Posts tagged ‘dave the mortgage broker’
The Stress-Test Rate Increases to 5.25% on June 1
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for May 25, 2021
Here are links to some of my most popular recent posts.
The Bank of Canada Blinks
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for April 26, 2021
The Bank of Canada (BoC) and the bond market were in a stand off over where inflation and interest rates are headed. Until last week, when the BoC blinked.
An Important Week Ahead for Canadian Mortgage Rates (and Real Estate)
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for April 19, 2021
This week the federal government will release its budget, the BoC will issue latest policy statement, and Stats Can will provide our latest inflation data. Whew!
Happy Family Day
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for February 16, 2021
Here links to five of my recent posts covering key mortgage-related topics.
Lockdowns Trigger a Job Loss Spike (and Bond Yields Rise Anyway)
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for February 8, 2021
Last month saw a spike in job losses, but Government of Canada bond yields rose anyway. Today’s post explains why.
The Bank of Canada Finds Vaccine-Fueled Hope
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for January 25, 2021
Here are my thoughts on five of the Bank of Canada’s key messages from last week that are noteworthy for anyone keeping an eye on Canadian mortgage rates.
A Worst-Case Scenario
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for January 18, 2021
Every forecast concedes that the path of the virus will determine the fate of all else, before then assuming that it will be brought to heel. But what if it isn’t?
Will Job Losses Hasten the Bank of Canada’s Next Rate Cut?
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for January 11, 2021
Our employment recovery stalled out last month, and in this week’s post I offer my take on how that will impact our mortgage rates.
Happy Holidays
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for December 21, 2020
I’ll be off until the new year. In the meantime, here are links to my recent blog posts that address five key mortgage questions.
Why Another Bank of Canada Rate Cut May Be on Its Way
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for December 14, 2020
In today’s post I explain why the odds of another Bank of Canada rate cut have increased of late.
Five Mortgage Thoughts of the Day
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for December 7, 2020
This week’s post offers my thoughts on five topics from last week that will impact to Canadian mortgages and rates going forward.
What Will Happen to Canadian Mortgage Rates When the Pandemic Ends?
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for November 30, 2020
Today’s post challenges the notions that the pandemic will end some time in 2021 and that mortgage rates will move higher soon in anticipation of that outcome.
Why Spiking Inflation Won’t Impact Canadian Mortgage Rates
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for November 23, 2020
Canadian inflation came in much higher than expected last month but I don’t think that will impact our mortgage rates, and in today’s post I explain why.
Will October Mark the End of Canada’s Employment Recovery?
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for November 9, 2020
Last Friday Statistics Canada released its latest employment report and estimated that our economy added another 84,000 jobs in October. This result came in a little higher than the consensus forecast of 75,000 but well below the robust increases we saw in September (+378,000) and August (+246,000). The more jobs we recover, the slower the […]
Fixed- or Variable-Rate Mortgage? Right Now It’s No Contest
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for November 2, 2020
In today’s post I explain why the Bank of Canada’s most recent comments should end the fixed vs. variable debate until face masks are a distant memory.
