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Mortgage Rate Forecast (December 2017)

The December issue of Mortgage Rate Forecast is now available on BCREA Online. Highlights: Rising rates and tighter mortgage regulations in 2018 Canadian economy slowing Bank of Canada waiting on higher inflation ...

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Have you had a look at BCREA’s Mortgage Rate Forecast? Highlights: 5-year fixed mortgage rates hit three-year high Rapid economic growth, but still no sign of inflation Bank of Canada tightening, but how quickly? http://www.bcrea.bc.ca/docs/economics-forecasts-and-presentations/mortgagerateforecast.pdf ...

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BCREA Mortgage Rate Forecast

With the Bank of Canada interest rate announcement today, it is a good time to review BCREA’s mortgage rate forecast. http://www.bcrea.bc.ca/docs/economics-forecasts-and-presentations/mortgagerateforecast.pdf ...

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Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision

The Bank of Canada announced this morning that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 per cent. In the press release accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that Canada’s economy has been robust and a significant amount of economic slack has been ...

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