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(Seriously sorry for dumb question) What does that mean for us?
Depends on where you are financially. If you have a fixed rate mortgage that is getting renewed in the next year or two - you'll see a big jump in payments if you aren't able to extend your mortgage.
If you're still on variable, no real change.
If you're renting, rents will continue to climb if interest rates go up or plateau - but don't ever expect prices to come back down, if you're lucky they'll stagnate for a year but that's unlikely because landlords are greedy shits.
Businesses are cutting jobs as there's less money in the market (all going to shelter and food plus general Greed of making less people do the same/more as a larger group), so if you're unfortunate enough to have a mortgage that's renewing soon and you lose your job and EI can't cover the difference, you'll probably have to sell or lose your home... And still be unable to afford rent.
This has been the goal of every level of government for a while, municipalities refused density, provinces refused to prioritize any public housing (Doug in Ontario is sitting on 22 Billion as education, healthcare, and housing are floundering, so he gifts developers billions in prime Greenbelt lands for single detached millionaire homes) and the Feds can't really do much with provincial and municipal governments running interference - aside from use their own central banks to get essentially interest free loans and build federal public housing. Which they should but certainly aren't.
Oh, and the Bank of Canada is crushing developers with interest rates so they're cancelling or pausing projects because they're unprofitable with these interests rates - or they're colluding and holding us over a barrel because our government cannot successfully accomplish anything without overpaying a private business who underpay their workers to do it for them.
If you keep your job and bought a home within your means, it'll be lean times but not impossible to overcome. Don't be afraid to use food banks or anything to keep yourself afloat. Times are tough af and there is little relief on the horizon.
This really helps me understand the situation better. I appreciate the time and thought put into this response. It's times like these I am thankful I didn't overspend. I listened to my parents and bought a house that wasn't flashy but was suitable for my situation. Most people I know did not do that, and I constantly wonder how they are making ends meet. Some of them make less than I do.
Just imagine how young people are coping in other countries without 30 year fixed mortgages. Many of them are coming up for renewal with big rates rises.
The US has 30 year fixed mortgages. We don't. Ours are typically fixed for up to 5 years. Then you get renewed at whatever the current rate is for the remainder of the mortgage.
We actually do have 30 year mortgages too, they just arent common because they cant be insured and you need to have a larger down payment (I think its 20%). The US hands them out like bubblegum. We all know how diligent they are with their lending, but it's not like we are really any better here either.
I'm aware we have 30 year amortization mortgages. When you say 30 years, do you mean that the term is 30 years? That is, the interest rate is kept fixed for 30 years?