| ABS | Asset-backed securities |
| CMHC | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| CMBS | Commercial mortgage-backed securities |
| CRE CLO | Commercial real estate collateralised loan obligations |
| CRTs | Credit Risk Transfer securities |
| DSTI | Debt service to income |
| DTI | Debt to income |
| EPC | Energy performance certificate |
| EJ | Exajoule |
| ETF | Exchange-traded fund |
| ETS | Emission trading scheme |
| FHA | US Federal Housing Administration |
| FHFA | US Federal Housing Finance Agency |
| FSB | Financial Stability Board |
| FUA | Functional Urban Area |
| GBRS | Green building rating system |
| GFC | Global financial crisis |
| GHD | Geography of Housing Database |
| GML | Green mortgage loan |
| GSE | Government-sponsored entity |
| GT | Gigatonne |
| IOSCO | International Organization of Securities Commissions |
| LTV | Loan to value |
| MBS | Mortgage-backed security |
| MID | Mortgage interest deductibility |
| MMF | Money market fund |
| mREIT | Mortgage real estate investment trust |
| MSR | Mortgage servicing right |
| MT | Megatonne |
| NBFI | Non-bank financial institution |
| OEF | Open-ended fund |
| PMI | Private mortgage issuance |
| REIT | Real estate investment trust |
| REMF | Real estate mutual fund |
| RMBS | Residential mortgage-backed securities |
Brick by Brick (Volume 2)
Better Housing Policies in the Post-COVID-19 Era
