Increasing fixed mortgage rates are anticipated as bond yields hit a 16-year high

Are lenders increasing fixed mortgage rates, including some major banks again?

Mortgage rate rises have been commonplace during the last two weeks at mortgage lenders, including a number of the Big 6 banks. The change comes after a more than 70 basis point increase in the yield on the 5-year bond issued by the Government of Canada, which ordinarily sets fixed mortgage rate pricing. As of …

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