Market Monitor

We keep our finger on the pulse of the mortgage investment market to provide you with the latest news and trends from our team of experts. Read our blog to get the latest on mortgage investing so you can invest with CMI.

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25 October 2010

Low Home Mortgage Rates Underpin Stable Canadian Housing Market

Low home mortgage rates continue to underpin a Canadian housing market which appears “to be stabilizing at a new lower, but more sustainable, level.”

20 October 2010

Bank of Canada Pauses, Home Mortgage Rates to Remain Low For Now

A pause in the Bank of Canada’s course of raising interest rates should ensure continuing low mortgage rates into 2011.

15 October 2010

TD Bank is Moving Towards a Collateral-Charge Mortgage

A look at the TD Bank switching towards collateral-charge mortgage and a few of the associated positives and negatives for customers.

8 October 2010

Forecasts of Pause in Rate Hikes, Mean Continuing Low Mortgage Rates

Comments by Bank of Canada Governor, Mark Carney, have economists forecasting that further interest rate hikes are on hold, which is positive news for home mortgage rates.

22 September 2010

Lower-than-Expected Inflation Points to Continuing Low Home Mortgage Rates

Good news for home mortgage markets, as lower-than-expected inflation numbers for August, prompts analysts to forecast a pause in the Bank of Canada’s rate-hiking regimen.

21 September 2010

Existing Home Sales Slump in Toronto May Be Buying Opportunity

Low mortgage rates and slumping sales of existing homes in Toronto may signal a buying opportunity for contrarian homebuyers.

20 September 2010

Analysts: ‘Loonie’s Strength May Signal Interest, Mortgage Rate Hikes’

A survey by Bloomberg News indicates that the continuing strength of the Canadian loonie against the U.S. dollar may translate into further interest and mortgage rate hikes.