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51% of Canadians $200 away from not making ends meet
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Why on earth would anyone sign an ARM when rates were lower than at any previous point in history?
Wow, that's ridiculous! So you have no idea what your mortgage is going to be from semi-decade to the next. Fucking crazy.
even people who signed for a fixed rate are screwed when they have to renew though
You are screwed for sure if you shopped at the top of your approval range in one of the hotter high value markets or immediately ate up the rest of your GDS/TDS with truck/SUV loans, renovations or other expenses. However, There will be Canadians who are in a position to handle a rate increase from 2.3% to 6% or so, when their renewals come up.
The context here is that over half the population is 200 bucks away from not being able to make ends meet. So, clearly lots of people will not be able to handle large increases in mortgage payments. Meanwhile, those who do will be pushed further to the margins.
The fault is entirely with the government for failing to regulate banks predatory practices.
We don't have to renew in the USA. Someone else explained the way they work in Canada and yeesh! That's hella lame.
Yeah, I was talking with a friend in US about this and he was absolutely shocked that you have to renew the mortgage every 3 years of so in Canada.
I can't imagine having to completely re-adjust your budget every 3 years, despite making a 30 year commitment and shelling out most or all of your life savings.
it's a completely nonsensical system