Bond yields surge to new heights, mortgage rates expected to jump another 20 bps
10/4/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Over the past two weeks, yields have risen by over 30 basis points, or 0.30%. Since bond yields typically lead fixed mortgage rate pricing, rates have been steadily on the ... More
Latest in mortgage news: Mortgage rates keep surging higher
9/29/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Mortgage providers across the country have been busy raising rates over the past week, and it could continue next week with as bond yields continue to rise.
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Fixed mortgage rates expected to surge as bond yields reach 16-year high
9/22/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Fixed mortgage rates could surge higher in the coming week after Government of Canada bond yields—which lead fixed mortgage rates—shot up to a 16-year-high.
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Fixed rates back as top mortgage product of choice: National Bank
8/23/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Despite interest rates potentially being at or near a peak, borrowers aren’t betting on rate cuts anytime soon.
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Expect interest rates to remain high until 2025: former BoC governor
8/2/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
A prolonged period of heightened interest rates will be critical to Canada’s central bank reaching its inflation target, a former Bank of Canada Governor said.
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Canadian market participants see rates staying at 5 per cent in 2023: BoC survey
7/24/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
The Bank of Canada (BoC) will not raise rates again and will start cutting a little later than previously anticipated, according to a survey of market participants released by ... More
Bank of Canada raises policy rate 25 basis points, continues quantitative tightening
7/12/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is also continuing its policy ... More
Another week, another rise in fixed mortgage rates. How high could they go?
6/24/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Mortgage lenders, including most of the big banks, have continued to hike their fixed mortgage rates following the recent surge in Government of Canada bond yields, which are ... More
Bank of Canada likely to hike again in July: TD
6/16/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Central banks seek sweet spot between fighting inflation and sparking recession
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"More pain" for variable-rate mortgage holders as the BoC hikes rates
6/7/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Variable-rate mortgage holders are in for “more pain” following the Bank of Canada’s half-expected decision to hike interest rates again.
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Further BoC hike may be necessary, says leading economist
5/24/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
The central bank has kept the policy rate frozen at 4.5% in its two most recent meetings
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Interest rates are plunging - so why aren't mortgage rates?
4/5/2020 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Bond yields and central bank rates have never been lower, but not all the savings are filtering down.
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Mortgage rates are rising in Canada despite virus-relief cuts
3/31/2020 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Canada’s mortgage rates are creeping up even though the country’s central bank has slashed borrowing costs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target to 1.25 percent
3/4/2020 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
The Bank of Canada today lowered its target for the overnight rate by 50 basis points to 1 ¼ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 ½ percent and the deposit ... More
Fixed rate mortgages could go on sale
1/29/2020 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Fixed rate mortgages could go on sale as fears of spreading coronavirus push bond yields down
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Scotiabank pushes back its Bank of Canada rate cut forecast
11/29/2019 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Scotiabank now sees the Bank of Canada lowering its benchmark interest rate at the beginning of 2020 instead of at the central bank’s next meeting.
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The era of higher mortgage rates was short-lived
7/18/2019 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Those renewing or about to renew their mortgages can breathe a sigh of relief: The era of higher interest rates appears to have been short-lived.
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More mortgage rate cuts could be coming for Canadian homebuyers
6/11/2019 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Canadian mortgage rates have already tumbled in recent months and more discounts could be on the way for homebuyers, a according to a new forecast.
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Bank of Canada announces interest rate decision
1/9/2019 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
The Bank of Canada left its trend-setting interest rate unchanged at 1.75% on Wednesday as the sharp decline in oil prices temporarily dims its economic outlook for the coming ... More
Just one interest rate rise in 2019: BCREA
12/14/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Just a few months ago economists were predicting that the Bank of Canada would take a bullish stance on interest rates following its talk of ‘normalization’ of the ... More
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