Great News On The Inflation FrontBy Scott WestlakeMarch 19, 20240 comments#inflation #bankofcanada #boc #rates #mortgagerate The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year in February, down from the 2.9% January pace and much slower than the 3.1% ...Read more...
Canadian Inflation Falls to 2.9% in January, Boosting Rate Cut ProspectsBy Scott WestlakeFebruary 20, 20240 comments#inflation #bankofcanada #boc #rates #mortgagerate The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% year-over-year in January, down sharply from December's 3.4% reading. The most significant ...Read more...
Brisk Wage Gains in December Will Keep The BoC WatchfulBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 8, 20240 comments#boc #rates #mortgagerate #economy #economicupdate Today's StatsCanada Labour Force Survey for December was ...Read more...
Inflation UpdateBy Scott WestlakeDecember 20, 20230 comments#inflation #bankofcanada #boc #rates #mortgagerate Inflation Held Steady In November Today's inflation report was stronger than expected, unchanged from October's ...Read more...
The Bank of Canada Held Rates Steady and Took A More Neutral ToneBy Scott WestlakeDecember 6, 20230 comments#boc #interestrate #variablerate #bankofcanada #mortgagerate It was widely expected that the Bank of Canada would maintain ...Read more...
Will the May Inflation Decline Thwart Another Rate Hike in July?By Scott WestlakeJune 27, 20230 comments#inflation #bankofcanada #boc #rates #mortgagerate The May inflation data, released this morning by Statistics ...Read more...
Employment Report Ended 2022 With A BoomBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 9, 20230 comments#employment #CPI #rates #mortgagerate #drsherrycooper Today's Labour Force Survey for December was much stronger ...Read more...
Little Comfort for the Bank of Canada in Today's Jobs ReportBy Scott WestlakeDecember 5, 20220 comments#BoC #interestrate #variablerate #bankofcanada #mortgagerate #jobs Today's Labour Force Survey for November will do little ...Read more...
The Bank of Canada Slowed the Pace of Monetary TighteningBy Scott WestlakeOctober 26, 20220 comments#BoC #interestrate #variablerate #bankofcanada #mortgagerate The Governing Council of the Bank of Canada raised its target for the overnight policy rate by 50 basis points today to 3.75% and signalled that the policy rate would rise further. The ...Read more...
Orderly Housing Correction ContinuesBy Scott WestlakeOctober 17, 20220 comments#rates #boc #mortgagerate #inflation Orderly Housing Correction Continues ...Read more...
The Rate DebateBy Scott WestlakeMay 16, 20220 comments#ratedebate #mortgagerate #fixedvsvariable The Rate Debate. One of the first questions that potential buyers want answered is: “What is your interest rate?” It is easy to think that this is the most important question, but there is a lot more to your mortgage contract than just the rate. And so, the rate debate ...Read more...
Bank of Canada Hikes Rates by 50 BPs, Signalling More To ComeBy Scott WestlakeApril 13, 20220 comments#mortgagerates #mortgagerate #boc #variablerate The Governing Council of the Bank of Canada raised the overnight policy rate by a full 50 basis points for the first time in 22 years. This was a widely telegraphed action that will ...Read more...
Mortgage Qualifying Rate Reduces to 4.79%By Scott WestlakeAugust 25, 20200 comments#qualifyingrate #mortgagerate #twt #dlc We realized that the recent decrease in mortgage qualifying rate did not post - so here it is! In order to find out how the current rate impacts you, we must first identify if you are an insured or uninsured borrower. Do you have less than 20% down? Securing ...Read more...
HOW TODAYS INTEREST RATES NOSEDIVE IMPACTS YOU AND YOUR CURRENT OR NEXT MORTGAGEBy Scott WestlakeMarch 4, 20200 comments#bocratecut #ratecut #mortgagerate #mortgagebroker #twt #dlc #oakvillebroker Our Chief Economist Dr. Sherry Cooper has provided a market update on todays interest rate cut. For the full article click on the link below. In terms of how this interest rate cut impacts our current and future customers depends on many variables. ...Read more...
Renewal Rate Shock & How To Handle It!By Scott WestlakeNovember 7, 20190 comments#mortgagerenewal #mortgagenews #mortgagerate #oakvillemortgagebroker #twt #thewestlaketeam #dlc Canadian Mortgage Trends posted an article this last week discussing mortgage renewals and the diminishing rate shock at renewal. Basically forecasting that the spread from a current fixed mortgage rate to a renewal rate may only be 10bps compared to the last few years in which ...Read more...
Qualifying Mortgage Rate Falls For First Time Since B-20 IntoBy Scott WestlakeJuly 21, 20190 comments#qualifyingrate #bankofcanada #mortgagerate #oakvillemortgagebroker #oakvillemortgagebrokerage #bestmortgagebroekr #gtamortgage #twt #thewestlaketeam QUALIFYING MORTGAGE RATE FALLS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE B-20 INTRO The interest rate used by the federally regulated banks in mortgage stress tests has declined for the first time since 2016, making it a bit easier to get a mortgage. This is particularly important for first-time homeowners ...Read more...