“Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. has raised mortgage insurance premiums for the first time since the 1990s, and signalled more hikes could be on the way.”
“CMHC executives said the higher premiums would mean an extra $5 a month for a borrower with a 95-per-cent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and a loan of $248,000. But the increase will be more sizable than that for many people.”
Reports Tara Perkins of the Globe and Mail