Julie Zhang - Mortgage Broker

Julie Zhang || October 25, 2023

Is the Bank of Canada finally done hiking rates?

As was widely expected, the Bank of Canada delivered a second consecutive rate hold today, leaving its key benchmark rate at 5.00%. That was welcome news for variable-rate mortgage holders, who...

Julie Zhang || October 10, 2023

Canadian economy added 64,000 jobs in September

The Canadian economy added a more-than-expected 64,000 jobs in September while the unemployment rate held steady, according to data released this morning from Statistics...

Julie Zhang || September 15, 2023

Real estate activity continued to ease in August

Sales of existing homes continued to moderate in August following the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate hikes in June and July. Sales fell 4.1% from July and are now 10% below their pre-pandemic...

Julie Zhang || September 15, 2023

Canada set to grow in different ways

The Canadian economy is poised to grow again, but in a very different way according to the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) recently-released Monetary Policy Report. The BoC expects global economic growth to...