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Housing Supply, Affordability, and Inflation, Why Buying a Home Still Feels Hard in Canada
December 23, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
Housing Supply, Affordability, and Inflation, Why Buying a Home Still Feels Hard in Canada Many Canadians were hopeful that easing inflation and early interest rate relief would make buying a home eas ...
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Bank of Canada Rate Hold, What It Means for Variable Rates and 2026 Renewals
December 15, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
Bank of Canada Rate Hold, What It Means for Mortgages Bank of Canada Rate Hold, What It Means for Variable Rates and 2026 Renewals When the Bank of Canada announces a rate decision, it immediately gr ...
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Dec 10-2025 - Bank of Canada maintains policy rate at 2.25%
December 10, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%. Major economies around the world continue to show res ...
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Fall 2025 Canadian Mortgage Trends & Insights Report
November 21, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
Did You Know ? Did you know that despite encouraging signs of stabilization in the Canadian mortgage market this fall, the national household debt-to-income ratio remained at an eye-opening 181.8 % in ...
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Nov. 2025 - How the Bank of Canada Rate Cut Affects Your Refinancing Strategy
November 10, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
On October 29 2025, the Bank of Canada (BoC) reduced its target overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.25 %. For Canadian homeowners who are thinking about refinancing their mortgage, this move matter ...
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Bank of Canada lowers policy rate to 2.25%
October 29, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%. With the effects of US trade actions on econo ...
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Canadian Home Sales Poised for a Strong Finish in 2025
October 20, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
The Canadian housing market is showing signs of renewed strength as we approach the end of 2025. According to the latest report from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), home sales across the ...
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How Falling Rates Open Doors for Gig Workers, Mortgages for Non-Traditional Incomes
October 6, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
After several policy cuts, the Bank of Canada's overnight rate sits at 2.50% as of September 17, 2025, down from 3.00% in January. This easing has lowered borrowing costs and improved affordab ...
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September 17, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, with the Bank Rate at 2.75% and the deposit rate at 2.45%. After remaining resilient to sharply higher ...
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CMHC - Monthly Housing Starts - July 2025
September 3, 2025 | Posted by: Paul Gazzola
Canadian Monthly Housing Starts and Other Construction Data Tables - July 2025 At our mortgage brokerage, we make it a priority to follow the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) monthl ...
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