Katy Mackenzie, Mortgage Broker

Katy Mackenzie || January 04, 2023

Ringing in the new year: here's what I'm watching in 2023

With 2022 now in our rear-view mirror, it’s time to look ahead at what the coming year may have in store.I think it’s fair to say 2022 is a year many of us won’t soon forget.It was a year that started...

Katy Mackenzie || December 27, 2022

Inflation data suggests January rate hike

Despite the Bank of Canada recently suggesting we could be at the end of the rate-hike cycle, inflation data appears to be keeping an additional rate hike in play.November’s headline CPI inflation...

Katy Mackenzie || December 19, 2022

Housing affordability hasn’t yet improved despite easing prices

Elevated home prices and now higher interest rates are continuing to pose an affordability challenge for today’s homebuyers.Although the average national home price has decreased since reaching its...

Katy Mackenzie || December 16, 2022

What does the latest Bank of Canada rate hike mean for borrowers?

The Bank of Canada adopted the role of the Grinch this holiday season by delivering a final 50-bps rate increase at its last meeting of the year.It was the Bank’s seventh consecutive rate increase and...