Blog

One of the most prominent discussion points between brokers, agents and their clients, the fixed-versus-variable debate, took a significant swing in 2022 as a big trend of ... More

A recent dip in GoC bond yields has provided some welcome relief – but more twists and turns could be ahead

While rates have been steadily climbing for variable mortgages, fixed mortgage rates have been moving in the opposite direction.

Some industry analysts believe the time for rate hikes has come to an end.

Fixed mortgage rates are slowly following bond yields and trending downward.

Already a source of huge debate in the mortgage industry since its introduction, the mortgage stress test came under scrutiny from executives at top Canadian lenders during a ... More

Over the past week, nearly all of Canada’s Big-6 banks have increased their shorter-term fixed mortgage rates.

Bond yields surged to a fresh 14-year high this week, driving expectations that fixed rates are likely to continue rising.

Following a jump in bond yields last week, lenders across the country once again bumped up their fixed mortgage rates.

Fixed rate mortgages could go on sale as fears of spreading coronavirus push bond yields down

The 2020s won’t be the decade to lock into a long-term fixed mortgage, according to RBC Economics.

Homeownership rates are higher now than they were two decades ago according to a new analysis from Statistics Canada.

Strange Things: Canadians can now get a lower interest rate on a new mortgage by locking into a fixed rate, rather than opting for a variable rate.

The Canadian mortgage market continues to suffer from the impact of lower home sales in major markets as the stress tests weaken homebuyers’ abilities.

Canadian mortgage rates have already tumbled in recent months and more discounts could be on the way for homebuyers, a according to a new forecast.

Spring is typically a busy time for home sales, so lenders are competing fiercely right now for new business — and that's adding up to record low rates for ... More

Goodbye, variable-rate mortgage. Everyone’s going fixed these days, and for good reason.

If you’re shopping for a mortgage and believe what the bond market is telling us, it implies your odds of success with a fixed rate may have just changed.

The Bank of Canada will announce its December interest rates decision Wednesday and few are expecting a Grinch-like pre-Christmas shock.

As Canadian mortgages come up for renewal, many households are starting to experience what TD Economics has dubbed a “completely new phenomenon” – higher ... More

Canada’s big banks are locked in a competitive pricing war over variable-rate mortgages, but economic trends point to more interest rate hikes ahead — leaving ... More

First-time home buyers already struggling with more stringent mortgage rules have been dealt another blow by an increase this week in the Bank of Canada’s five-year ... More

The Bank of Canada’s decision to raise its benchmark rate to 1.25% earlier this week will make renewals a significantly more daunting prospect for mortgage holders.

The number of Canadians who applied for a fixed-rate mortgage in August saw a substantial spike, with 59.31% of users on the LowestRates.ca website opting for a fixed-rate ... More

New rules proposed by the federal government to curb financial risks associated with the country's hot housing markets could make it more difficult to secure a ... More

Homeowners with variable rate mortgages losing sleep over the increased chatter about a potential interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada should consider locking their rates ... More

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its trend-setting interest rate on Wednesday for the third time in six months to the highest level since the global financial crisis hit in the ... More

Canada's central bank, which had long said interest rates are too blunt a tool to tackle the country's housing market, may have finally decided to act and at least ... More

Here’s the least surprising news you’ll hear all day: Interest rates are not doing what most experts predicted.

The possible impacts of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on March 15 (Wednesday) to raise its key interest rate from 0.75 per cent to 1 per cent should not be ... More