May 24, 2022
In today's post I offer my take on what the Bank of Canada will do to address the growing concerns around steadily increasing inflation.
Posts from the ‘mortgage advice’ Tag
May 16, 2022
Last week’s US inflation data offered a glimmer of hope that US inflation may finally have peaked (and that would be good news for Canadian mortgage rates).
May 2, 2022
The US Fed is going to raise its policy rate this week, and in today's post I explain why the bond market may not react as you might initially expect.
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.
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.