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Temps Rise, Rates Drop
– ratesupermarket.ca

Are you ready for the busiest home-buying season of the year? Spring has certainly sprung for the Canadian real estate market, as open houses pop up faster than the crocuses. Perhaps the most telling sign: Bank of Montreal, the big-bank trendsetter, has introduced a “March miracle”: a history-making rate for new mortgage borrowers that has since been matched by TD.
Meanwhile, the Canadian economy continues to absorb the impact from record-low oil prices – and not all provinces will emerge unscathed. Read on for the full story.
BMO Drops Their 5-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate to 2.79%
The first real sign of the spring buying season has arrived – BMO has introduced an aggressively low mortgage rate special for 5-year fixed term shoppers. Clocking in a 2.79 per cent, it is the lowest 5-year rate ever posted by one of Canada’s big banks – and TD has since matched it. What does this mean for those currently on the hunt for a mortgage?
Read Penelope’s Blog | BMO Drops Their 5-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate to 2…
Temps Rise, Rates Drop
– ratesupermarket.ca

Are you ready for the busiest home-buying season of the year? Spring has certainly sprung for the Canadian real estate market, as open houses pop up faster than the crocuses. Perhaps the most telling sign: Bank of Montreal, the big-bank trendsetter, has introduced a “March miracle”: a history-making rate for new mortgage borrowers that has since been matched by TD.
Meanwhile, the Canadian economy continues to absorb the impact from record-low oil prices – and not all provinces will emerge unscathed. Read on for the full story.
BMO Drops Their 5-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate to 2.79%
The first real sign of the spring buying season has arrived – BMO has introduced an aggressively low mortgage rate special for 5-year fixed term shoppers. Clocking in a 2.79 per cent, it is the lowest 5-year rate ever posted by one of Canada’s big banks – and TD has since matched it. What does this mean for those currently on the hunt for a mortgage?
Read Penelope’s Blog | BMO Drops Their 5-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate to 2…


