December 3rd, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on October 30th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019 and into early 2020, with the next major move likely being a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- RE/MAX predicting average Canadian residential prices to increase by 3.7% in 2020. As much as 51% of ... Read more

November 26th, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on October 30th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019 and into early 2020, with the next major move likely being a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- CMHC Study: 42% of buyers this year said they felt concerned or were uncertain about the process ... Read more

November 19th, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on October 30th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019 and into early 2020, with the next major move likely being a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- Statistics Canada's new Residential Property Price Index: House prices increased 0.20% in Q3 2019, down 0.59% from ... Read more

November 12th, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on October 30th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019 and into early 2020, with the next major move likely being a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- RE/MAX: Sales of luxury residential properties worth $5 million+ are accelerating in GTA. Activity surpassed 2018 levels, ... Read more

November 5th, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on October 30th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019 and into early 2020, with the next major move likely being a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- Statistics Canada: Real GDP only edged higher by 0.1% in August following an unchanged reading in July; ... Read more

October 29th, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on September 4th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019, with the small possibility of a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions: Canada’s outstanding HELOC growth is showing no signs of stopping, with balance increasing by 4.27% annually ... Read more

October 22nd, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on September 4th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019, with the small possibility of a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- RBC survey: 55% of non-retired Canadians aged 50+ expect to leverage equity in their home as a source of retirement income (up from ... Read more

October 15th, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on September 4th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019, with the small possibility of a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- Royal LePage: As a whole, GTA saw prices rise by 3.7% year-over-year last month, to a median home price of $858,443. 6.2% gain ... Read more

October 8th, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on September 4th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019, with the small possibility of a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- TREB: Benchmark price across all types of homes rose 5.2% in September from a year earlier to $805,500, the highest annual rate of ... Read more

October 1st, 2019 Mortgage Industry Update The Bank of Canada announced on September 4th that it's overnight lending rate will remain at 1.75%. The prime rate remains 3.95%. The common prediction currently stands that the Bank of Canada will likely keep rates consistent for the remainder of 2019, with the small possibility of a rate decrease. Additionally this week:- Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has vowed to remove the stress test from mortgage renewals, and to reinstitute 30 year amortizations for first time ... Read more