Canadian fixed-term mortgage rates could fall to even more affordable levels after roiling financial markets pushed the yield on five-year government bonds to record lows on Tuesday.
As investors fled equities in recent days, money poured into the haven of Canadian government bonds, pushing prices up and yields down sharply. Because banks borrow government bonds to help finance their fixed-rate mortgages, there is a tight link between five-year bond yields and five-year mortgage rates.
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