12/11/2024
ENTER everyone in the real estate industry posting today🤓AND FOR GOOD REASON!
The Bank of Canada reduced the overnight lending rate by 0.50%. This cut was another highly anticipated cut and very much welcomed for all variable rate mortgage holders.
Prime rate is now at 5.45%
If you currently hold a variable rate mortgage with an adjustable payment, your payments will decrease by $30 monthly, per $100,000 borrowed. For instance, if you have a $500,000 mortgage amount, your payments will decrease by $150 per month.
For Variable rate mortgage holders with a static payment, your payment remains unchanged BUT the amount your are paying to principal will increase and the amount paid to interest will decrease = paying off your mortgage faster.
This will also help with interest relief for all lines of credit.
If you have been wanting to purchase or refinance, your overall borrowing power has now increased so I would check with your mortgage broker to see how this impacts qualifying.
Please note that this does not directly impact fixed rates, however, there is typically a lagging indicator for decreases in the bond market in the coming weeks, that drives our fixed rates.
This was the last Bank of Canada Announcement for 2024. Stay tuned for what 2025 has in store for us. It has already been a strong end to 2024 and I predict a great start to 2025. The First BOC announcement for 2025 is January 29th.
Variable rates are highly recommended, especially with the decreases occurring. More and more clients have been selecting variable rate mortgages lately and for good reason! Remember, that you can lock into a fixed rate in the future when rates have decreased further, penalty free, if you are ever not wanting to ride the wave of variable.
If you are ever unsure of what this all means for you, please reach out!