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CMHC

CMHC

Please click the link to view an article titled "Canada's government will puncture any housing bubble: finance minister"

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Feds+will+puncture+housing+bubble+Flaherty/2359742/story.html

Some of the Key Points:

-CMHC may increase required down payments and decrease amortization periods. Thus, homebuyers will need 10% down and 30 year amortization. As opposed to the current 5% down, 35 year amortization. Please note that this is still just a rumour, nothing has come into affect to date.