May 19, 2020
Here are links to five of my most popular recent posts describing the unusual mortgage market we find ourselves in today and how best to navigate through it.
Posts from the ‘Mortgage Rates’ Tag
May 11, 2020
Today's post explains how our current run of dramatic job losses has increased the odds that Government of Canada bond yields will eventually fall below 0%.
May 4, 2020
Many fixed-rate borrowers are wondering if they can save money by breaking their mortgage and switching to a lower rate. Today's post provides some examples to help answer that question.
April 20, 2020
Here are five highlights from the Bank of Canada's latest policy statement and Monetary Policy Report with my take on the implications for our fixed and variable mortgage rates.
April 13, 2020
Last week we learned that our economy lost more than 1 million jobs in March. As the significant economic impacts of the lockdown begin to take form, now seems like a good time to speculate on how lenders will adapt their mortgage lending policies to the new reality.
March 30, 2020
Last week the BoC cut its policy rate by another 0.50% and our policy makers took other unprecedented steps to limit the economic damage being done by COVID-19.
March 23, 2020
Canadian mortgage rates surged higher last week, which surprised borrowers. In today's post I explain why that happened and offer advice to four different groups of borrowers on how to navigate through the COVID-19 crisis.
March 16, 2020
The Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve continued to slash their policy rates last week. My next fixed vs. variable simulation will be postponed until these five key questions are answered.