Here’s a daily helping of fresh Canadian mortgage news (the italics are the Spy’s 2 cents): Federal Budget a Snoozer for Housing (RATESDOTCA) The feds tried hard not to upset the apple cart with today’s budget. Are Mortgages with 35-year Amortizations Worth it? (RATESDOTCA) Yes indeed, 35-year ams still exist in Canada. Bank of Canada expected to slow pace of...
Here’s a daily helping of fresh Canadian mortgage news (the italics are the Spy’s 2 cents): Canadian Reverse Mortgage Rates Drop to Record Low (RATESDOTCA) Upfront rates are one thing. Renewal rates are another. BMO chief economist says “fiery demand” sets Canadian housing market into a “towering inferno” (The Georgia Straight) Sure Porter, upstage our nuclear meltdown metaphor with a...
Here’s a daily helping of fresh Canadian mortgage news (the italics are the Spy’s 2 cents): Meltdown Risk Growing for Canadian Housing (RATESDOTCA) Average price of Canadian home rising at fastest annual pace ever, now up to $716,828 (CBC News) Why Canadians aren’t interested in negative interest rates (Financial Post) 3 in 4 don’t want negative rates, says BoC. Now...
Here’s a daily helping of fresh Canadian mortgage news (the italics are the Spy’s 2 cents): How higher rates affect your mortgage renewal (RATESDOTCA) There’s a fair chance that many who got record-low 5-year fixed rates in the last 9 months will see their payments rise at maturity. They’re renewing a mortgage – should they go fixed or variable? (The...
Here’s a daily helping of Canada’s latest mortgage news (the italics are the Spy’s 2 cents): First-time Buyers Can’t Save Down Payments Fast Enough to Keep Pace with House Prices (RATESDOTCA) Meanwhile, CMHC says it plans to launch a revised First-Time Home Buyer’s Incentive this spring, which reportedly boosts buying power (i.e., further fuels home prices) Pattie Lovett-Reid: Housing affordability...
—The Mortgage Report: Oct. 26— Canada’s original mortgage rate comparison site, RateSupermarket.ca, is now RATESDOTCA. RATESDOTCA and its affiliates (including this site) areCanada’slargest family of comparison sites serving over 8 million customers each year. Here’s a look at the original website that propelled Canada’s rate comparison movement, circa 2008. Pessimistic Mortgagors 1 in 8 mortgage borrowers say it is...
—The Mortgage Report: Weekend Edition— Some commentators proclaim that home “prices can only go up,” but HouseSigma’s Market Temperature gauge shows it’s not peaches and cream everywhere. Market Temperature gauges the number of condos sold versus the number of active condo listings (inventory). Month-to-date, it’s plunged to the lowest level in HouseSigma’s records. If we close October at these levels...
—The Mortgage Report: Aug. 5— Is This a Joke?: “The CMHC defines housing as affordable when ‘it costs less than 30% of a household’s before-tax income,’ which includes rent or mortgage (principal and interest) payments, property taxes and other home bills,” reports the Financial Post. The punchline is, you have to move to a remote fishing village in Newfoundland to...
—The Mortgage Report: July 16— Falling Equilibrium: The Bank of Canada now estimates that Canada’s “neutral rate” is 25 bps lower than it was last year. The neutral rate is the policy interest rate that keeps inflation at its 2% target without stimulating or slowing the economy over the medium to long term. The Bank now pegs neutral at 2.50%,...
—The Mortgage Report: July 14— Reverse Record: Once the scorn of financial planners across the land, reverse mortgages are increasingly becoming cornerstones of retirement planning. The main reason: rates. Equitable Bank just keeps driving reverse mortgage rates lower. Today it launched a barrage of new deals, including a 3.49% one-year fixed. That’s the lowest reverse mortgage rate in Canadian history...
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