Benchmark Qualifying Rate
5.19% Prime Rate 3.95% 5-year Canada Bond Yield
1.21% Overnight Target Rate 1.75%30-day Bankers' Acceptances 2.25%
5-year Fixed Mortgage 2.75% Variable Mortgage 2.91% 
5-year Fixed – Bond Yield
1.54% Variable – BA 0.66% Fixed-Variable Mortgage -0.16% Next BoC Meeting 04 Sep, 2019 % Chance Hike Next Meeting -31%% 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)$499,000Average Price Gain (y/y) +3.90% Home Sales Growth (y/y) +12.60% Months of Inventory 4.7 Inventory Growth (y/y) -11.76% Full-time Job Gains (Last mo.) -11,600Full-time Job Gains (6-mo. avg) 28,883 Core CPI Canada (Last mo.) 2.00% Core CPI U.S. (Last mo.) 2.10% Canada GDP (Latest qtr.) 0.40% 
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5-YEAR BOND YIELD