The Bank of Canada just cut the overnight rate by another 0.25%. For the second consecutive month, they’ve lowered the rate. In total, a 0.50% drop in two months. (not enough, but it’s a start) Great news for anyone in a Variable rate mortgage. It means you will be paying 0.50% less on your mortgage. We can expect further cuts this year and next. Read on for more details.
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Some good news on mortgage rates…
Mortgage Brokers are receiving good news this week from many financial institutions. Wholesale fixed mortgage rates are falling. Great news for anyone buying, refinancing or renewing their mortgage in the near future.
The news comes as a reaction to lower than expected inflation rates. We saw 2.7% vs the expected 2.9% reported. And the US economy is finally seeing signs
Continue reading “As expected, rates are beginning to fall”
Everything is playing out as expected. Fixed rates have begun to fall, slowly. But this isn’t unusual or unexpected. If you’ve followed interest rate hikes and cuts, you’ll see a familiar pattern.
Continue reading “Why fixed rates haven’t dropped that much yet”
As expected, rates are starting to trend in a downward direction. This might make life easier for some homeowners. But for others, lower rates might lead to more questions than answers. What should I do next? How can I benefit? Should I get a variable rate and ride the wave? Or should I stick with fixed?
There are no easy answers – but here’s some info that might point you in the right direction.
Continue reading “Are You Ready For Lower Rates?”
I started CanadaMortgageNews.ca in 2009 with one goal: to dispel misinformation. A lot of mortgage “experts” were coming onto the scene at the time with outrageous claims and getting quoted by media outlets. They were all great writers, no doubt. The problem was a lot of what they were saying just wasn’t adding up.
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