Bank of Canada Drops Prime .50% to fight off Financial Crisis. Prime now at 4.25%, Fixed rates range from 5.45% - 5.90% for a discounted 5 year.
Surrey, BC - Oct. 7, 2008 - With the US economic crisis threatening the world economy, dramatic steps are required, and the Bank of Canada joined the US Fed & other Central Banks by reducing their Prime rate by .50%.
So what does this mean for you? If you are in a variable product we set up for you, stay in it! Your rate will be going down by .50%! Now is not the time to lock in, as fixed rates will likely start to drop into November and certainly into the new year as competition comes back into the market. If you are in the midst of getting refinanced or purchasing with Invis on the Peninsula, those rates are in place. Our plan for those clients needing to plan a transaction in the current market will likely be to opt for open products like lines of credit or possibly a 1 year fixed in the 4.80% range and the flexiblitiy to move you to a better product as they start to reemerge. Call us for a no obligation review at anytime.
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| Good report on where the Canadian Economy is vs. the US.
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