Benchmark Qualifying Rate
5.34% Prime Rate 3.95% 5-year Canada Bond Yield
1.92% Overnight Target Rate 1.75%30-day Bankers' Acceptances 2.25%
COMMON BROKER RATES
5-year Fixed Mortgage 3.51% Variable Mortgage 2.97% 
MARKET SPREADS
5-year Fixed – Bond Yield
1.59% Variable – BA 0.72% Fixed-Variable Mortgage 0.54%
BANK OF CANADA
Next BoC Meeting 06 Mar, 2019 % Chance Hike Next Meeting 6%% Chance Hike in 9 months 8%
ECONOMIST FORECASTS
Prime Rate (Year-end 2019) 2.70% Prime Rate (Year-end 2020) 2.70% 5-year Yield (Year-end 2019) 0.74% 5-year Yield (Year-end 2020) 0.95% 5-year Fixed (Year-end 2019) 2.24% 5-year Fixed (Year-end 2020) 2.45%
REAL ESTATE MARKET
Average Home Price (CREA)$488,000Average Price Gain (y/y) -2.90% Home Sales Growth (y/y) -19.00% Months of Inventory 5.6 Inventory Growth (y/y) +23.93%
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Full-time Job Gains (Last mo.) -18,900Full-time Job Gains (6-mo. avg) 21,400 Core CPI Canada (Last mo.) 1.90% Core CPI U.S. (Last mo.) 2.18% Canada GDP (Latest qtr.) 2.00% 
5-YEAR BOND YIELD
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