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Monday Makeover looks at single woman who earns $60,000-a-year, is mortgage-free and wonders if rent from a basement apartment can help with her retirementTORONTO – Just when you thought mortgage rates couldn’t get any lower, they have.
Investors’ Group is offering a 36-month closed, variable-rate mortgage at 1.99 per cent, well below the current standard of around three per cent.
The mortgage is also well below the 2.99 per cent level that drew sharp criticism from former finance minister Jim Flaherty when BMO first tried it, because he was worried it would trigger a damaging housing bubble.
Joe Oliver, who took over from Flaherty, has said he has no plans to intervene in the setting of mortgage rates, calling it a “private” decision by lenders.
Royal Bank made waves in January when it lowered its rates on several fixed-rate mortgages by 10 basis points, bringing its five-year closed rate to 3.69 per cent. It now sits at 4.94 per cent, while the variable five-year rate is at three per cent.
RBC said at the time the rates were lowered to match competitor pricing, and several other big banks followed suit.
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Investors’ Group is offering a 36-month closed, variable-rate mortgage at 1.99 per cent, well below the current standard of around three per cent.
The mortgage is also well below the 2.99 per cent level that drew sharp criticism from former finance minister Jim Flaherty when BMO first tried it, because he was worried it would trigger a damaging housing bubble.
Joe Oliver, who took over from Flaherty, has said he has no plans to intervene in the setting of mortgage rates, calling it a “private” decision by lenders.
Royal Bank made waves in January when it lowered its rates on several fixed-rate mortgages by 10 basis points, bringing its five-year closed rate to 3.69 per cent. It now sits at 4.94 per cent, while the variable five-year rate is at three per cent.
RBC said at the time the rates were lowered to match competitor pricing, and several other big banks followed suit.
The post Mortgage rates hit new low with Investors’ Group 1…
Breaking a closed mortgage can be costly: Roseman
– thestar.com
You can get a low mortgage rate by signing up for a five-year term. But you could be penalized for an early exit if your plans change. Canada’s mortgage market was shaken up with a mortgage rate below two per cent on Tuesday as Investors Group unveiled a three-year variable rate mortgage at 1.99 per cent.
