Mortgage rates are not for the faint of heart.

In the commitment scale, buying a home ranks right up there with getting married. Taking out a mortgage can be very scary, not just because you could be stuck with the pay-off longer than you could be stuck in a marriage, but also because the money involved is no joke. For this reason, taking out a mortgage is a huge, daunting commitment. You will have to repay the loa Read the rest of this entry »

The best rumors have the longest staying power, and the untruths about the connection between Bank of Canada interest rate cuts and mortgage rates is a prime example. Why? Well, though Bank of Canada interest rate cuts do affect the financial industry, they do not affect every segment of the financial sector; some segments are directly affected, others are only indirectly effected, and then there are segments that are directly o Read the rest of this entry »

Mortgage rates – Why Mortgage Rates Fluctuate

Mortgage rates are the rats at which the banks lend money to their customers to buy houses and property. They determine their mortgage rates based on the rate at which they are able to lend money – mainly from the reserve bank. This rate is often referred to as the repo rate.

Although with the latest credit crunch, you may think that mortgage rates which fluct Read the rest of this entry »

Mortgage Rates to the average prospective homebuyer, are appear to shift up and down without reason. With as many diverse types of mortgages as there are mortgage rates, finding what you need can be difficult. “Long-term mortgage rates were mixed, but relatively unchanged in the past week as the latest economic indicators came in much as expected,” said Frank Nothaft, chief economist at Freddie Mac.

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