April 25, 2022
Mortgage rates have been on a tear lately and today’s post offers my updated take on the age old fixed vs. variable question.
Posts from the ‘davethemortgagebroker’ Tag
April 18, 2022
Today's post offers five key points from the Bank of Canada's latest communications surrounding its 0.50% policy-rate hike.
April 11, 2022
In today’s post I outline the new housing-related measures that were announced in the 2022 federal budget and offer my take on their likely impact.
April 4, 2022
The consensus expects the BoC to hike by 0.50% at its next meeting. Today's post offers my take, and also explains how fixed payment variable-rate mortgages work.
March 28, 2022
Today's post compares the risk of borrowing at five-year fixed rates after their recent dramatic rise to the risk that five-year variable rates will surge even higher.
March 21, 2022
Today’s post explains why the most recent round of fixed-rate mortgage hikes will impact the market in new and significant ways.
March 14, 2022
Russia's war on Ukraine has the potential to significantly impact the global economy, and relatedly, our mortgage rates.
March 7, 2022
The Bank of Canada hiked last week and the key questions now are: How fast will its policy-rate rise and how high will it ultimately go?