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!
Posts from the ‘Mortgage Rates’ Tag
April 12, 2021
Last week we learned that our banking regulator (OSFI) will increase the stress-test rate for uninsured mortgages on June 1. This post offers my take.
April 5, 2021
As house prices continue to soar, many observers are becoming increasingly worried and are imploring policy makers to step in to cool prices. Here are my thoughts.
March 29, 2021
Last week was a slow one for mortgage-rate news, so today I offer a recap of three recent posts.
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 8, 2021
The rather sudden widening of the gap between fixed vs. variable mortgage rates makes this a good time to once again compare the two options.
February 16, 2021
