tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31427364.post1037108334202111594..comments2024-03-26T03:52:23.395-07:00Comments on Housing Analysis: Effect of interest rates on affordability under new CMHC rulesmohicanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06094213357140749289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31427364.post-21116975846920368192010-07-27T11:25:56.464-07:002010-07-27T11:25:56.464-07:00bond yields have declined for the past 3 months by...bond yields have declined for the past 3 months by about 75bps but in comparison the 5-year mortgage rate has barely moved down ... about 30 bps<br /><br />more here on flatenning of yield curve<br />http://takloo.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/flatenning-yield-curve-canadian-bond-yields-go-down/<br /><br />& here for spreads on mortgage rates<br />http://takloo.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/yields-plunge-spreads-explodecomments/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31427364.post-46646681142777854612010-07-13T21:36:06.948-07:002010-07-13T21:36:06.948-07:00Thanks, VHB for the graphs. Another related graph ...Thanks, VHB for the graphs. Another related graph I find interesting is plotting interest rate sensitivity, i.e. how a change in rates affects the affordability metric.jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155122147972263497noreply@blogger.com