The federal government has announced two big updates to updates to CMHC eligibility for First-Time Homebuyers. Whether the changes are an effort to garner votes, or increase affordability is up for debate. THE FIRST UPDATE: INCREASE TO THE MAXIMUM VALUE Currently, CMHC-eligible insured or insurable mortgages are limited to home values of $1 million. The […]
Good news this morning! Tiff Macklem, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, announced a quarter point percentage rate cut to the benchmark rate from 4.75% down to 4.5%. This is the second consecutive meeting resulting in a rate cut announcement this year. Lenders typically follow suit, dropping their own Prime rates within a day […]
The Bank of Canada announced a cut to the overnight interest rate from 5%, by 25 basis points or 0.25%, to 4.75% on June 5th, 2024. Starting in March of 2020, rates were steadily cut to a historic low of .25% which held until March of 2022 at which point rates started to increase steadily […]
The 2023 Fall Federal Economic Statement was recently released in the past few weeks. With Canadians facing increasing financial pain through generationally high inflation, which has resulted in the Bank of Canada raising interest rates to 20-year highs; the federal Liberal government has been subjected to mounting political pressure for them to offer some relief. […]
On Wednesday, October 25th, the Bank of Canada made their latest scheduled rate announcement, that they were holding the overnight rate at 5%. This translates to a hold in the Prime lending rate with lenders, which is currently at 7.20% For anyone with a variable rate mortgage, line of credit or credit card date this […]
Mortgage Rate Update for June 2023 – The Bank of Canada ended its four-month rate increase pause on Wednesday, raising the overnight lending rate by 25 basis points (bp), or .25% to a 20-year high of 4.75%. In fact, you would have to go back to 2000 to experience rates that high! This brought an […]
What a change a few months can make! With two years of record-low rates and a blistering hot real estate market, many thought the low rates and rising prices, would go on forever. The low rates were welcomed by all, with 5yr fixed rates under 2%. The rising prices were welcomed by current homeowners and […]
It’s that time of year again where pumpkin spiced lattes, wool sweaters, and the leaves changing colors is what makes fall…fall! Now traditionally speaking, fall is not the most popular time to purchase a home, which is why now would be an excellent time to become a homeowner and obtain a Hamilton mortgage. Buying now […]
Goodbye Summer and hello Fall! The fall season is a great time to become a homeowner because you do not have to worry about all the competition associated with a purchasing a house in the peak spring season. This means you have time to look at different properties and not feel pressured to make […]