by Frances Hinojosa | Dec 9, 2020 | Announcements
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent. The Bank is maintaining its extraordinary forward guidance, reinforced and supplemented...
by Frances Hinojosa | Nov 20, 2020 | Announcements, Economy, Finance, Homeownership, Mortgage
Becoming a First-Time Homebuyer & Landlord at Once In Canada, there are nearly 4.5 million adults and families who live in rental housing – representing approximately one third of total households. If you’re looking to purchase a home, particularly your...
by Frances Hinojosa | Oct 2, 2020 | Announcements, Blog, Economy, Finance, Homeownership
In the simplest of times, debt has a way of creeping up and quickly causing grief in our everyday lives, not to mention the havoc it can wreak during a pandemic, creating extra stress and uncertainty. A debt consolidation mortgage is an affordable way to pay...
by Frances Hinojosa | Sep 9, 2020 | Announcements, Blog
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly ½ percent and the deposit rate is ¼ percent. The Bank is also continuing its quantitative easing (QE) program, with...
by Frances Hinojosa | Jun 5, 2020 | Announcements, Blog, CMHC, Homeownership, Mortgage
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on all sectors of Canada’s economy, including housing. Job losses, business closures and a drop in immigration are adversely affecting Canada’s housing markets, and CMHC foresees a 9% to 18% decrease in house prices over the...
by Frances Hinojosa | Mar 13, 2020 | Announcements, Blog, Economy, Finance, Homeownership, Mortgage
Concern surrounding coronavirus – COVID-19 – has led to a crash in oil prices and economic uncertainty surrounding capital markets, which has resulted in most Canadian banks significantly reducing both fixed- and variable-rate mortgage rates. Around the world...