March 7th Mortgage Industry Update
March 7th, 2017 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on March 1st that it’s overnight lending rate will remain at 0.50%. The prime rate remains at 2.70%. CMHC has announced that its rate premiums will rise on March 17th. Many fixed rates are predicted to rise slightly.
Additionally this week:
– TREB: Average price of homes sold in the Greater Toronto Area last month soared 27.7% compared with a year ago.
– Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board: Residential sales totalled 2,425 in February, 42% drop from February 2016. Up 59% from January.
– Calgary Real Estate Board: 1,342 sales of all home types in Feb, 19% below long-term avgs but better than past 2 years; up 19% from Feb 2016.
– Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent. Good news for variable rate mortgage holders! No change in prime rates!
– According to the Toronto Real Estate Board, the average Toronto house cost $770,745 in January – up from $630,193 in January 2016.
– Mortgage Professionals Canada survey: From 2014 to 2016, first-time buyers across country had average down payments of an all-time high: 23%.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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