{"id":39862,"date":"2022-06-15T17:13:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nordest.ca\/blogue\/?p=39862"},"modified":"2022-06-15T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:13:55","slug":"variable-rate-mortgage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nordest.ca\/blogue\/en\/variable-rate-mortgage\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Variable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many North East clients have been calling their brokers to ask whether they should stay with their variable rates or lock-in into a fixed rate.<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s unpack that question?<\/h5>\n

For example, the TD Bank<\/a> is currently offering a conventional 5-year closed fixed rate mortgage posted at 5.64%. The TD is presently discounted it to 4.84%.<\/p>\n

TD\u2019s variable rate on a 5-year closed mortgage is posted at 3.30% \u2013 that\u2019s 1.54% less than the discounted rate of 4.84%, and 2.34% less than the posted 5.64% rate.<\/p>\n

Do we feel the Bank of Canada will continue to increase its policy rate<\/a>, the short answer is yes! Canadians have a staggering amount of liquidity, and a pent-up demand for almost everything. Compound this with a supply chain that cannot keep up; all this spells continued inflation.<\/p>\n

When will the Bank of Canada feel that it has a handle on inflation \u2013 your guess is as good as ours, but you can expect another rate increase in July of a minimum of 50 basis points \u2013 and some are speculating that this next increase could even be as high as 75.<\/p>\n

People who currently have a variable rate mortgage have seen their payments increase in-line with the Bank\u2019s increases. This trend is likely to continue. The good news is that even after the most recent hike, those rates are still low compared with pre-pandemic levels . For those just entering the market, it continues to be considerably easier to qualify for variable rates than fixed rates due to the current stress tests rules.<\/p>\n

So back to the initial question, should you lock-in or stay with a variable rate?<\/h3>\n

Answer: ride it out, the payments are still lower, and in some cases as much as 2%.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions or need further advice on what to do, call one of our brokers<\/a>. They will gladly walk you through all the possible scenarios.<\/p>\n

Martin\u00a0Spalding<\/p>\n

Mortgage Broker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Many North East clients have been calling their brokers to ask whether they should stay with their variable rates or lock-in into a fixed rate. Let\u2019s unpack that question? For example, the TD Bank is currently offering a conventional 5-year closed fixed rate mortgage posted at 5.64%. The TD is presently discounted it to 4.84%. TD\u2019s variable rate on a 5-year closed mortgage is posted at 3.30% \u2013 that\u2019s 1.54% less than the discounted rate of 4.84%, and 2.34% less than the posted 5.64% rate. 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