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Variable Rate War Heating Up
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Mortgage shoppers looking to get a variable rate are in luck. The country’s biggest banks are currently slashing rates and clamouring for their business. A week after BMO announced its 2.45% variable mortgage rate promo (prime – 1.00%) for new and existing clients, TD responded by matching the rate at a discount of prime – […]
A number of Canadian lenders have slashed their variable mortgage rates in recent days, even as some of those same lenders are raising their fixed-rate mortgages.
And the Variable Rate price wars begin… Here’s how you can benefit!
– canadamortgagenews.ca
In order to fully understand how to take advantage of record-low variable rates, it’s important to learn some mortgage history.BMO came out swinging first a week ago with a variable rate of Prime minus 1.00%. Historically, when a BIG SIX BANK comes out with a huge price decrease, it’s only for a very short time – likely 2-3 weeks. But, during that time, they can gain massive volumes and satisfy their market share requirements from the average borrower.
With all the talk of interest rates going up, this is welcome news for borrowers. Last week, I wrote about Variable rates at Prime minus 1.09%. This week, the banks have caught on.
Let’s look at these rates more closely. Prime minus 1.00% equals a rate of 2.45%. Compare this with a five-year fixed rate that ranges between 3.34% and 3.69% and that’s quite the savings.
An old rule of thumb comes into play here…
For years, I’ve had a simple rule that I’ve followed regarding when to choose variable over fixed…
