UNBIASED AND INDEPENDENT SINCE 2009
UNBIASED REPORTING SINCE 2009
A FOUR PART SPECIAL EDITION… PART 1 of 4
Canada’s mortgage lending rules and policies are broken. They just don’t work. And the more our Federal government tries to help, the worse it gets. Message to the government… STOP TRYING TO HELP!.. CAUSE YOU AREN’T!
And if you think the interest rate cuts will solve all of this, guess again. There’s a lot more to it.
Continue reading “The Great Mortgage Reset”
The Federal Government announced they would be extending the current amortization on insured mortgages (those buying with less than 20% down) to 30 years. ONLY if you are a First-time buyer or you are buying a newly built home. I applaud this move but I would have liked for these 2 limitations to have been excluded.
I would go further and say we should extend it to 35 or 40 years, maybe even 50 years!
Continue reading “New $1.5 million price cap, 30 year extended amortization.. Is it enough?”
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.
Continue reading “Bank of Canada Rate Cut July 2024: Impact on Mortgages and Economy”
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”
Today, the Bank of Canada cut the Prime rate by 0.25%. Hooray! This will directly affect Variable rate mortgages and indirectly affect Fixed rate mortgages.
It has been 27 months since the Bank of Canada governor, Tiff Macklem, started hiking rates to combat inflation. The last hike was in July 2023. Since then, it’s been a guessing game to see when Macklem would act.. Finally, he cut the rates which is much needed and welcome news to all.
Continue reading “Finally!! The Bank of Canada cuts the rate. “
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