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Changing amortization, cap on insured mortgages not the answer to affordability: CMHC (ca.style.yahoo.com)
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The head of Canada's housing agency says measures such as extending mortgage amortizations and changing the threshold to qualify for an insured mortgage are not the answer to the country's housing affordability challenges.

Even though homeowners have seen a rapid increase in what they are paying to cover mortgages as interest rates have risen, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. president and chief executive Romy Bowers is not in favour of allowing borrowers to repay their mortgages over longer periods of time.

"That just makes credit more available," she told The Canadian Press.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I found this interesting, but not at all surprising:

Bowers' view is partly based on what happened in the U.K., where the government introduced a program that gave first-time homebuyers in London "generous" down payment grants.

When the program was later assessed, Bowers explained, they found the prices of starter homes had gone up by the exact amount of the government subsidy, essentially wiping out any affordability gains.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Its almost as if capitalism doesn't have the individual's best interest at heart.