RateSupermarket.ca Gathers High Profile Panel to Offer Early 2010 Mortgage
Rate Outlook
High Profile Panel of Financial Gurus Expect Mortgage Rates to Remain Low Heading into 2010
Joining the diverse panel of financial experts are:
- Dan Eisner, MBA. AMP. President, Verico True North Mortgage - George Hugh, Vice President, Treasury, ING DIRECT - Gregory Klump, Chief Economist, Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) - Dr. Ian Lee, Director of MBA Program, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University - Garth Turner, Noted Canadian Author, Columnist, Speaker and Financial Commentator, Former MP - Jim Tourloukis, MBA, President, Verico Advent Mortgage Services
"In these times of economic uncertainty, we are pleased to offer a stress-saving resource like the Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel," said Kelvin Mangaroo, Founder of RateSupermarket.ca. "Having access to the perspective of our financial guru's will help Canadian consumers make the best financial choices for their fixed or variable mortgage arrangements in 2010."
The panel's first mortgage rate outlook (For the next 30-45 days) takes the likely result of the upcoming Bank of
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Official RateSupermarket.ca Mortgage Rate Panel Outlook the next 35-40 days: UNCHANGED -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fixed rates: Unchanged
80% of panel members agree that fixed mortgage rates will remain unchanged as we move into 2010. However, there is downward pressure on fixed mortgage rates driven by strong lender demand for residential mortgages and an expected slowdown in the second half of 2010. Other highlighted factors include the recent events in Dubai, low long term bond yields and a Canadian economy struggling with minimal growth and a weak US economy.
Variable rates: Unchanged
60% of our panel members believe that variable mortgage rates will remain unchanged following the Bank of
A recent poll conducted on the RateSupermarket.ca site showed that Canadian consumers agree that rates will remain low. Asked what Canadians believe the lowest five year fixed rate mortgage will be in
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mortgage Rate Prediction Percentage of Respondents Number of Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below 3.5% 27% 345 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.51-4.50% 34% 439 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.51-5.50% 25% 319 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.51-6.50% 8% 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.51%+ 5% 70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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For further information: Patrick McCaully, Pointman Public Relations, (416) 855-9427, [email protected], www.pointmanpr.com; Contact after December 2, 2009: Kelvin Mangaroo, Ratesupermarket.ca, Cell: (416) 844-2931, [email protected], www.ratesupermarket.ca
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