5/29/2023 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Marti Philp
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'A change in investor behaviour is on the horizon,' report says ... More

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  5/24/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The central bank has kept the policy rate frozen at 4.5% in its two most recent meetings ... More

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  3/6/2020 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Marti Philp
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Toronto House Prices Jump By $130,000 In A Year As Industry Calls For 'Shovels In The Ground'. And now the Bank of Canada is putting "kerosene on the fire" with ... More

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  12/16/2019 | Posted in Financial Health by Marti Philp
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Canadians' borrowing habits are back to where they were before policymakers cooled off the housing market. Lower interest rates are convincing some to borrow more. ... More

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  9/25/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Marti Philp
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Employment figures had a major influence on the market's dynamics. ... More

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  9/19/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Marti Philp
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Great News for Canadians waiting for lower rates as the effects of shrinking global economy to hit Canada as well. ... More

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  9/4/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada resisted pressure from investors by declining to signal it will soon follow global peers in easing monetary policy. ... More

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  8/18/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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Negative mortgage interest rates offered in Denmark. How is it possible? ... More

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  7/10/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada is keeping its trend-setting interest rate steady at 1.75 per cent in a decision widely expected by economists. ... More

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  7/3/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada will start cutting its key lending rate in October as annual economic growth slows to one per cent in 2020, according to Capital Economics. ... More

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  6/20/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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Canadian inflation quickened in May on increases across all eight major components, giving the Bank of Canada plenty of scope to hold interest ... More

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  5/29/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate. ... More

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  5/27/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada will make its May interest rate decision Wednesday but it’s unlikely there will be a change according to a panel of experts. ... More

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  5/23/2019 | Posted in Financial Health by Marti Philp
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The Canadian credit market has grown but it appears that consumers are generally managing their debt well. ... More

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  5/21/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said he sees the slowdown in Canada’s economy as temporary and that interest rates will likely go up – he just doesn’t know ... More

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  5/14/2019 | Posted in Financial Health by Marti Philp
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Higher interest rates and a record-large debt burden are taking their toll on Canadians, with the number of households filing for insolvency hitting an eight-year high in the ... More

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  5/6/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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Goodbye, variable-rate mortgage. Everyone’s going fixed these days, and for good reason. ... More

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  5/1/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The latest reading of Canada’s economy brings both good and bad news for the housing market. ... More

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  4/29/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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Canadians now owe an average of $1.79 for every dollar of disposable income. ... More

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  4/3/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada is likely to stand pat on interest rates for the remainder of this year and well into 2020, according to the chief economist of BMO Financial Group. ... More

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  3/15/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada will likely hold off raising interest rates through all of 2020, and could even cut rates later this year, according to TD Securities’ senior rates ... More

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  3/12/2019 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Here are four record-breaking phenomena that suggest we have reached a real turning point in Canadian real estate. ... More

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  3/10/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Residential investment is falling, and that's a clear sign of hard times in Canada's economy, the Bank of Montreal says. ... More

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  3/6/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada (BoC) is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent on Wednesday, citing concerns about the global economy and Canada’s own recent ... More

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  2/28/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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Capital Economics predicts that The Bank of Canada will cut its key lending rate in December as a weakening housing market and oil sector headwinds drag GDP growth back below ... More

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  2/25/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada began raising its key overnight lending rate in July 2017 and it’s now at the highest level in a decade. Accustomed to historically low and even negative ... More

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  2/22/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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Stephen Poloz says the upward path for interest rates is 'uncertain'. ... More

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  2/1/2019 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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The Bank of Canada has admitted that the economic impact of strict mortgage regulations, local housing restrictions, and the upward trend in interest rates was more serious than ... More

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  1/22/2019 | Posted in Financial Health by Marti Philp
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An increasing number of Canadians say they are concerned about their debts and are edging towards insolvency. ... More

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