March 29, 2021
Last week was a slow one for mortgage-rate news, so today I offer a recap of three recent posts.
Posts from the ‘davethemortgagebroker’ Tag
March 22, 2021
Last week's post explained that the bond market and the BoC are currently in a fight about future inflation. In this week's post the US Fed joins the fray.
March 15, 2021
The bond market expected the Bank of Canada to adopt more hawkish language last week, but the Bank had other plans.
March 1, 2021
In today's post I explain why I don't think higher inflation (and higher fixed mortgage rates) are here to stay.
February 22, 2021
In today’s post I explain why fixed mortgage rates are heading higher and offer advice to borrowers on how to navigate the current environment.
November 16, 2020
The recent run-up in the GoC bond yields that Canadian fixed mortgage rates are priced on raises an important question: Have mortgage rates bottomed?
September 21, 2020
The Bank of Canada says that rates are going to stay low for a "long time". But how long is a "long time"? Today's post offers my take.
August 10, 2020
It's been a wild rate for Canadian mortgage rates of late and in today's post we take a fresh look at the fixed vs. variable question.