Boomer landlords are holding housing hostage

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Boomer landlords are holding housing hostage

The word mortgage has its origins in medieval French jurisprudence. Roughly translated it means “deal unto death.” In the context of Canada’s housing market this etymological root has special resonance. As James Hardwick writes, our homes have been mortgaged by an aging generation hell-bent on carrying them into the grave.