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  • December
  • New Mortgage Rules Will Negatively Affect Housing Market: Report

    categories: Mortgages

    There could be an 8% decline in housing market activity due to new mortgage rules, according to a report from Mortgage Professionals Canada (MPC).

  • January
  • Will Mortgage Rates Rise or Fall?

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    This month, a couple of Canada’s Big Five banks announced they were increasing mortgage rates. Does that mean rates will keep rising?

  • The State of Canada’s Residential Mortgage Market

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    Low interest rates are having a positive impact on how quickly Canadians are paying down their mortgages, finds a report from Mortgage Professionals Canada (formerly CAAMP).

  • December
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    Monday Mortgage Update: December 12, 2011

    categories: Mortgage Rate Updates

    “Barring a recession, don’t expect [interest rates] to go any lower.” –TD Economics Since the Bank of Canada announced it was keeping the benchmark overnight rate at 1.0% last week, most lenders did not move their … Read More

  • Current Mortgage Rates

    Monday Mortgage Update: December 5, 2011

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    Good news may be on the way for mortgage-rate shoppers. Several Government of Canada (GoC) bond yields, which drive fixed mortgage rates, dropped at the end of last week. It was a relatively minor drop, but … Read More

  • November
  • Current Mortgage Rates Canada

    Monday Mortgage Update: November 21, 2011

    categories: Mortgage Rate Updates

    The annual inflation rate dropped back down below the three percent mark to 2.90% in October, which in all likelihood diminishes most rate cut expectations going forward. It’s important to note that the inflation rate is … Read More

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    Monday Mortgage Update: November 14, 2011

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    Variable rate mortgage are starting to climb again as they made a big jump from last week (up 22 basis points). Discounts on 5-year variable mortgages have been steadily climbing since the end of the summer. … Read More

  • October
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    Monday Mortgage Update: October 31, 2011

    categories: Mortgage Rate Updates

    The major mortgage news from last week was the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement that saw the overnight rate remain at 1.0%. There wasn’t much movement from 5-year fixed mortgage rates last week as 5-year … Read More

  • June
  • How to predict interest and mortgage rate movements

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    As a commentator in the mortgage space and a hub for comparing mortgage rates in Canada, we get asked a lot of questions about the direction of mortgage rates. The most common iteration is: “When will … Read More

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