Author: Connolly Capital

Weekly Digest———April 23rd, 2024 Partner Appreciation Trip - 2023-2024Our annual partner trip is wrapped up from sunny Las Vegas.Reminder, to qualify for 2024-2025 trip, send $1,500,000 in advanced mortgage volume. Location to be confirmed soon! Bond Yields on the RiseCanada's 5-year yield is up again this week,...

Weekly Digest———April 11th, 2024There are lots of changes in the mortgage market this week.See below for;A. Update to the Bank of Canada + economic dataB. Changes to First Time Home Buyer criteria, including insured lending A Bump in the RoadAs expected, the Bank of Canada held...

Weekly Digest———March 28th, 2024 OSFI to Implement a Loan-To-Income Limit (LTI)A major change is coming to the mortgage market, and more restrictions for debt and leverage are being added. OSFI will soon implement a Loan To Income (LTI) limit on banks portfolios and future applications.This measure...

Weekly Digest Inflation ReportYear over year inflation came in at 2.80%. This was a surprise reading below last month’s 2.90% and well below market expectations of 3.10%. This also headlined the lowest reading since June of 2023. The forecast for a rate cut in June is now...

 Weekly Digest———March 7th, 2024 Bank of Canada HoldsTo no surprise, B.O.C’s key rate was held at 5%, and Prime remains at 7.20%. Since inflation's peak, core inflation has averaged a 13 basis point monthly decline. If that pace continues, it means getting into the 2%’s could...

 Weekly Digest———February 29th, 2024March Volume Run’sEach year, we notice a large market uptick in the real estate market come March. Seasonality, and lowering rates should lead to a very busy spring for Canada’s real estate market in 2024. More Inflation Data SetsCanada has a major housing...