June 13th Mortgage Industry Update
June 13th, 2017 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on May 24th 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:
– CMHC: 6 month moving average rate of construction of new homes in Canada went up to 214,621 units in May 2017 (compared to 213,435 in April).
– CIBC: 69 per cent of Canadians do not know their credit scores and 45 per cent do not have knowledge of where to acquire their credit scores.
– Some homeowners may over-borrow due to the availability of HELOCs in the marketplace, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is warning.
– TD: Last year’s mortgage rule changes, together with the housing plan announced in April, have led to a soft landing in GTA’s housing market.
– OECD estimates Canada’s gross domestic product will grow by 2.8 per cent this year, double last year’s 1.4 per cent growth in GDP.
– Quebec financial minister Carlos Leitao: No plans are currently in place to impose a foreign home buyers’ tax in Montreal.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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