That's how a recent IMF* paper characterized Canada's mortgage market.& y9 w1 A* i6 X
( y4 g* g" }1 w. d: \Among other things, it compared Canadian and American mortgages and listed several key differences. Here are the big ones:+ Y& v" t) w |$ t1 |, t
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