November 15th Mortgage Industry Update
November 15th, 2016 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on October 19th that it’s overnight lending rate will remain at 0.50%. The prime rate remains at 2.70%. Fixed rates are predicted to slightly rise due to the new mortgage rule changes.
Additionally this week:
– Ontario doubling the rebate on land-transfer tax for first-time homebuyers to $4,000, but increasing same tax on homes over $2 million.
– Genworth’s CEO: Homeowners could be facing mortgage insurance price increases next year by around 15 per cent to cover the additional costs.
– Vancouver empty homes tax to become a reality on January 1, 2017. The tax will be 1 per cent of a home’s value. Introduced to help renters.
– Fresh data from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver revealed a massive 38.8 per cent year-over-year decline in home sales last month.
– TREB: Number of monthly sales through MLS system up by 11.5% year-over-year in October.
– RBC Economics: Home sales nationally will decline 11.5 per cent following the tightening of mortgage rules by the federal government.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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