Interest Rate Watch as of Friday, February 14, 2009
Term Rate
6 Months 5.20% 1 Year 3.89% 2 Years 3.99% 3 Years 3.75% 4 Years 4.19% 5 Years 4.19% 7 Years 5.90% 10 Years 6.35% ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on February 17, 2009
If you're thinking about that refurbished kitchen, or putting in an extra bathroom or a new deck, now is the time to act, because your friends in Ottawa want to help with the bills! The recent federal budget offered a new renovation tax credit of up to $1,350 toward a wide variety of home improvements, from a new roof to a new lawn.
The one-year program, which is forecast to cost the federal government ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on February 3, 2009
Interest Rate Watch
If you read my previous post on the government's $30 billion dollar stimulus package, you would know that we are experiencing some of the lowest interest rates in recent times.
Click here to read about the interesting things the government is doing to help stimulate our economy.
Term Rate
6 Months 5.20% 1 Year 3.50% 2 Years 4.59% ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on January 29, 2009
The government continues to lower its borrowing rates to stimulate the economy, but we can only expect an upturn once we start spending, according to Benjamin Tal, senior economist for CIBC. The public, however, isn't spending because of their fears in the economy. It appears we are now caught up in the old classic chicken and egg scenario! We don't spend due to the economy, but the economy won't ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on January 28, 2009
According to latest figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association, house prices across Canada have dropped 11 per cent since the peak in May of $316,896, down to $280,880 in November, The drop is weighed more heavily in markets that experienced drastic upswings in property values.
Benjamin Tal, a CIBC World Markets economist said that "it was back to reality in 2008", referring to the unrealistic ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on January 6, 2009
"How quickly the tables turned!" is the response of most economists when faced with the question about the current Canadian real estate market. Experts have seen markets swing from a seller's market to a buyer's market before, but not quite this quickly.
CIBC World Markets economist Benjamin Tal said we have moved from a seller's market to a buyer's market "in a matter of months." Tal continues ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on January 4, 2009
For all those first time buyers or those who have been waiting for the right time to move into a bigger household, now is your time. With housing prices dropping and interest rates at record lows, now is the time to consider purchasing a home. House prices across Canada fell nearly 10 per cent and sales slipped 42 per cent in November compared with the same month last year, a drop the Canadian Real ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on December 21, 2008
According to the governor of the Bank of Canada, the global financial crisis could have been avoided if every country had had a banking system like Canada's. He went on to say that the world would have been spared this global financial catastrophe if other international economic powers had a banking system "as sober and sensible" as ours. The World Economic Forum has recently rated Canada as having ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on November 22, 2008
Have you been waiting for a time when home ownership would become affordable again? Now is that time! With housing prices as low as they are, it is now easier for the renters who always wanted to buy, for the young couple in the townhouse or condo that have been waiting to buy the larger house with a great yard, or for the family who have always wanted to afford a cottage....now is the time! For ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on November 21, 2008
GTA sales down 35%; Toronto down 38% Toronto Real Estate Board Members reported 5,155 sales in October, down 35 per cent from the 7,915 sales reported in October of 2007, and also down 25 per cent from the 6,876 sales reported during October 2006. Within the City of Toronto, 2,136 sales were recorded. This was down 38 per cent from the 3,455 sales recorded in October of last year. In the 905 suburbs, ...
Posted by Sean Kavanagh
on November 13, 2008