April 9th Mortgage Industry Update
April 9th, 2015 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on March 4th that it’s overnight lending rate will remain at 0.75%. The prime lending rate at most lending institutions thus remains at 2.85%. Additionally, most fixed rates are on the decline due to bond market declines.
Additionally this week:
– CMHC and Genworth announce higher premiums for risky loans. Buyers with less than 10% downpayment will pay 15% more for their insurance from June 1 2015.
– Condo owners struggling with insurance. [fancy_link link_text=”Learn More” url=”http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/housing/the-real-estate-beat/insurers-increasingly-turning-away-from-the-condo-sector/article23763210/” float=”none”].
– Toronto prepares for surge in listings. [fancy_link link_text=”Learn More” url=”http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/real-estate/let-the-deluge-begin-flood-of-new-toronto-home-listings-expected/article23629185/” float=”none”].
– There were minor rate cuts with a few lenders across their 2, 3, and 5 year promotional mortgage rates.
– Latest Tom Tom traffic index reveals that Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa are the three cities that are most congested; 35, 31 and 27%.
– Consumer confidence up again last week according to Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index. Up to 55.59 last week compared to 55.02.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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