RBC drops home mortgage rate 7 n/ d# C' t* Z# f7 GSep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM/ A m( x" q3 v) u' H
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.: x4 J. x( F1 L
: e$ E8 p5 O Q) zCanada's biggest bank announced Tuesday it is reducing the posted rate on three-year to 10-year loans by a tenth of a point. The reductions are effective Wednesday. 0 S! Z( V: u) }/ u% n7 Y; h" O3 v* Z& k E5 G* r1 i
At the Royal, a three-year closed term falls to 6.5 per cent, while a five-year loan drops to 6.75 per cent and a seven year loan to 7.25 per cent.0 G" `* [6 ?/ z. q( J/ D
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The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans.
Well, the rate is published rate, it just shows a trent! The rate you gave is discount rate. 3 g, D6 Y. V8 o3 r9 b6 ~8 [, `- m ; ~) B" G/ W' S& e4 P( s; S[ 本帖最后由 屯民 于 2006-9-5 20:31 编辑 ]
Mortgage rate went down is neutral for investors but good news for others. People can afford to buy larger houses or more people can buy houses, but there is a negtive side, the house price will go up too.