fixed rate mortgages Archives - Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada

Breaking a mortgage for better rates can pay off – but beware of the costs

October 4, 2024 No Comments

Interest rates are dropping, but many Canadians are still feeling the hangover of the highest lending costs in a generation.

Fixed rates back as top mortgage product of choice: National Bank

August 23, 2023 No Comments

Despite interest rates potentially being at or near a peak, borrowers aren’t betting on rate cuts anytime soon.

Bond yields are back on the rise. Will fixed mortgage rates follow?

July 25, 2023 No Comments

Bond yields are back on the rise this week, which observers say could keep upward pressure on fixed mortgage rates if the trend continues.

Fixed mortgage rates rise as bond yields near 4 percent

Fixed mortgage rates keep rising, and could continue as bond yields near 4%

July 7, 2023 No Comments

Bond yields ended the week higher, flirting with a key technical level of 4% following the release of overall strong employment data in both Canada and the U.S.

The latest in mortgage news: Fixed rates continued to climb this week

June 30, 2023 No Comments

While the pace of fixed-rate increases has slowed, lenders continued to bump mortgage rates higher this week, including three of the big banks.

Fixed mortgage rates continue to rise in Canada

Another week, another rise in fixed mortgage rates. How high could they go?

June 23, 2023 No Comments

Another week and another round of fixed rate hikes have swept Canada’s mortgage market.

Fixed mortgage rates continue to rise in 2023

Fixed mortgage rates surge again, pushing rates under 5% to the brink

June 15, 2023 No Comments

Fixed mortgage rates are once again on the rise, with rates under 5% quickly becoming a distant memory.

BMO & CIBC hike fixed rates, and more lenders could join them as bond yields rise

June 7, 2023 No Comments

Numerous lenders continued to raise fixed mortgage rates this week, including several big banks, and more hikes could be on the way as short-term bond yields hit a 15-year high.