3/20/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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It took some time, but mortgage rates are now responding to last week’s plunge in bond yields stemming from fears about systemic financial risk in the U.S. and ... More

11/3/2022 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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The Bank of Canada is almost done with its current series of rate hikes, but consumers should brace for higher borrowing costs before the end, according to central bank ... More

8/5/2022 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Trend builds on substantial annual increase in Canadian residential mortgage debt last year.
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6/8/2022 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Anabela Serra
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Central bank's outsized rate increases having a big impact, according to RBC.
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6/1/2022 | Posted in Home Buyers by Anabela Serra
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Many wonder if and how their credit score affects their ability to buy a house.
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3/5/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Remember the Bank of Canada’s anxiety over worrisome consumer debt loads and housing imbalances? So much for that.
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1/17/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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The 2020s won’t be the decade to lock into a long-term fixed mortgage, according to RBC Economics.
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9/6/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Canada's mortgage market has been turned upside down, and it's giving borrowers an uncommon advantage, a new report suggests.
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7/28/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Strange Things: Canadians can now get a lower interest rate on a new mortgage by locking into a fixed rate, rather than opting for a variable rate.
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7/18/2019 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Those renewing or about to renew their mortgages can breathe a sigh of relief: The era of higher interest rates appears to have been short-lived.
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6/11/2019 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Canadian mortgage rates have already tumbled in recent months and more discounts could be on the way for homebuyers, a according to a new forecast.
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5/6/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Goodbye, variable-rate mortgage. Everyone’s going fixed these days, and for good reason.
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4/3/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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The Bank of Canada is likely to stand pat on interest rates for the remainder of this year and well into 2020, according to the chief economist of BMO Financial Group.
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12/6/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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If you’re shopping for a mortgage and believe what the bond market is telling us, it implies your odds of success with a fixed rate may have just changed.
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11/6/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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As Canadian mortgages come up for renewal, many households are starting to experience what TD Economics has dubbed a “completely new phenomenon” – higher ... More

10/5/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Homeowners could be facing two interest rate rises in the coming months according to an updated forecast by CIBC.
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7/11/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 ½ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 ¾ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ... More

6/25/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Economists still expect BoC rate rise but the numbers need to stack up.
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5/28/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Canada’s big banks are locked in a competitive pricing war over variable-rate mortgages, but economic trends point to more interest rate hikes ahead — leaving ... More

4/27/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Latest data from Statistics Canada showed that mortgage interest costs increased by 2.8% in March, representing the biggest rise since April 2009.
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9/6/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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The Bank of Canada forged ahead with another interest rate hike in a nod to the country’s surging economy, while signaling its appetite for further tightening may be ... More

8/25/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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“Hey Siri, what’s the best mortgage rate?”
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8/22/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Canadians have qualified for much larger mortgages over the past two decades due to record-low interest rates, and that has impacted affordability according to the Fraser ... More

8/16/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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The latest forecast from CIBC Capital Markets is for Canadian interest rates to increase again in December this year.
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7/28/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Canada’s economy accelerated far more than expected in May amid growth in the energy and manufacturing sectors, pointing to solid momentum in the second quarter ... More

7/24/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Many of the world's central bankers, including in Canada, had been stubbornly tied to low-for-longer interest-rate regimes following the recession. That time has ... More

6/15/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its trend-setting interest rate on Wednesday for the third time in six months to the highest level since the global financial crisis hit in the ... More

6/15/2017 | Posted in Mortgage News by Anabela Serra
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Canada's central bank, which had long said interest rates are too blunt a tool to tackle the country's housing market, may have finally decided to act and at least ... More

6/12/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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The Bank of Canada offered its strongest signal yet that it’s ready to raise interest rates as the economy gathers steam, in surprise comments that sent the Canadian ... More

6/8/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Rates at alternative lenders have increased by as much as 150 basis points since the start of April
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