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Canada’s mortgage rates are creeping up -- even though the country’s central bank has slashed borrowing costs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We are now back to record lows, so in the future, we can expect rates are more likely to rise than fall. The central bank's five-year benchmark qualifying rate is now 5.19 per cent, down from 5.34 per cent. Rates at large Canadian bank are now at 2.99 per cent to 3.04 per cent versus around 2.49 per cent to 2.59 per cent at the end of February, McLister said.“The big banks are leading the charge higher here, on both the fixed side and the variable side,” he said. The recent spat between the world's two economic superpowers has implications for both investors and mortgage-holders in Canada.
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That’s due to the “enormous pressure” Canadian banks face amid disruptions caused by the outbreak, said Sherry Cooper, chief economist at Dominion Lending Centers. Mortgage Broker News . The best mortgage rates at Canada’s banks generally apply to creditworthy borrowers with an amortization of 25 years or less.
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With that in mind, Canadian prime rates used to calculate variable and adjustable mortgage rates will remain low between now and the end of 2021. Compare fixed and variable mortgage rates with different terms and conditions from lenders and banks across Canada “I don’t think interest rates in general are going to be a lot higher in the next year.”September rent due as small businesses face holes in government supportRioCan CEO sees 'green shoots' after COVID-19 fallout wallops investorsCMHC readies for housing market risks in wake of COVID downturn
Preferred borrowers can still get some prime minus deals at big banks, but they’re more like prime minus 10 or 15 basis points.McLister said the rising cost of short-term funding, used for variable mortgages, explains the jump. Spreads are wide, fewer people want to lend big banks money at preferable pricing, so that gets passed through to the borrower, McLister said.Fixed-rate mortgages, which are tied more to swings in the bond market, are also creeping up after Canadian bond yields hit record lows earlier in the month, added Cooper.“The banks just can’t afford to price their loans at what are de minimis bond yield levels,” Cooper said.She expects banks to start charging prime plus a premium for variable loans, as well as higher rates for fixed mortgages than those seen earlier in the year.“I believe mortgage rates will trend around current levels,” Cooper said. The BoC rate is linked to variable mortgage rates, and the BoC target rate is at its "effective lower bound."