15 Mar

How Bond Yields effect Fixed Mortgage Rates

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Posted by: Donna White

The Bank of Canada (BoC) left its overnight rate unchanged last week. The US and Canadian yield curves have risen slightly for most maturities. **The above chart reflects rates as of 9:30AM Eastern, 2024-03-13.**   THE IMPACT ON MORTGAGE RATES: Shorter term mortgage rates will be remain higher than long term rates as a result […]

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9 Jan

Residential Mortgage Commentary – Post-holiday update

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Posted by: Donna White

Residential Mortgage Commentary – Post-holiday update Jan 8, 2024 First National Financial LP We are back from a brief holiday hiatus and there are a few things to update. Home sales and prices both continued downward according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.  Sales dipped 0.9% compared to October and year-over-year figures showed the same […]

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23 Nov

Inflation update Oct 2023

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Posted by: Donna White

“Canadian Inflation Dips to 3.8% Keeping BoC On The Sidelines” from @DLCCanadaInc Chief Economist According to Bloomberg calculations, another critical measure, a three-month moving average of underlying price pressures, fell to an annualized pace of 2.96% from 3.67% a month earlier. It’s an important metric because Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has said policymakers are tracking […]

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