October 4th Mortgage Industry Update
October 4th, 2016 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on September 7th that it’s overnight lending rate will remain at 0.50%. The prime rate remains at 2.70%. Almost all fixed rates remain stable ahead of the autumn season.
Additionally this week:
– Finance Minister: Federal government will no longer allow non-residents who buy homes to claim tax exemption on sales of those properties. Preventative measures = standardizing lending criteria for high- and low-ratio mortgages, including a mortgage stress test. All applicants required to now qualify at Bank of Canada posted rate when mortgage is high ratio (low down payment).
– National Bank: Bank of Canada will keep overnight rate low for years due to lower real neutral interest rate, declining potential growth.
– TD Bank forecasts the Bank of Canada overnight target rate will remain unchanged until 2019.
– Investor Economics and the Canadian Securities Institute: 7% of Canadian households will be considered high net worth by 2022.
– Former federal finance minister Joe Oliver: Toronto will have to implement a tax on foreign buyers of residential real estate, just like Vancouver.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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