The central banks for the U.K. and European Union mirrored the example of their American counterparts and kept their respective interest rates unchanged. The Bank of England maintained its 5.25% rate, which is a 15-year high. Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of...
More than one-third of Canadians with a mortgage will have to make changes to their financial situation — including housing and employment – if the Bank of Canada enacts another rate hike, according to a survey from the personal finance site WealthRocket. The survey...
The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%, but it warned that rate hikes could resume if the Canadian economy shows advanced signs of fraying. “The Canadian economy has entered a...
Brokers and agents affiliated with RE/MAX Canada are predicting a softer housing market this fall due to the nation’s interest rate climate and lack of inventory. The newly published Fall Housing Market Outlook Report is forecasting that more than half of Gen Zs (55%)...
Mortgage lending conditions in Canada became significantly tighter during the first quarter of this year, according to the Senior Loan Officer Survey published by the Bank of Canada. The new data report found 35.62% of Canadian financial institutions tightened their...