January 10th Mortgage Industry Update
January 10th, 2017 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on December 7th that it’s overnight lending rate will remain at 0.50%. The prime rate remains at 2.70%. Many fixed rates have risen by 10-30 points due to the new mortgage rule changes.
Additionally this week:
– Canadians came in second place in list of countries that spent most in U.S. properties in 2016; $8.9 billion. Chinese in 1st – with $27.3B.
– Ipsos Reid: 79 per cent of first-time home buyers will delay buying due to the new mortgage stress tests and rule changes.
– Better Dwelling blog analysis: National avg $ of Canadian composite homes up 14.4% over past year to $581,400. Fastest pace in last 10 years.
– TREB: Toronto sales totalled 113,133 in 2016, up 11.8% year-over-year. The average price jumped 17.3% year-over-year to $729,922. GTA avg home price up to $730,472 in December, up 20% from 2015. Sales up 8.6% last month compared to 2015. Supply hits 15 year low.
– TD Bank Forecasts: 7.5% drop in Vancouver’s existing home sales in 2017, 3.4% in 2018. Toronto sales up 1.9% in 2017, down by 9.4% in 2018.
– New rules implemented by Chinese government on foreign exchange from yuan might lead to noticeable slowdown in the Canadian housing market.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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