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Victoria Mortgage News
Bank of Canada to maintain current level rate policy
Bank of Canada will keep present level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, recalibrates its quantitative easing program The Bank of Canada today maintained the target of its for the overnight price on the highly effective lower bound of ¼ %, with the Bank Rate at ½ % along with the deposit rate at ¼ %. The Bank is keeping its remarkable forward direction, reinforced and also supplemented by its quantitative easing (QE) program. The Bank is recalibrating the QE system to shift purchases towards longer term bonds, that contain much more immediate impact on the borrowing fees
2020 Thoughts on Fixed vs Variable
Fixed or adjustable – it is the ongoing mortgage product decision many mortgage buyers are faced with. And it has only been made more complex since the beginning of the pandemic. Towards the second half of 2019, variable rates have been the most obvious and popular choice. But a great deal has changed since then. In March, fears over the COVID 19 pandemic as well as the consequent lockdown forced the majority of banks along with other mortgage lenders to reduce their key rates from 3.95 % to 2.45 % within the span of only one month. Higher funding costs
Affordability and Alternative Lending Options Part 1
Motions within the rental market are excellent signs of the state of housing affordability. When folks cannot find the money to purchase, they rent, and also when there is an influx of renters in a field with constrained housing supply, landlords are in a position to demand more. In Victoria we’re seeing increasingly low residential vacancy rates and higher rents. Consequently, any improvements are welcome to the stakeholders of the real estate market. Housing affordability in Canada has at last started seeing good fashion, thanks in large part to depreciating appreciating wages and also interest rates. Mortgage interest rates are
Mortgage Stress Test Rate Drops to 4.79%
The Canadian national mortgage benchmark qualifying rate, or stress-test rate, has dropped for the second time in the past three months after 5-year fixed posted rate cuts by Canada’s major banks. The qualifying rate is now 4.79%, down from 4.94%. The current benchmark rate of 4.79% is just 0.15% above the all-time 2017 low of 4.64%. 4.79% is still over 2.0% above any of the available 5 year rates currently offered by MCAP, First National, RMG Mortgage, Scotia or TD. This is slightly better for buyers but still significantly impacts borrowing power particularly for BC First Time Home Buyers where
Canadian & U.S. Central Banks Respond to Covid-19
On Friday afternoon March 13, 2020, Canadian policymakers from the Department of Finance, the Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced a coordinated response to alleviate economic stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency measures, which are intended to ensure that the Canadian financial system has sufficient liquidity, included: a 50-basis point drop in the Bank of Canada’s overnight rate to ¾ percent, effective today (Monday, March 16, 2020) a reduction in the Domestic Stability Buffer requirement for systemically important Canadian banks, a move that is intended to support in excess of
Canada Mortgage Qualifying Rate Lowered to 5.19%
Bloomberg Canada – July 19, 2019 The Bank of Canada has lowered the rate used by mortgage stress tests, used to qualify homeowners for mortgage borrowing limits, for the first time in three years. The central bank’s five-year benchmark qualifying rate is now 5.19 per cent, down from 5.34 per cent. It’s the first decrease in the five-year fixed mortgage rate since September 2016, when it dropped from 4.74 per cent to 4.64 per cent, and increased steadily since. Rob McLister, founder of mortgage comparison website RateSpy.com, says the dip will increase the buying power for mortgage borrowers by allowing
What are the Best Mortgage Rates in BC
Understand Discounted Rates and Understand the Possible Penalties. The truth about the Best Mortgage Rates in BC. If it’s too good to be true it often is… Sometimes you’ll see a you found a deeply discounted rate advertised in BC. Is the broker local in Victoria or in another city and can you go and meet with them to discuss the critical details? Is it a national bank offer or and can they clearly explain the penalty structure to you? We pride ourselves on offering the best rates, on mortgage products that are client-friendly, meaning flexible and low-fee. Our clients
NDP Government Changes BC Housing Landscape
The NDP provincial government has released its new budget. From a housing perspective here are the highlights (or lowlights depending on your perspective). 1. Speculation Tax This new, annual property tax will apply to foreign and domestic homeowners who do not pay income tax in BC, including those who leave their properties vacant. The new tax will initially apply to homes in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and capital regional districts in Victoria and Nanaimo, Kelowna and West Kelowna. In 2018, the tax rate will be 0.5% of assessed value. In 2019, it will rise to 2.0% of assessed value.
Stress Test Mortgage Update – November 2017
New “Stress-Test” 2017 / 2018 Mortgage Rules Changes Explained Recently as you have probably heard in the major news media, like Global News and CBC, late in 2016, new rules were announced by OSFI with respect to residential home mortgages. The decisions leading up to these new rules are primarily driven by ‘expert’ concerns about rising home prices in a few Canadian markets Vancouver, and Toronto. Prices in Victoria, BC are up significantly as well but our demand continues to outstrip supply even after the first wave of new rules have been implemented. The thinking behind making it more difficult
May 2017 – Victoria Real Estate Market Update
Victoria Real Estate Board – Basic Stats from APRIL 2018 vs APRIL 2017 Net Unconditional Sales APR 2018: 775 Net Unconditional Sales APR 2017: 885 Active Listings End of APR 2018: 2.002 Active Listings End of APR 2017: 1,690 In most price ranges throughout the greater Victoria Real Estate Board it continues to be a ‘sellers market’. Inventory continues to build slightly. The new NDP government punitive real estate related taxes combined with the national mortgage stress-test changes has made it more difficult to buy in theory but what we are seeing is the continuation of multiple-offer situations and aggressive
