Canadian Mortgage Rates May Slide Down

Canadian 5 yr bond yield is at 2.34%. The spread, (based on the 5 yr rate published rate of 4.49%) has jumped far above the comfort zone at 2.15.

The banks dropped their posted rates by .10bps lasts week

Explanation:

The rate of return on the bond, can be read through a yield curve, If the increase in bond yield continues to go up, the spread will continue to shrink and this could be a trigger for interest rates to rise. Currently lenders are looking for a spread, between 1.50 and 1.75.