June 30th Mortgage Industry Update
June 30th, 2015 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on May 27th 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 have stabilized due to the bond market.
Additionally this week:
– Chief economist of RBC’s asset management division says there is a 35% chance that the BoC will make a further cut in interest rates
– New figures from Statistics Canada show that 69 per cent of families are now dual-income households
– The Canadian Home Builders Association calling for longer amortization periods for first-time buyers, which would make buying a home easier
– Affordability of homes across Canada was mostly unchanged in Q1 of this year compared to the end of 2014: RBC economics
– New poll for CIBC has found that two thirds of Canadians are comfortable with the level of debt including mortgages that they carry.
– Benjamin Tal of CIBC: foreign investment “largely misunderstood” and that foreign investors make up a small proportion of homebuyers
Stay tuned for the next update!
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