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Mortgage BlogHome Ownership Isn't For All An interesting article - the many recent changes in Canadian mortgage policy has sparked some serious debates about both moral and financial obligation of consumers and financial institutions alike. Is it a right or a privilege to own a h ... Read Full Article Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent OTTAWA -The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.The global economic recov ... Read Full Article OTTAWA ACTS TO SLOW DOWN BORROWING ON HOMES, LIMIT CONSUMER LOANS Ottawa acts to slow down borrowing on homes, limit consumer loans17/01/2011 10:37:00 AMJulian Beltrame, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - The federal government is making home ownership more difficult for Canadians on the margins of affordabilit ... Read Full Article New Rules Would Hit Condo Buyers New Rules Would Hit Condo Buyers The federal government's efforts to get tough on borrowing are now focused on the condominium sector, with new rules in the works to make it more difficult to qualify for a loan on a high-rise apartment, the Natio ... Read Full Article Housing market should be resilient in 2011 thanks to low interest rates: LePage By Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press TORONTO - The Canadian real estate market will follow a similar pattern this year as that seen in 2010 as buyers pull sales forward into the early months in anticipation of higher interest rates, according to a re ... Read Full Article EWI Grande Prairie Hello everyone,A little spin this morning on the mortgage information postings I usually do: I wanted to spread the word about our EWI chapter here in Grande Prairie and tell you a little bit about what we've been up to.EWI is an internatio ... Read Full Article Fixed Rates Have Slight Edge, Says Economist Deeply-discounted variable rates have historically beat out 5-year fixed rates roughly 77% of the time.*But CIBC economist Benjamin Tal suggests the coming five years may "slightly" favour fixed rates.It projects that the typical variable-rat ... Read Full Article Alberta Enjoys Nation's Lowest Inflation While Canadian inflation came alive last month, Albertans faced among the lowest price increases in the country in October.Alberta consumer prices were up 1.2 per cent in October from a year earlier, following a 0.9-per-cent increase in September, St ... Read Full Article Canadians upbeat on personal finances Canadians' improving personal finances have snapped a four-month slide in consumer confidence, the Conference Board of Canada reported Thursday. The board's confidence index rose 1.5% in October to a reading of 79.7%, despite weakne ... Read Full Article Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2011: Canadian Summary While Canada's real estate markets largely avoided the recession's impact, Canadian respondents to the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2011® survey remain worried about economic forces that could stunt the country's growth. In ... Read Full Article Bank vs Budget: How Much House Can You Afford? We hear it all the time. The housing market is still in a slump and there are dozens of houses just a short drive from where you live that really need an owner and you may be that person. It's fate, right? Not so fast! If you noticed that a certa ... Read Full Article Bank of Canada Maintains Overnight Night - Prime Remains Unchanged by Gail Vaz-Oxlade, for Yahoo! Canada FinanceMonday, August 30, 2010 I am constantly astounded at the number of people I meet who are ... Read Full Article Maybe your mortgage needs a check-up While about 80% of Canadians visit a doctor at least once a year to help ensure they remain physically healthy, the number of people who check their financial health by regularly reviewing their mortgage is far less. Plenty can change in someone ... Read Full Article Survey may pave way for interest rate hike OTTAWA - Canadian firms are giving the recovery a vote of confidence in a key quarterly survey, paving the way for the Bank of Canada's expected interest rate hike next week.The central bank's quarterly survey, released ... Read Full Article Economic Confidence Growing Economic confidence growing: RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index Two thirds concerned about rising interest rates TORONTO, Ontario, July 02, 2010 - Optimism is on the upswing across the country with a majority of ... Read Full Article Bay Street still betting on July rate hike OTTAWA -- Bay Street economists are betting the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates again in July even though the central bank governor reinforced Wednesday that more hikes are no sure bet as aggressive budget-cutting measures in Europe threat ... Read Full Article Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/4 per cent OTTAWA -The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is unchanged at 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent. Global economic growth has been som ... Read Full Article |
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