Rates Are Hopping Again!!
Benjamen Tahl Chief Economist for CIBC feels that the bottom of the bond yields has hit and that over the next year or 2 the rates will settle for the 5 yr fixed around 5-6% and then the variable rate mortgages will go back down to prime -.80 etc down the road when prime goes back up. TD has risen their rates and Firstline is expected to later today. First National does not usually give any notice they just move.
Here is the contact information for Firstline for anyone who wants to lock in today as tomorrow will be higher.
And here is the contact information for First National:
For those of you thinking of refinancing now might be a good time to lock in for 120 days on a refinance and watch your penalty go down.