September 22nd Mortgage Industry Update
September 22nd, 2015 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on September 9th that it’s overnight lending rate will remain at 0.50%. The prime rate remains at 2.70%. Additionally, most fixed rates remain stable.
Additionally this week:
– BMO survey suggests 24% of Canadians have little/nothing in emergency fund. Roughly 56% have less than $10,000 saved for unexpected expenses.
– CREA: housing prices in the Hamilton area have jumped 16.6% over the past year, the biggest jump in any real estate market in Canada.
– Federal Reserve’s decision to keep the rates still predicted to keep both the Canadian fixed mortgage rates stable, and the dollar.
– Equifax: debt for those with a credit file, which includes most adults, rose 2% in Q2 2015 after rising 2.7% in Q1, excluding mortgage debt. Equifax says Canadians are adding to debt to buy new cars, with auto loans increasing by 3.9 per cent from the same period last year.
– CoreLogic says 14 of the United States’ top 100 housing markets are currently overvalued.
– Teranet: Toronto home prices rose 8.7 per cent year-over-year and Hamilton is benefitting from the overspill with an 8.76 per cent rise.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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