Harpreet currently provides his services to all of Southern Ontario whether you are a first time homebuyer, sophisticated real estate investor, or any step in between.

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(416) 795-1919

Search Mortgage Corp. 100-50 Village Centre Place Mississauga, Ontario, L4Z 1V9 License #: 12652

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April 25th Mortgage Industry Update

April 25th, 2017 Mortgage Industry Update

The Bank of Canada announced on April 12th that it’s overnight lending rate will remain at 0.50%. The prime rate remains at 2.70%. Both fixed and variable rates are generally stable within the market at this point in time.

Additionally this week:
– Ontario inaugurates Prescribed Information for Purposes of Section 5.0.1 Form. Requires homebuyer to provide citizenship, place of residence

– Ontario Government extending rent controls to all buildings built after 1991, limiting annual increases to the rate of inflation.

– Ontario government placing 15% tax on non-resident buyers of properties in Greater Golden Horseshoe, effective immediately.

– Royal LePage survey: Suburbs have experienced sharp increase in demand; Richmond Hill prices spiking upwards by 31.5%; highest in country.

– TD Survey: Single home owners—those not in a relationship or commitment—comprise roughly 25% of Canadians buying or planning to buy homes.

– Price of new homes is up slightly with Statistics Canada’s New Housing Price Index climbing 0.4% in February compared to a month earlier.

 
Stay tuned for the next update!

For any questions and concerns please do not hesitate to call Harpreet Singh The Mortgage King at (416) 795-1919.

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