Obtaining a mortgage or secured line of credit in Canada at the best rates is often a daunting task. We can help! Read the articles below for more info.
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Can a first-time home buyer have a mortgage co-signer? + MORE Sep 17th
If you’re in the market for your first home but need help coming up with the financing, you do have some options, including asking someone to co-sign the mortgage. Involving a third party is probably not what you envisioned for home ownership, but recent interest rate hikes and rising real estate .... More »
Life Insurance vs. mortgage insurance: Let’s break it down + MORE Mar 20th
Life insurance can be a necessity for ensuring your loved ones are taken care of after you’re gone. It can help them pay for funeral expenses, the costs of everyday living and much more. But one of life insurance’s main advantages is that it can pay off outstanding debts, including a mortgage. S.... More »
“Is it better to pay down our mortgage or ramp up contributions to our teen’s RESP?” + MORE Nov 30th
Q. My husband and I, both in our early 40s, bought a house in Toronto four years ago. Since then, our variable rate mortgage has gone up four times and is now at 3.2%.
We have managed to pay down $150,000 of our mortgage in those four years with the extra bi-weekly payments and have $260,000 remaini.... More »
CIBC sees “no areas of concern” as 100,000 mortgage clients renewed at higher rates so far this year + MORE Sep 14th
CIBC reports that its mortgage clients are so far managing to absorb the payment shocks as their mortgages come up for renewal at higher rates..... More »
RBC warns of rising mortgage losses through 2025 with upcoming renewals + MORE Sep 4th
BoC rate cuts will ease pressure, but mortgage renewal shocks still loom, RBC says.... More »
Bank of Canada raises benchmark interest rate to 1.5%, noting trade tensions – CBC.ca
– news.google.ca
CBC.caBank of Canada raises benchmark interest rate to 1.5%, noting trade tensionsCBC.caFor the fourth time in a little over a year, the Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate, a move that will increase the cost of borrowing for Canadians with variable-rate mortgages and lines of credit.Canadian dollar hits nine-day low as greenback rally counters BoC rate hikeThe Globe and MailDr. Sherry Cooper: Poloz Opens the Door for More Rate HikesCanada NewsWire (press release)Bank of Canada hikes rates, shrugging of trade tensionsReuters CanadaDigital Journalall 242 news articles »
For the fourth time in a little over a year, the Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate, a move that will increase the cost of borrowing for Canadians with variable-rate mortgages and lines of credit.
The Latest in Mortgage News – All Eyes on the BoC
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
For those with a vested interest in mortgage rates—particularly variable-rate mortgage holders—tomorrow’s Bank of Canada rate decision has become one of the most-anticipated financial events of the quarter. Expectations of a rate hike have seesawed from a near certainty to a coin toss and back to a sound bet. Markets are currently 92% priced in […]
