Mortgage Lenders Shifting Consumers from Variable to Fixed Mortgage Rates

Mortgage Lenders Shifting Consumers from Variable to Fixed Mortgage Rates

A great shift is happening in the mortgage market as lenders are enticing Canadian consumers to deeply discounted fixed mortgage rates and away from variable mortgages. Low bond yields continue to provide lenders with room to manoeuvre and offer better pricing on fixed products, says RateSupermarket.ca’s Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel for October 2011. Our Panel believes the short term fixed mortgage rate trend is down.
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Mortgage Rates Stay Low as Canada Waits Patiently for the Rest of the World to Catch-Up

Mortgage Rates Stay Low as Canada Waits Patiently for the Rest of the World to Catch-Up

RateSupermarket.ca’s expert panel believes rates will stay low until the fall. You can’t rush a recovery – no matter how hard you try. With some of the world’s largest economies still struggling, the Bank of Canada is waiting patiently before making a move to increase interest rates which will also cause variable mortgage rates to rise. Fixed mortgage rates, on the other hand, will stay low as homebuyers retract from the market.
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