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Cautionary tale about not having a mortgage in retirement (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I feel for this guy, but something isn't adding up.

he has lived in this house for 3 decades
his mortgage is still so high, that the recent interest rate hikes have taken his mortgage payments from $1K to $2.6K

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[–] Billy_Gnosis 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw something the other week about the Canadian home situation. From what I remember, they don't handle home buying the same way as the U.S. does. They don't have 30 year fixed mortgages then you own your home once it's paid off. They have adjustable rate mortgages that change all the time and constantly get renewed, so your payment can change drastically and you can't ever pay it off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm Canadian. You're right that our mortgages are basically all adjustable rate mortgages as the longest we typically can lock a rate in is 5 years. However, you absolutely can pay it off. Some people just choose not to and keep extending their mortgage. There has to be more to the story like I said. It just doesn't make sense.

[–] Billy_Gnosis 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, wasn't sure I remembered it correctly.