Next highest rates were in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland, tied at 14.8 per cent
Alberta has the highest mortgage deferral rates in Canada
The next highest deferral rates were in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland, tied at 14.8 per cent.
The central bank in May had trimmed the rate to 4.94 per cent from 5.04 per cent.
Bank of Canada cuts benchmark mortgage rate to lowest level in three years
The Big Six banks had already cut their advertised five-year fixed mortgage rates to the same level, though some special offers reduce rates to as little as 2.19 per cent.
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Justin Thouin, co-founder and CEO of LowestRates.ca agrees, expecting the current rate to have a long shelf life.
Bank of Canada expected to hold overnight target rate
The Bank of Canada (The Bank) will make its next target rate announcement next Wednesday (July 15), with most mortgage executives predicting no move in the rate.
The federal housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 211,681 units in June, up from 195,453 in May.
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada increased in June
The result came as urban starts of apartments, condos and other types of multiple-unit housing projects rose 13.0 per cent to 154,602 units in June, while urban starts of single-detached homes fell 4.5 per cent to 42,073.
Similarly, Canada Guaranty said it “confirms that no changes to underwriting policy are contemplated as a result of recent industry announcements.”
Genworth and Canada Guaranty Won’t Adopt CMHC’s New Mortgage Rules
“We acknowledge the potential ‘pro-cyclical’ negative impacts on housing markets of CMHC’s decision to tighten underwriting,” CMHC CEO Evan Siddall wrote on Twitter in response to criticism. “However, the benefits of preventing over-borrowing far exceed these costs. Not acting also expos…
The Bank of Canada is set to reduce its qualifying rate ten basis points, from 5.04 to 4.94 percent, sources tell Mortgage Broker News.
Bank of Canada to drop qualifying rate
Centum Intouch Mortgage Solutions broker Anthony Venuto sees the lower qualifying rate as being primarily helpful to borrowers are on the verge of receiving funding who still need a slight boost.
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