The Bank of Canada raised its inflation forecast in the newly released July Monetary Policy Report (MPR), making it one of the most hawkish central banks in the world. The Bank announced its third action to reduce its emergency bond-buying stimulus program by one-third. The central bank was among the first from the advanced economies to shift to […]

Article written by Jessy Bains – can be viewed here The gap between variable and fixed-rate mortgages has widened (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Low rates have helped fuel the real estate rally and today, Ratehub.ca says the best 5-year variable rate on its site dropped to 0.98 per cent, which it says is the lowest 5-year variable-rate […]

Published by the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce 2021 The Government of British Columbia has just announced BC’s Restart Plan and outlined the road the recovery. BC’s Restart – a four-step plan to bring BC back together will be a slow and gradual return to a more normal life, with safety and health protocols such as […]

Home prices may be astronomical in certain parts of the country, but historically low mortgage rates are allowing borrowers to pay off their mortgages faster than ever. At today’s average rates, 61% of a new homebuyer’s very first mortgage payment is going towards principal repayment, according to data from Edge Realty Analytics. In the early 2000s, […]

The housing market is so competitive buyers are doing anything they can to get a home. A common way to try to stand out is to write a heartfelt “love letter” to a seller — a seemingly harmless note to express appreciation of the home and make a personal connection. But in this overheated real estate market, what were […]

The Bank of Canada left the benchmark overnight policy rate unchanged at 0.25% and maintained its current pace of GoC bond purchases at its current pace. The Governing Council renewed its pledge to refrain from raising rates until the damage from the pandemic is fully repaired. The $3 billion weekly pace of bond-buying–known as quantitative […]

This morning’s Stats Canada release showed that the economy grew at a 5.6% annualized rate in the first quarter, after a revised 9.3% pace in the final quarter of last year. That was somewhat below economists’ expectations. Housing investment grew at an annualized 43% pace, by far the biggest impetus of the expansion. Residential investment […]

To gesture our appreciation to our First Responders across the country we created a program specifically for them! The First Responder Mortgage Program™ is our way of saying THANK YOU. Who is Eligible: The First Responder Mortgage Program™ is open to the following individuals: Police Officers Paramedics Firefighters (employed and volunteering) Correctional Services Border Services Search & Rescue […]

Further to the original announcement in early April, the new mortgage stress test released on June 1st has officially increased for home purchases and those looking to refinance. This has caused a decrease in their borrowing power by about 5%. To put this in perspective, if they were approved for 1 million dollars, that is reduced […]