Bank of Canada announcement to keep the prime rate fixed at 0.75%

Good morning from Beautiful Mississauga!

The Bank of Canada announced April 15, 2015 that they will be keeping the prime rate fixed at 0.75% 

The Bank Rate (which is the rate that banks charge each other) is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate (the rate that the Bank of Canada pays/credits any deposits that it is holding for banks) is 1/2 per cent.  The Prime Rate to consumers is set by the major banks and it currently sits at 2.85%

Read about all definitions of Prime Rate and Bank Rates etc.

See interest rate trends at this page 

Read the full press release from the Bank of Canada rate announcement at this link:

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2015/04/fad-press-release-2015-04-15/

I hope this finds you Happy and Healthy!

All the Best!

Mark

A. Mark Argentino
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Specializing in Residential & Investment Real Estate
RE/MAX Realty Specialists Inc.
Providing Full-Time Professional Real Estate Services since 1987
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Number of High-Rise Condominiums and Townhomes for sale in the Square One City Centre Area and the Central Erin Mills area of Mississauga

There are many high-rise condos and townhomes for sale in the central City Centre (Square One) and Central Erin Mills areas of Mississauga - as of April 13, 2015 

This area is bounded by 403 to Webb Drive, Confederation to just east of Robert Speck Parkway, see the map below for exact boundaries.

The number of condos for sale in the City Centre area of Mississauga are:

·         bachelor condos for sale - 10

·         1 bedroom condos for sale - 208

·         2 bedroom condos for sale - 222

·         3 bedroom condos for sale - 12

The number of townhomes for sale in the City Centre area of Mississauga are:

·         bachelor condos for sale - 0

·         1 bedroom townhomes for sale - 7

·         2 bedroom townhomes for sale - 14

·         3 bedroom townhomes for sale - 8

Central Erin Mills is bounded by Britannia and the 403, Winston Churchill to Erin Mills on the east from Britannia to Thomas, then Thomas approximately over to the Credit river, see the map below

The number of condos for sale in the Central Erin Mills area of Mississauga are:

·         bachelor condos for sale - 0

·         1 bedroom condos for sale - 9

·         2 bedroom condos for sale - 10

·         3 bedroom condos for sale - 1

The number of Townhomes for sale in the Central Erin Mills area of Mississauga are:

·         bachelor condos for sale - 0

·         1 bedroom townhomes for sale - 1

·         2 bedroom townhomes for sale - 1

·         3 bedroom townhomes for sale - 16

·         4 bedroom townhomes for sale - 0

I will update this number from time to time to see if there is any trend up or down over time.

Have a great day!

Mark

City Centre Boundaries below

Central Erin Mills Boundaries below

April 2015 Real Estate Market in Mississauga and the GTA Highlights All sales graphs pricing data

Highlights from April 2015 Real Estate Market in Mississauga and the GTA

April 2015 News 

Greetings from Fabulous Mississauga!

• The Average price for last month  was $613,933 (it was $596,163 the previous month) and this represents aver a 10% increase compared to the same month last year-see graph of prices here
• Sales volumes were 8,940 (it was 6,338 last month) and this is UP 11% from the same month last year 
• The Bank of Canada Prime Lending Rate recently dropped to 2.75% read more

See this graph below and all other information for last month showing the average prices and sales data

All the best!

Mark

This is the full press release for results from last month

TORONTO, April 7, 2015 –

Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 8,940 sales in March 2015.

This result represented an 11 per cent increase compared to March 2014. Sales were up for most major home types, both in the City of Toronto and the surrounding regions. New listings were also up, but by a lesser 5.5 per cent, indicating tighter market conditions.

“Home sales increased compared to last year as the cost of home ownership remained affordable, with lower interest rates going a long way to mitigate the effect of rising home prices. However, a substantial amount of pent-up demand remains in place, especially as it relates to low-rise market segments.

This suggests that strong competition between buyers, which has fuelled strong price growth so far this year, will continue to be experienced throughout the spring,” said Mr. Etherington. In March, the average selling price for all reported transactions was $613,933 – up 10 per cent year-over-year.

The MLS® HPI Composite Index, which tracks benchmark homes with the same attributes from one period to the next, was up by 7.9 per cent. Average price growth was strongest for detached homes in the City of Toronto, at 15.9 per cent.

Over the same period the detached MLS® HPI in the '416' area code increased 7.8 per cent. The MLS® HPI provides a clear indication of price growth due to market forces - the relationship between demand and supply.

Comparing MLS® HPI growth to average price growth provides a sense of the changing mix of home types sold from one period to the next. "It is clear that seller's market conditions in many parts of the GTA are driving price growth.

However, looking at the detached market segment in the City of Toronto in particular, growth in the average selling price outstripped growth in the MLS® HPI.

This points to the fact that the mix of detached homes sold this year compared to last has shifted towards more expensive properties," said Jason Mercer, TREB's Director of Market Analysis.

I hope this finds you Happy and Healthy!

All the Best!

Mark

A. Mark Argentino
P. Eng. Broker
Specializing in Residential & Investment Real Estate
RE/MAX Realty Specialists Inc.
Providing Full-Time Professional Real Estate Services since 1987
BUS 905-828-3434
FAX 905-828-2829  CELL 416-520-1577
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