RateSupermarket.ca’s panel of financial gurus believe we could possibly see lower fixed mortgage rates and bigger variable rate discounts to prime
TORONTO, February 4, 2010… RateSupermarket.ca, Canada’s rate comparison website for personal finance products such as mortgages and insurance, has announced the results of their Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel for February 2010.
The results of this [...]

The Panel of financial gurus provide their Outlook for January – mortgage rates will stay put as we kick off 2010
TORONTO, January 07, 2010… RateSupermarket.ca, Canada’s go-to website for first time home buyers and current home owners looking to compare the best mortgage rates, has announced the results of their Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel for [...]

Carney speaks about the government’s current issues with household finances. Are Canadians taking on too much debt?

July 2010 could mean higher mortgage rates and higher taxes given the BOC’s plan to remove their freeze on interest rates and the introduction of HST

RateSupermarket.ca is surpassing Canadian retails when it comes to utilizing the power of the internet to reach consumers.

The housing market remains hot in the fourth quarter as the loonie continues to be strong and the Bank of Canada announced no plans to increase overnight lending rates, putting all previous speculations to rest. This is great news for the economy and the real estate market as consumer demand continues to grow.

How understanding the market and your finances can save you in a bidding war
We may be experiencing a balanced market, but with continued low mortgage rates and moderate price increases, the demand for resale housing has expanded in the past few months. And often with demand comes the all dreaded bidding war – which is [...]

The Canadian housing market has been making a steady comeback over the past few months and the August CMHC monthly housing statistics prove that housing starts are making a sharper jump than expected in the real estate market. In addition, low mortgage rates are still the norm. So with the Canadian housing market gaining ground [...]

Now that the kids are back in school and the holidays are around the corner, it may be a good time to tackle those projects you were putting off all summer; projects you may have been putting off because your current income hasn’t allowed you to proceed.
What if you had access to additional funds at [...]

Are you still thinking about refinancing your mortgage? After many years paying moderate to high interest rates on mortgages, we have finally seen a break over the last few months. While rates aren’t the historic lows we saw a few months ago, they are still lower than average, for now, causing many Canadians to hope [...]