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转贴 Mortgage rates jump again
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/05/29/mortgages.html' e4 o( d) k) t4 O
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Last Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 | 4:28 PM ET2 w# V* z- |5 V: m& w6 ?' `
CBC News
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Mortgage rates went up Tuesday for the second time in two weeks as the Bank of Canada sent a strong signal that borrowed money is about to get more expensive.+ }) m$ Q/ N9 ^+ Z* I; r* Y C
$ N( k4 M _5 S } r& LRBC Royal Bank, TD Canada Trust, BMO Bank of Montreal and CIBC have all raised mortgage rates by up to three-tenths of a percentage point, effective Wednesday.' E( B- t6 F9 k p
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The posted rate for a five-year closed mortgage is now 7.14 per cent. The banks had boosted the rate for the five-year term to 6.84 per cent less than two weeks ago.; [2 _ P1 H. A5 a8 i7 Q; Z
. h! A, k8 t5 L! \2 I' w% _Other banks are expected to follow with rate hikes of their own.! u+ D. N P1 q9 T, f0 H
- j: W* a+ W# a/ |% ^9 w vYields in the bond market, where mortgage financing is determined, jumped Tuesday after the Bank of Canada delivered a strong hint that it may boost interest rates soon — and perhaps more than once this year — to fight inflation.
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6 D- f: `% Y! JThe yield on the benchmark two-year Government of Canada bond jumped more than a tenth of a percentage point to 4.57 per cent. It was just 4.18 per cent at the start of May.
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The posted rate for a five-year closed mortgage is now lower than those for two-year, three-year or four-year mortgages. That type of inversion is unusual, as banks usually charge more for locking in rates for longer terms. |
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发表于 2007-5-29 18:56
涨利息是相抑制过度投资，特别中小投资者。对阿省的经济影响不大，对其房产影响甚微，有可能只是季节调整。对其他经济不太好的地区房价会有影响，可能拉底全国房价。) g0 I, A3 g0 V! J9 x$ k