April 16th Mortgage Industry Update
April 16th, 2015 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on April 15th 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:
– The Bank of Canada announced that there will be no change to its overnight lending rate!
– There were minor rate cuts with a few lenders across their 1, 3, and 5 year promotional mortgage rates.
– Royal Le Page has been named 2015 Outstanding Corporate Citizen by the Canadian Franchise Association and becomes a real estate first.
– The International Monetary Fund has expressed concerns over the low mortgage rates in Canada, warning that a housing bubble could transpire.
– Consumer confidence still edging higher: Increases to 55.37 from 55.04 a week earlier.
– CMHC shows that housing starts remained steady across Canada, with 179,016 units in March, compared to 180,236 in February.
– Report from TD Bank says that the building boom in Toronto is coming to an end: house prices will reach their peak and decline soon.
– Statistics Canada says the economy gained 29,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate remained unchanged from last month at 6.8 per cent.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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