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Interest Rate Update

February 6th, 2012
Statistics Canada released it's latest employment report last week.  Below is the link to a blog by David Larock that discusses the Canadian and American jobs reports. 

http://www.integratedmortgageplanners.com/blog/monday-morning-rate-update/monday-morning-interest-rate-update-february-6-2012/

Quarterly Mortgage Market Update

February 1st, 2012
Below is the link to David Larock of Integrated Mortgage Planners Quarterly Mortgage Market Update. 

http://www.integratedmortgageplanners.com/blog/mortgage-market-updates/winter-mortgage-market-update-2012/

Interest Rate Update

January 24th, 2012

Below is the link to an interesting blog on the Bank of Canada's views on the current Canadian economy. 

The Bank of Canada left rates unchanged last week and also issued its latest Monetary Policy Report, which gives us the Bank’s views on the most significant risks to Canadian inflation, our broader economy and to the global economy as a whole. There were some interesting new details in th ...

November/December 2011 Edition of My Newsletter

January 11th, 2012

Please find below the November/December 2011 edition of my Newsletter.  Feel free to contact me should you wish to discuss.

Newsletter - November - December 2011

Mortgage Rate Simulator

December 16th, 2011

The narrowing gap between today’s fixed and variable rates (3.39% vs. 2.80%) makes it harder to decide between these two types of Mortgages. Do you take the fixed rate because it gives you payment certainty for a premium of only .59%? Or do you bet that the same subdued economic forecasts that are driving fixed rates down will lead to a drop in the variable rate?

The attached article will all ...

Market Watch - November 2011

December 7th, 2011
Below is a link to the highlights of the most recent edition of TREB's Market Watch. 

Market Watch - November 2011

The Market According To Mercer - November 2011

November 29th, 2011

In this informative video Jason Mercer, Senior Manager of Market Analysis for TREB presents his most recent outlook considering home sales, prices, interest rates, job and income growth and more.  

Low Mortgage Rates Are A Bright Spot

August 11th, 2011
Below is the link to a interesting blog post regarding the U.S. GDP numbers and the possibility of another U.S. recession.  It highlights the recent global economic turmoil, but also focuses on the positive with regards to mortgage rates.

Monday Morning Interest Rate Update

Toronto Market Forcast

July 26th, 2011

In this informative video Jason Mercer, TREB's Senior Manager of Market Analysis, discusses what has happened in the Market; the key Market drivers for the first 5 months of this year; and what is expected in the housing market in the next 12-18 months.  He also looks at the Canadian economy, specifically the GTA, and discusses where interest rates are going.  He then finishes the presentati ...

Raising US Debt Ceiling

July 19th, 2011
The ongoing fight between U.S. politicians about raising the debt ceiling for the U.S. Treasury Department has major implications for bond markets around the world.  We are now technically only 2 weeks away from the U.S. federal government actually running out of money.

See article by David Larock of Integrated Mortgage Planners via the link below.

Monday Morning Interest Rate Update

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