Bank of Canada Rises Prime Rate -september 8th 2010
Today the Bank of Canada announced that it is raising the prime rate by one-quarter of a percent for the third time in a row. The bank has observed that economic recovery is continuing to move forward but is improving much more slowly than anticipated. Despite the lackluster economic data the bank still increased ...
Monday Mortgage Review for August 30th 2010
2.70% – 1 Year Fixed 2.90% – 3 Year Fixed 3.69% – 5 Year Fixed (quick close Sept 30th) 2.87% – Merix 50/50 Mortgage (Fixed/Variable hybrid) P-.70 3 Year Variable P-.65 5 Year Variable Prime Rate is currently 2.75%. Bank of Canada Qualifying rate has dropped to 5.39%. NOTE: Rates are subject ...
Monday Interest Rate Review August 23rd 2010
Mortgage interest rates continue to stay low as weak numbers indicate that we are still far from full economic recovery. Rates are always changing and it’s hard for a borrower to explore and shop the entire market to ensure that they are getting the right product and best rate. Mortgage brokers are people who ...
Monday Interest Rate Review for August 16th 2010
If we were to take a general macro view of fixed mortgage rates in Canada one can say that when the markets (i.e. TSX, DOW etc) are strong there is upwards pressure on fixed rate mortgages and the opposite is also true so that when the markets are weak there is downwards pressure on ...
Monday Mortgage Minute for August 9th, 2010
Mortgage interest rates are back down. Way down. I am back from my road trip out West and ready for action. Picking up sound bites from different headlines in the news it looks like the complexion of our Canadian housing market looks just a little bit grayer. With headlines such as “CREA lowers home ...
Mortgage Interest Rates for July 12th
I was out of the city this past Monday camping in Killbear Park far from any internet connection making it impossible to get my Monday Mortgage Minute up. I’ll just briefly post the current rates for anyone who is looking to see how rates have changed since last week. Chris Molder – Son Of ...