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Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision – July 10, 2019

The Bank of Canada left its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 1.75 percent this morning. In the statement accompanying the decision the Bank noted that although ongoing global trade tensions are having a negative effect on the global economy, economic growth in Canada is improving. A decline in ...

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Mortgage Rate Forecast (June 2019)

Highlights: Mortgage Rates return to 2017 Levels Canadian economy falters in first quarter Time for the Bank of Canada to cut rates? The big news in the Canadian mortgage market is the return of sub 3 percent five-year mortgage rates. The last year of mortgage rate increases has essentially been ...

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BCREA Housing Market Update (June 2019)

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BC Home Sales to Rise in 2020

Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province are forecast to decline 9 percent to 71,400 units this year, after recording 78,346 residential sales in 2018. MLS® residential sales are forecast to increase by 14 percent to 81,700 units in 2020. The 10-year average for MLS® residential sales in ...

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