this week aren’t sufficient to address the affordability crisis faced by many Canadians, according to two of the nation’s largest banks. The finance department unveiled a new benchmark interest rate on Tuesday as part of stress tests that determine whether people qualify for insured mortgages. This comes after criticism that the policy was too tight and unfairly kept younger, first-time buyers out the market. The gap between the old qualifying rate and the new rate is about 30 basis points, which will allow the median household in Canada to buy C$13,500 ... (full story)

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