On the other hand, a 30-year fixed rate could also result in a slight disadvantage for 30-year fixed-rate mortgage borrowers. The overall interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is much higher because of the longer amortization period. Additionally, because 30-year fixed-rate mortgage payments typically pay interest at the beginning of the loan term rather … Read more
Quiconque a recherché les taux hypothécaires au cours de la semaine dernière a probablement remarqué une tendance à la hausse des taux fixes. La dernière vague de hausses semble toutefois se stabiliser alors que les rendements obligataires canadiens, qui influencent les taux hypothécaires fixes, ont diminué d’environ 15 points de base ces derniers jours. La … Read more
Student Loan Debt Mortgage Guidelines: Your Path to Homeownership in 2024 Purchasing a house is one of the most significant choices in life. But if you have student loans, you might wonder if your dream of owning a home is within reach. You’re not alone. Many potential homebuyers worry that their student loan debt will … Read more
Drummond, a former TD economist who advised Canadian prime ministers, believes the ultra-low rates of the last decade were an aberration. “Many people, for many years, have said that rock-bottom interest rates are the new normal. I never believed that,” he said at the Mortgage Professionals of Canada national conference last month. “Obviously it was … Read more
By Jack Farrell Paying and receiving interest is prohibited in the Islamic faith under Sharia law, meaning traditional interest-based mortgages are not an option for many Muslims in Canada. A few private lending companies, such as Edmonton-based Canadian Halal Financing Corp., currently offer alternative financing plans that do not include interest payments, but these alternatives … Read more
The cost of private mortgage insurance varies depending on the down payment and mortgage loan, but is generally about half a percent of the total loan amount. So how exactly is it calculated? Let’s say you bought a house for $100,000 and put $10,000 down. Your lender will multiply the remaining 90 percent by 0.005 … Read more
The news set off a wave of market reactions, triggering a surge in stock markets, cryptocurrency markets and bond yields, which determine the prices of fixed mortgage rates in Canada. For Canadian mortgage holders and home buyers, the ripple effects have been immediate, with some lenders already raising rates. But what does Trump’s victory really … Read more
By Nojoud Al Mallées Carolyn Rogers gave a speech Wednesday on the mortgage market to the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto. “We must resist the temptation to try to solve the housing affordability problem by tinkering too much with the mortgage market,” Rogers said in his prepared speech. The central bank official says improving … Read more
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation indicates in its latest report on the residential mortgage sector that 1.2 million mortgage loans are due for renewal in 2025 and that 85% of them have been signed while the rate of the Bank of Canada was 1% or less. Borrowers who need to renew their loans next … Read more
First National Financial says recent government mortgage policy changes, including extending amortizations to 30 years and a higher cap on insured mortgages, could provide a slight boost to its margins. During the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call, President and CEO Jason Ellis explained how the changes could expand First National’s pool of eligible borrowers and … Read more