{"id":4007,"date":"2016-11-16T10:10:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T18:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=4007"},"modified":"2016-11-15T19:39:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T03:39:14","slug":"real-estate-market-has-a-record-october-but-headwinds-coming-from-higher-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2016\/11\/real-estate-market-has-a-record-october-but-headwinds-coming-from-higher-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Market Has A Record October But Headwinds Coming From Higher Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TORONTO \u2014 Canadian existing home sales reached a record level in October, data published Tuesday shows, but the market faces an increasing threat from tighter mortgage rules, which have helped send interest rates higher. Canadian existing home sales reached a record level in October, data published Tuesday shows, but the market faces an increasing threat from tighter mortgage rules, which have helped send interest rates higher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ottawa-based Canadian Real Estate Association, which represents about 100 boards across the country, said there were 42,473 sales last month across the country, a 2% increase from a year earlier and the best-ever showing for the month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">October\u2019s sales pace came despite a change in mortgage rules that made it tougher to borrow by requiring, among other things, consumers to qualify based on the posted rate of a five-year fixed rated mortgage. Now set at 4.64%, the rate is significantly higher than what is on consumer contracts and potentially means consumers will only be available to afford smaller loans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe expanded stress-test for homebuyers who need mortgage default insurance took effect in the middle of October,\u201d noted Cliff Iverson, president of CREA, referring to the changes, which affect all loans backed by the federal government. \u201cMore time will need to pass before its effect on housing markets can be gauged. The extent to which they will push first-time homebuyers to the sidelines may vary among housing markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government in the country\u2019s most populous province jumped into the fray Monday with a policy change aimed at what is seen as the most vulnerable part of the housing market. Ontario doubled the tax rebate on land property transfers from $2,000 to $4,000 for first-time buyers, while hiking rates on homes that sell for more than $2 million.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gregory Klump, chief economist for CREA, said the early evidence suggests the impact of tighter mortgage regulations on sales activity has been mixed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe federal government will no doubt want to monitor the effect of new mortgage regulations on the many varied housing markets across Canada and on the economy, particularly given the recent rise in uncertainty about economic growth prospects following the US presidential election,\u201d Klump said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Already there are signs that political uncertainty, along with tighter rules, are sending rates higher. Earlier this month Toronto-Dominion Bank raised its prime rate for variable-rate mortgage customers from 2.7% to 2.85%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Royal Bank of Canada upped its special discounted rate on Tuesday for fixed-rate products for terms of three, four and five years. The fixed rate for three years rises from 2.69% to 2.79%, four years goes from 2.79% to 2.89% and five years rises from 2.94% to 3.04%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More time will need to pass before its effect on housing markets can be gauged. The extent to which they will push first-time homebuyers to the sidelines may vary among housing markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe consider a number of factors when making changes to mortgage rates, including our funding costs and market conditions. Based on current conditions, our rates reflect the right balance between our clients\u2019 expectations and our costs of funding mortgages,\u201d said Mary Ellen Brown, senior vice-president of home equity financing for RBC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prices continue to remain firm. CREA said its aggregate composite index rose 14.6% in October 2016 from a year ago, which compares with a year-over-year increase of 14.4% in September. The actual (not seasonally adjusted) national average price for homes sold in October 2016 was up 5.9% from a year ago to $481,994 \u2014 a number increasingly less affected by a slowing Vancouver market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Teranet\u2013National Bank National composite house price index, also out Tuesday, was up 0.3% in October from September but prices were at a record level last month in only four of the 11 metropolitan regions covered: Toronto, Victoria, Hamilton and Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe pickup in housing demand across most housing markets in Canada (except for Vancouver) is largely consistent with lower interest rates and potentially a near-term boost in demand as homebuyers try to get into the market before being subject to new mortgage regulations,\u201d said Diana Petramala, an economist with TD Bank, who expects prices to fall by 2% in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/business.financialpost.com\/personal-finance\/mortgages-real-estate\/canadian-housing-boom-still-alive-but-rising-mortgage-rates-raise-spectre-of-correction-risk\" target=\"_blank\">Real Estate Market Has A Record October But Headwinds Coming From Higher Rates<\/a> by Garry Marr | Financial Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 Canadian existing home sales reached a record level in October, data published Tuesday shows, but the market faces an increasing threat from tighter mortgage rules, which have helped &hellip; 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