Kit Blott

Low interest rates not motivation enough to list home for most Canadians: Poll

4/22/2021 | Posted in Home Sellers by Kit Blott
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Home prices in many Canadian markets have climbed to records during the pandemic, but it seems the majority of homeowners are planning to stay the course, and haven’t yet ... More

First Time Home Buyers, Home Renovation, Home Sellers, Interest Rates

Bank of Canada pares bond purchases, sees rate hikes earlier

4/21/2021 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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The Bank of Canada announced that it will pare back asset purchases by one-quarter and indicated that it’s moving up its expected timeline for interest-rate hikes, citing a ... More

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Interest Rates, Mortgage Rate Forecast, Mortgage Rates Canada, Variable Rate Mortgages

New housing measures risk "unintended consequences": TD

4/16/2021 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Kit Blott
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In a report to clients Thursday, TD Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Beata Caranci said that ultimately, rock-bottom interest rates are to blame and warned against any ... More

Canadian Home Sales, Canadian Housing Market, Home Buyers, Interest Rates

Canadian Mortgage Rates Most Likely To Climb, Despite Low Overnight Rate

2/23/2021 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Kit Blott
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Canadian home buyers may be looking at higher mortgage rates sooner than expected. ... More

Canadian Mortgage Market, Fixed Rate Mortgages, Interest Rates, Mortgage Rate Forecast, Mortgage Rates Canada

Bank of Canada sees interest rates on hold into 2023

10/28/2020 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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The Bank of Canada held the rate steady at 0.25 per cent and said the country’s economy won’t fully absorb slack in the economy before 2023, suggesting it will ... More

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Economic Recovery, Household Debt, Interest Rates

Canadians could see record low interest rates until 2022

6/1/2020 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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A new survey of 15 economists from Canadian banks, financial institutions and academia suggest that 0.25% interest rate could be around for more than a year, maybe two. ... More

Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgage Rates Canada

Toronto House Prices Jump By $130,000 In A Year

3/6/2020 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Interest Rates, Stress Test, Toronto Condo Market, Toronto House Prices, Toronto Living, Toronto Real Estate, Toronto Real Estate Prices, Toronto Residential

Canadian Household Borrowing Jumps By 31%, StatCan Says

12/16/2019 | Posted in Financial Health by Kit Blott
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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

Canadian Debt, Canadian Households, Household Debt, Interest Rates, NonMortgage Debt

Low interest rates are the market's lifeline during tougher times

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

Canadian Housing Market, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers

More Fed cuts expected to push Canadian interest rates lower

9/19/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Kit Blott
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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

Canadian Mortgage Market, Home Buyers, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgage Rates Canada, Mortgage Trends, Mortgages & Real Estate

Bank of Canada reveals latest interest rate decision

9/4/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Canadian Debt, Economic Growth, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Variable Rate Mortgages

The bank offering the world's first negative mortgage rate

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

Interest Rates, World Real Estate Markets

Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate steady

7/10/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgage Rates Canada, Mortgages & Real Estate, Variable Rate Mortgages

Bank of Canada to cut rates in October, then twice more

7/3/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Home Buyers, Interest Rates, Mortgage Rates Canada

Inflation surges to highest in seven years, giving Bank of Canada room to hold rates

6/20/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Economic Growth, Interest Rates

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1.75 per cent

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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgages & Real Estate, NonMortgage Debt

Interest rate cut now unlikely say economists

5/27/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgage Rates Canada, Mortgages & Real Estate, NonMortgage Debt, Variable Rate Mortgages

Delinquency rates hold steady even as credit market grows

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

Canadian Credit Market, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgage Delinquency, NonMortgage Debt

Poloz expects rates to rise 'a bit' but unsure on timing

5/21/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Canadian Housing Market, Economic Growth, Interest Rates

Canadian Bankruptcies Jump At Fastest Pace Since Financial Crisis

5/14/2019 | Posted in Financial Health by Kit Blott
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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

Bankruptcy, Canada, Household Debt, Insolvency, Interest Rates, NonMortgage Debt, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Fixed or Variable Rate?

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

Fixed Rate Mortgages, Home Buyers, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgage Market, Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Rates Canada, Mortgage Refinancing, Mortgage Trends, Mortgages & Real Estate

Latest stats make interest rate hikes highly unlikely in 2019

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

Canada GDP, Economic Growth, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Mortgages & Real Estate, Statistics Canada

Household debt to have knock-on effect upon banks, economy

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

Bank of Canada, Bankruptcy, Canada, Canadian Banks, Household Debt, Insolvency, Interest Rates, NonMortgage Debt

Bank of Canada keeps rates steady, cuts language about future hikes

4/24/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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Bank of Canada keeps rates steady, cuts language about future hikes. ... More

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgages & Real Estate, NonMortgage Debt, Variable Rate Mortgages

Bank of Canada 'going nowhere' with interest rates into 2020: Economist

4/3/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgage Rates, Mortgages & Real Estate, Variable Rate Mortgages

Bank of Canada to hold interest rates through 2020: TD Securities

3/15/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgage Trends, Mortgages & Real Estate, NonMortgage Debt, Variable Rate Mortgages

4 Alarming Records

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

Canada Real Estate, Canadian Banks, Canadian Home Sales, Canadian Housing Market, Canadian Real Estate Market Outlook, Economic Growth, Home Buyers, Interest Rates, Mortgage Market, Mortgages & Real Estate, Stress Test

Canadian Housing Market This Bad Normally Means Recession: BMO

3/10/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Canadian Housing Market, Canadian Real Estate Market Outlook, Economic Growth, Interest Rates, Stress Test

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1.75%

3/6/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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

Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate, Economic Growth, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Mortgages & Real Estate

Bank of Canada to cut rates before the end of 2019

2/28/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Kit Blott
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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