First-time buyers can now take a mortgage up to 30 years — as long as it’s a newly built home

First-time home buyers can take out a mortgage of up to 30 years starting today. The federal government says this is to help younger Canadians reach their dream of home ownership. But there’s a catch: these 30-year amortizations must be for newly built homes, including condos and townhouses.

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