While average mortgage size and average real estate prices have gone up, interest rates have not. They’ve actually done the opposite. And they have gone significantly lower.
A $400,000 mortgage will cost you $1400 per month today. Compare this with $1682 per month from a few years ago. Or how about a payment of $2,182 per month From 15 years ago.
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2020… It will be known as the year of the pandemic. It will also be known as a year of a record-setting real estate market. We saw records for volume of sales and new high prices in many cities across Canada. To say there was a lot going on is an understatement. I have to admit I was happy to close my office and give everyone the week off between Christmas and New Year’s.
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From our familes to yours, wishing you the best of the season.
Happy Holidays!
Steve
Last week, I participated in a webinar featuring Economist Dr. Peter Andersen. While there was a lot of information covered, today I want to focus on a couple of key areas.
- What can business expect in 2021?
- Average inflation targeting and why you should remember this phrase.
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I know it might seem strange to look at what financial literacy means in the second post of a financial series and not the first, but sometimes, with every step forward we need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. This is more true in finance than anywhere. So what better way to do that than to break it down now.
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