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If you have been flirting with the idea of purchasing a new home in the near future, you have undoubtedly heard the words 'stress test.' Stress tests are already mandatory for mortgages in which the down payment is less than 20%, which was initially introduced earlier this year as part of the the Federal Government's attempt to cool the heated hous...