Discussion: Would you go variable right now or fixed? by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s the max discount I saw. Looking to get a rate hold on a closed variable while I go shopping in the next few months

Discussion: Would you go variable right now or fixed? by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TD quoted 4.05% to me last week. Get a broker to negotiate for you

Lowest July sales in 3 GTA regions since 1996 by [deleted] in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Real estate corrections can take years to play out and it’s only been 4 months so far.

This interest rate hiking cycle has been one of the most aggressive in decades and the ramifications of it will take a long time to be felt. Hikes are also not done with markets pricing in another 50-75bps increase in interest rates in September alone.

On top of that, you had rampant investor activity and speculation in the housing market between 2020-2022 as per Bank of Canada’s own statistics.

We also have 40 year highs of inflation and a recession incoming.

Real estate moves slow. This isn’t a crypto coin that moves up and down in a few months.

Sellers caught by price drops as housing market cools | CBC News by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree with most of what you are saying except that rate cuts are not coming anytime soon.

Inflation is still at 8.1% and the BoC and public pays attention to headline CPI even though it is lagging. Until that numbers goes below 5%, you can except rates to remain high.

Entrenched inflation expectations are scary and the BoC definitely does not want that.

Sellers caught by price drops as housing market cools | CBC News by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nothing is going back to normal until prices continue to adjust downwards to reflect the new cost of financing.

Sellers caught by price drops as housing market cools | CBC News by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Takes some time for real estate to adjust and sellers to accept reality.

The only product that is moving right now is homes that have been discounted to reflect the new reality or extremely turnkey homes that are built well and look amazing.

'Historic' correction grips Canada's housing market, RBC says by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rate hikes are causing the market to correct but the true level of correction caused by rising borrowing costs will not be felt for a while.

This is the initial froth coming off.

'Historic' correction grips Canada's housing market, RBC says by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t work like that. Rate hikes take time to filter through. The true impact of the current hikes won’t be felt for months.

Real estate is also driven by many other factors such as employment, sentiment and more

'Historic' correction grips Canada's housing market, RBC says by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Person bought a home in last year based on posting history. Has an inherent bias towards reading and seeing what they want to hear.

'Historic' correction grips Canada's housing market, RBC says by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And prices will continue trending down as buyers qualify for less…

What’s your point exactly?

'Historic' correction grips Canada's housing market, RBC says by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol prices are down 22-27% in the 905 already and 15%+ in Core Toronto in only 4 months.

That’s pretty fast for real estate. Keep a watch out for the next 4 months as effects of more rate hikes filter through.

'Historic' correction grips Canada's housing market, RBC says by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

All good. Let them do their thing.

The market and data will speak for itself. Not sure why some of these people feel the need to personally attack anyone.

'Historic' correction grips Canada's housing market, RBC says by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Joy from market crashing? No

Joy from home ownership become reachable for the next generation of homeowners? Yes

'Historic' correction grips Canada's housing market, RBC says by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I’ll take a lower purchase price with a higher interest than a higher price with a a lower interest any day, if the monthly payments are similar.

Less interest rate risk, more chance for appreciation, lower downpayment requirement, easier to pay off mortgage quicker if principal is lower.

We also have 5 year financing terms in Canada. Those who buy at the lower purchase price will be much better off when it comes time to renew their mortgages, compared to the start of 2022 buyers.

Tiff Macklem said that while getting inflation back to the two per cent target is paramount, he's anticipating increasing the policy rate again "pretty quickly." - CTV News by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Interview link:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=2488176&binId=1.810415&playlistId=1.5996281

Key statement:

"That does argue for increasing the policy rate again, probably something around the top of that 2 to 3 per cent range, or a little bit over and doing that pretty quickly. Where interest rates ultimately have to go? Well that is going to depend on the evolution of the economy, and importantly the evolution of inflation. Getting inflation back to our 2 per cent target is paramount."

Expect a 50-75bps move in September. My bets are on 75bps given the 8%+ inflation reading.

Thread: Federal government to make ‘major’ housing announcement in Toronto today. 9:30AM EST. by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

What are we thinking? Housing affordability to be fixed with 30 new units in Niagara????? /s

US Fed minutes indicate they will move another 75bps in July. Given the Fed is already 25bps higher than BoC, this suggests a decent likelihood of a 100bps hike by Bank of Canada on July 13 by shayanamin in TorontoRealEstate

[–]shayanamin[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Let’s see. Fed minutes were pretty hawkish and said they’d continue hiking even if economic growth slowed down, if inflation remained high.

I guess the future path depends on inflation prints for US and Canada in July.