Women are more stressed and less confident than men when buying a home, according to a new study by mortgage insurer Genworth Financial Canada. Here are some of the findings:

• 43 percent of the women surveyed, compared with 32 percent of men, find the home-shopping process stressful.
• 75 percent of women and 60 percent of men say it is important to have a simple and easy-to-understand mortgage structure.
• 65 percent of women want the security of low and level monthly mortgage payments, while only 50 percent of men say this is critically important.

Source: The Globe and Mail (Canada), Chaya Cooperburg