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Experts say extending the amortization period for your mortgage could keep your monthly payments in check even as you face higher interest rates, but caution that doing so comes ... More

Economists believe it's even more likely Macklem will have the confidence to increase the benchmark rate the same as U.S. bank authority. ... More

Central bank highlights rising debt loads and falling home prices among ... More

House prices are set to continue falling across Canada as a result of the current market cooldown, with the only question being by how much, according to a well-known economist. ... More

The increments in the central bank’s rate hikes will become narrower in the foreseeable future, analysts say ... More

Central bank rate expected to hit 1.5% on Wednesday — soon it could be twice that ... More

"This is more likely to be a soft landing than a severe correction or some kind of crash or meltdown" ... More

Notwithstanding some additional rate hikes last week, fixed mortgage rates have seemingly plateaued following a stellar run-up over the past several months. ... More

The cost of living continued to increase in April, raising the odds that the Bank of Canada will respond forcefully with at least a 50-basis-point rate hike at its June meeting. ... More

After two years of red-hot market activity, higher borrowing costs are causing a cool down in Canada’s feverish real estate markets during the traditionally busy spring ... More

Following a jump in bond yields last week, lenders across the country once again bumped up their fixed mortgage rates. ... More

Bond yields and central bank rates have never been lower, but not all the savings are filtering down. ... More

Canada’s mortgage rates are creeping up even though the country’s central bank has slashed borrowing costs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. ... More

Remember the Bank of Canada’s anxiety over worrisome consumer debt loads and housing imbalances? So much for that. ... More

Just a few days before the Bank of Canada’s March 4 meeting, the Monetary Policy Council of the C.D. Howe Institute called on the institution to lower its benchmark policy ... More

Fixed rate mortgages could go on sale as fears of spreading coronavirus push bond yields down ... More

The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady but expressed heightened concern about a slowing economy. ... More

The 2020s won’t be the decade to lock into a long-term fixed mortgage, according to RBC Economics. ... More

TD economists says the cost of servicing debts should ease early in 2020 ... More

The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold as expected at 1.75 per cent where it has been for more than a year as it said Wednesday that ongoing trade conflicts and ... More

Scotiabank now sees the Bank of Canada lowering its benchmark interest rate at the beginning of 2020 instead of at the central bank’s next meeting. ... More

Canada’s outstanding mortgage credit load continues breaking records, reaching a new high of more than $1.59 trillion as of August, according to the country’s central ... More

Great News for Canadians waiting for lower rates as the effects of shrinking global economy to hit Canada as well. ... More

Canada's mortgage market has been turned upside down, and it's giving borrowers an uncommon advantage, a new report suggests. ... More

A slowing economy and growing trade tensions suggest a cut will happen more quickly than currently accounted for, Macquarie economist says. ... More

Strange Things: Canadians can now get a lower interest rate on a new mortgage by locking into a fixed rate, rather than opting for a variable rate. ... More

Those renewing or about to renew their mortgages can breathe a sigh of relief: The era of higher interest rates appears to have been short-lived. ... More

The Bank of Canada is keeping its trend-setting interest rate steady at 1.75 per cent in a decision widely expected by economists. ... More

The Bank of Canada will start cutting its key lending rate in October as annual economic growth slows to one per cent in 2020, according to Capital Economics. ... More

The Canadian mortgage market continues to suffer from the impact of lower home sales in major markets as the stress tests weaken homebuyers’ abilities. ... More