Zakiya is a staff writer with STOREYS. She has reported on real estate for Apartment Therapy, Curbed, and Post City Magazines. She also writes a quarterly series for a Canadian design publication.
Amid higher monthly mortgage and rent payments, a new survey reveals that 31% of Canadians have had to “seek additional income” in order to make ends meet.As interest rates climbed to a 22-year high over the past year and a half, Canadians have seen their shelter costs soar. As such, survey after survey has shown that Canadians are stressed about their current mortgage and rent dues .
That latter figure packs a bigger punch when you consider that close to a third of mortgages across Canada will be up for renewal over the next 18 months, according tofrom Royal LePage. Royal LePage also notes that, as renewals fast approach, 24% of mortgage borrowers concerned about renewals have considered extending their amortization periods, 23% have thought about switching to another lender, and 18% have contemplated extending their next mortgage term.
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