1 Graph Shows Why Mortgage Rates Are Lower in Jan 2015
The graph below shows why rates have found what we think is a short term low. This will not last forever so be sdure to get a rate hold now!
30 day Canadian Mortgage Bond (CMB) trend – below
Graph Summary
The banks get their money for mortgages from the CMB … this is a short term oddity right now. This trend will change soon and is from:
- the quick drop in oil prices
- the surprise rate cut from the Bank of Canada on Prime
- and other world economic activity.
Market Summary
The Bank of Canada has certainly shaken things up with its surprise 0.25 bps rate cut. Even more so because Governor Stephen Poloz has left the door open for a further cut.
Poloz explained that the BoC trimmed its rate as “insurance” for the broader economy in light of the fallout from falling oil prices. He went on to say the Bank was prepared to take out more insurance.
Concerns about unemployment, slowing economic growth and deflation have obviously trumped past worries about record high household debt-to-income ratios.
However, it is not a sure bet that the lower central bank rate will inflate the Canadian real estate bubble. Canadians have established a history of using lower rates to pay down debt, rather than adding to it.
All this from Calgary’s top mortgage broker, Mark Herman