
Navigating the tide of rising Canadian mortgage rates and dropping prices in the housing market in 2022 can be challenging. Hatch is here to help. Continue reading
Navigating the tide of rising Canadian mortgage rates and dropping prices in the housing market in 2022 can be challenging. Hatch is here to help. Continue reading →
Canadian fixed mortgage rates are currently at their lowest level in the past two years and the consensus among leading economists is that they will likely stay in a range, at or (more...)
2018 was a dismal year for housing markets across Canada, especially in the GTA, as a combination of rising interest rates, a new mortgage stress test and economic uncertainty all took a (more...)
On October 24th, the Bank of Canada raised its overnight benchmark rate by another quarter point to 1.75 per cent, the fifth such increase since the summer of 2017, which is having (more...)
The Bank of Canada’s most recent rate hike on July 11, 2018, was telegraphed well in advance, with some economic arguments to support it, such as healthy employment and a rise in (more...)
As we move into the hot, lazy days of summer, many economists are predicting that a recovery in the Canadian housing market is on the horizon for the second half of 2018, (more...)
Many economic factors are combining to make mortgage renewals a much more difficult process for many Canadians in 2018. Over the past year, interest rates have been on the rise for both (more...)
Rising mortgage rates over the past year and the new stress test for mortgage applicants, which commenced January 1st, 2018, have had a significant slowdown effect on key areas of the Canadian (more...)
Canadian households have enjoyed a long period of ultra-low interest rates for the past decade, initiated by the global recession in 2008 and sustained by the oil price meltdown of 2014, as the (more...)
Many analysts are anticipating that our central bank will leave its key overnight lending rate unchanged at 1.25 per cent on March 7th. The appetite for another rate increase has diminished with (more...)
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