Benchmark Qualifying Rate
5.34% Prime Rate 3.95% 5-year Canada Bond Yield 1.80% Overnight Target Rate
1.75%30-day Bankers' Acceptances 2.25%
5-year Fixed Mortgage 3.47% Variable Mortgage 2.97% 
5-year Fixed – Bond Yield 1.67% Variable – BA 0.72% Fixed-Variable Mortgage 0.50% Next BoC Meeting 06 Mar, 2019 % Chance Hike Next Meeting 0%% Chance Hike in 9 months 8% 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% Average Home Price (CREA)$455,000Average Price Gain (y/y) -5.50% Home Sales Growth (y/y) -4.00% Months of Inventory 5.3 Inventory Growth (y/y) +6.84% Full-time Job Gains (Last mo.) 30,900Full-time Job Gains (6-mo. avg) 16,667 Core CPI Canada (Last mo.) 2.00% Core CPI U.S. (Last mo.) 2.15% Canada GDP (Latest qtr.) 2.00% 
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