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Having a sufficient down payment to afford the home they want is the largest concern of first-time buyers according to a new survey.

The still-rising prices of homes in many Canadian markets are making homeownership increasingly unaffordable and mortgages harder to secure.

The head of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. has opened the door to the possibility of increasing the minimum down payment needed to buy a house, though a change is not ... More

Canadian bankers are calling on the government to take further steps to cool surging housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver.

The Liberal government could be about to impose tougher restrictions on homebuyers by raising the minimum downpayment for a government-insured mortgage.