September 13th Mortgage Industry Update
September 13th, 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:
– Survey of Employed Canadians by Canadian Payroll Association: Approx. 24% of workforce do not have access to $2,000 in case of an emergency.
– StatsCan: Canadian job market rebounded in August, however unemployment rate up to 7.0% compared with 6.9% in July.
– Real estate portal Juwai (serves Chinese buyers of overseas properties): Inquires down 55.6% last month by buyers about $1M+ Vancouver homes.
– Canada’s economy shrank in Q2, according to the BoC; however it’s still predicting a bounce back by the end of the year.
– Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver: August sales down to 4 year low. Sales volume down by 26% on a year-over-year basis (last month). Sales down, but prices up to $933,100, (31.4% increase). Average sales prices lower as sales of higher-priced detached homes down.
– Bank of Canada maintains its overnight rate! Good news for variable rate holders! No change in interest rates!
Stay tuned for the next update!
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