September 26th Mortgage Industry Update
September 26th, 2017 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on September 6th that it’s overnight lending rate will increase from 0.75% to 1.00%. The prime rate at almost all institutions has increased from 2.95% to 3.20%, the second consecutive increase in 2017. Most fixed rates remain stable.
Additionally this week:
– CMHC: Nationwide in Q1 2017, 81% of borrowers with a mortgage had a good or excellent credit score, up 1% from the same time in 2016.
– Bloomberg and Nanos Canadian Confidence Index at 58.42 for week ending September 15, down from the 58.45 for the week prior.
– Equifax Canada: Massive cybersecurity breach at the company may have exposed the personal information of about 100,000 Canadian consumers.
– CREA: Ontario sales posted a 14.3% month-over-month gain from July to August of this year.
– Sotheby’s International Realty Canada: Super-luxury Toronto market ($4M +) hasn’t suffered quite as badly as lower price points.
– CREA: Small increase (1.3%) in national home sales in August, reversing a four-month trend of decline, as the GTA rebounded.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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