Bank of Canada raises key overnight interest rate to .75%
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National Post- The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark policy rate Tuesday to 0.75% even though it scaled back its growth outlook on the belief budget cutting among households and governments in advanced economies is expected to “temper” the pace of the global recovery.
GDP in Canada is now expected to expand 3.5% this year and 2.9% in 2011, the central bank said, compared to its previous outlook in April of 3.7% and 3.1% growth, respectively. However, business investment and trade are expected to make a larger contribution to Canadian growth, which up until now has relied heavily on a confident consumer…
Bank of Canada raises key overnight interest rate to .75%
Home ownership costs in Canada keep rising
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Times Colonist- Home ownership costs in Canada rose for the third straight quarter in early 2010, and those costs are going to get higher as interest rates rise this year, according a housing report released this week by RBC Economics Research.
The RBC Housing Affordability measure, which identifies how much pre-tax household income is needed to own a home, rose nationally across all housing types in the first quarter of 2010. The detached bungalow benchmark measure rose by 0.9 of a percentage point to 41.1% of average household income, the standard townhouse inched up by 0.4 of a percentage point to 33%, the standard condominium climbed by 0.5 of a percentage point to 28.2% and the standard two-storey home increased by 0.6 percentage points to 46.8%…
Home ownership costs in Canada keep rising
Home ownership costs to rise in Canada: RBC report
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Vancouver Sun- Home ownership costs in Canada rose for the third straight quarter in early 2010, and those costs are going to get higher as interest rates rise this year, according a housing report released Tuesday by RBC Economics Research.
The RBC Housing Affordability measure, which identifies how much pre-tax household income is needed to own a home, rose nationally across all housing types in the first quarter of 2010.
The detached bungalow benchmark measure rose by 0.9 of a percentage point to 41.1 per cent, the standard townhouse inched up by 0.4 of a percentage point to 33 per cent, the standard condominium climbed by 0.5 of a percentage point up to 28.2 per cent and the standard two-storey home increased by 0.6 percentage points to 46.8 per cent…
Home ownership costs to rise in Canada: RBC report
Home ownership costs to rise: Report
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Times Colonist- Home ownership costs in Canada rose for the third straight quarter in early 2010, and those costs are going to get higher as interest rates rise this year, according a housing report released Tuesday by RBC Economics Research.
The RBC Housing Affordability measure, which identifies how much pre-tax household income is needed to own a home, rose nationally across all housing types in the first quarter of 2010.
The detached bungalow benchmark measure rose by 0.9 of a percentage point to 41.1 per cent, the standard townhouse inched up by 0.4 of a percentage point to 33 per cent, the standard condominium climbed by 0.5 of a percentage point up to 28.2 per cent and the standard two-storey home increased by 0.6 percentage points to 46.8 per cent.
Robert Hogue, senior economist at RBC said in the report that although home ownership became more costly in the first quarter of 2010, affordability is still below peak levels reached in early 2008 and is not expected to exceed those peaks…
