Co-signing for a child's mortgage is a bigger commitment than most parents realize. BNN Bloomberg asked me to walk through the risks. The framing I use with families: you are not 'helping with' the mortgage — you are on the mortgage. Every late payment, every refinance, every default is yours. We talk through that fully before any signature.
Parents co-signing for their child's mortgage is 'fraught' with risks: brokers
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