Mortgage terms : a study of optimal term selection in Canada, 1960-1994 / prepared for: Market Analysis Centre, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation; prepared by: Mary McDonough Research Associates.: NH15-930/1996E-PDF

"Canadian households who are either renewing an existing mortgage or getting a mortgage for the first time continue to be confronted with the issue of which is the optimal mortgage term choice. Indeed, the question for most mortgage borrowers remain - should they lock into a longer term rate or should they go short and roll their mortgage over continuously into short terms? The objective of this technical paper is to address several key issues related to mortgage term selection. The paper first compares, on an historical basis, the relative costs of consistently choosing a short-term rollover strategy versus locking into a five-year term mortgage. The historical analysis encompasses the period from 1960 - 1994"--Executive summary.

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Department/Agency Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Market Analysis Centre, issuing body.
Mary McDonough Research Associates, issuing body.
Title Mortgage terms : a study of optimal term selection in Canada, 1960-1994 / prepared for: Market Analysis Centre, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation; prepared by: Mary McDonough Research Associates.
Variant title Mortgage term selection : optimal strategies
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation].
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes summary in English and French.
Publishing information [Ottawa, Ont.] : Market Analysis Centre, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation, July 1996.
Description 1 online resource (23 pages) : charts
Catalogue number
  • NH15-930/1996E-PDF
Subject terms Mortgage loans -- Canada -- History.
Prêts hypothécaires -- Canada -- Histoire.
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