Quantitative Ease Archives - Better Dwelling https://betterdwelling.com/tag/quantitative-ease/ Canada’s Fastest Growing Real Estate News Source Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:54:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/betterdwelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-better-dwelling-flower-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Quantitative Ease Archives - Better Dwelling https://betterdwelling.com/tag/quantitative-ease/ 32 32 64691831 Quantitative Sleaze: How The Bank of Canada Mislead Politicians On Real Estate & QE https://betterdwelling.com/quantitative-sleaze-how-the-bank-of-canada-mislead-politicians-on-real-estate-qe/ https://betterdwelling.com/quantitative-sleaze-how-the-bank-of-canada-mislead-politicians-on-real-estate-qe/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:54:01 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=19903 Canada’s central bank head piqued the interest of economists, and not because of his dazzling personality. Speaking to lawmakers, the Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem explained quantitative ease (QE) has no impact on housing. He further explained demand and the cost of housing determines mortgage demand. The statement was odd, not because he […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/quantitative-sleaze-how-the-bank-of-canada-mislead-politicians-on-real-estate-qe/feed/ 28 19903 The Bank of Canada Is Killing The Program That Helped Home Prices Soar https://betterdwelling.com/the-bank-of-canada-is-killing-the-program-that-helped-home-prices-soar/ https://betterdwelling.com/the-bank-of-canada-is-killing-the-program-that-helped-home-prices-soar/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:48:32 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=18597 Pour one out for Canada’s cheaper-than-cheap flood of easy credit, because it’s on its way out. Today the Bank of Canada (BoC) announced their quantitative ease (QE) program is coming to an end. The program, which floods markets with cheap debt, was used to drive inflation and home sales higher. Now that these issues have […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/the-bank-of-canada-is-killing-the-program-that-helped-home-prices-soar/feed/ 14 18597 Bank of Canada To Further Taper Toxic Program That Helped Push Home Prices Higher https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-to-further-taper-toxic-program-that-helped-push-home-prices-higher/ https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-to-further-taper-toxic-program-that-helped-push-home-prices-higher/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:31:00 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=17422 Canada’s central bank is closer to ending the program that added rocket fuel to home prices. The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced it will taper its quantitative ease (QE) program. QE has been a major contributor to the flood of cheap cash that’s helped push home prices higher. As the program gets close to an […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-to-further-taper-toxic-program-that-helped-push-home-prices-higher/feed/ 12 17422 How Low Interest Rates Sent Institutions Like Blackrock Into Bidding Wars For Homes https://betterdwelling.com/how-low-interest-rates-sent-institutions-like-blackrock-into-bidding-wars-for-homes/ https://betterdwelling.com/how-low-interest-rates-sent-institutions-like-blackrock-into-bidding-wars-for-homes/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:32:16 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=17307 About 6 years ago, deep-pocketed investors and institutions gathered at the Megatrends conference. Blackrock CEO Laurance Fink told them something that seemed unconventional in 2015. The two greatest stores of wealth internationally today is [one] contemporary art…,” said the $6 trillion asset manager. “And two… apartments in Manhattan, apartments in Vancouver, [and apartments] in London.”  […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/how-low-interest-rates-sent-institutions-like-blackrock-into-bidding-wars-for-homes/feed/ 25 17307 Whoopsie! Bank of Canada Says Their Use of QE May Have Caused Greater Inequality https://betterdwelling.com/whoopsie-bank-of-canada-says-their-use-of-qe-may-have-caused-greater-inequality/ https://betterdwelling.com/whoopsie-bank-of-canada-says-their-use-of-qe-may-have-caused-greater-inequality/#comments Sat, 15 May 2021 17:31:01 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=16628 We’re all in this together. Okay, we weren’t in it together — but we’re really sorry about one of the greatest transfers of wealth in history. That was the takeaway from a Bank of Canada (BoC) speech earlier this week, by Governor Tiff Macklem. In a totally not ironic speech on inequality, he suggested quantitative […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/whoopsie-bank-of-canada-says-their-use-of-qe-may-have-caused-greater-inequality/feed/ 19 16628 Bank of Canada Tapers Quantitative Ease By 25%, Rate Hikes May Come In 2022 https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-tapers-quantitative-ease-by-25-rates-hikes-may-come-in-2022/ https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-tapers-quantitative-ease-by-25-rates-hikes-may-come-in-2022/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:19:40 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=16323 The Canadian economy’s recovery is well underway, and that means easy money may be on the way out. Bank of Canada (BoC) updated its outlook earlier today. The central bank said the accelerated recovery will allow them to ease stimulus. To start, they’ll taper quantitative ease (QE), and speed up the end of their commitment […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-tapers-quantitative-ease-by-25-rates-hikes-may-come-in-2022/feed/ 14 16323 How The Canadian Government’s Supersized Budgets Inflate The Property Bubble https://betterdwelling.com/how-the-canadian-governments-supersized-budgets-inflate-the-property-bubble/ https://betterdwelling.com/how-the-canadian-governments-supersized-budgets-inflate-the-property-bubble/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:31:00 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=16296 Canadian real estate prices are rising at rates even the banks are warning about. There’s a lot of reasons this is happening, but one rarely discussed is the supersized borrowing from the Government of Canada (GoC). A lot of cash was needed during the pandemic, but Canada’s discretionary spending topped the G20. To help facilitate […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/how-the-canadian-governments-supersized-budgets-inflate-the-property-bubble/feed/ 30 16296 How Quantitative Ease Inflates Real Estate Prices, And Why It Doesn’t Work Forever https://betterdwelling.com/how-quantitative-ease-inflates-real-estate-prices-and-why-it-doesnt-work-forever/ https://betterdwelling.com/how-quantitative-ease-inflates-real-estate-prices-and-why-it-doesnt-work-forever/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2021 21:36:35 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=16186 Quantitative ease (QE) is a simple concept, but not well understood by most people. Increasingly folks tell me, “QE inflates home prices,” and “prevents prices from dropping.” The first part is true, but the evidence on the second part is a little shaky. It can help to push home prices higher during a tight market, […]

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