East York Mortgage Brokers & Agents — Purchase, Renewal, Refinance
Toronto's most central family-scale market — established, tree-lined, and tightly held. Leaside and Danforth command premiums; turnover is low. The average price here is $1,169,506, which puts the legal minimum down payment at $91,951 (7.9% — tiered, not a flat 5%) and the household income you would need to qualify after the stress test at roughly $216,000. We shop that file across 100+ lenders, and Maya answers in 50+ languages while you wait.
We arrange mortgages for buyers and homeowners in every East York neighbourhood. Licensed office: 310-3100 Steeles Ave W, Vaughan, ON. Mon–Fri 9–5 ET; Maya answers 24/7.
Reviewed by Surrayya Afzal, Principal Broker · FSRA #M14001433 · Brokerage FSRA #13737 · East York market data last sourced July 2026
East York is two mortgage markets sharing a postal code: condo files, where the corporation is underwritten alongside you, and freehold files, where the appraisal carries the risk. It is also the only city in Canada charging its own municipal land transfer tax on top of the provincial one, which roughly doubles the largest single cost you pay at closing. We price both of those before you write an offer, not after.
East York (TRREB districts C11 and E03) average selling price, TRREB Market Watch — last sourced July 2026
Population
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East York snapshot · 2026
What you’d need to buy in East York.
At East York’s ~$1,169,506 average price, here’s the down payment by scenario. Maya models your exact file — including Ontario land-transfer tax and CMHC premium — in seconds.
Minimum down — 7.9%
$91,951
5% on the first $500,000 + 10% on the balance. Insured; first-time-buyer friendly.
20% down (conventional)
$233,901
No mortgage default insurance; widest lender choice.
At 20% down (~$233,901) and a representative 5.04% 5-year fixed, a typical East York home (~$1,169,506) runs about $5,463/month in principal & interest over 25 years — roughly $216,000 in household income to qualify after the stress test.
Illustrative, based on East York’s published average price; your price band and program may differ. Run your affordability →
Programs in East York
East York mortgage brokers & agents for every situation
First home, renewal, refinance, investor portfolio — we have a path. One licensed brokerage, one 100+ lender network, one dedicated advisor on your file — FSRA #13737.
When you work with us in East York, you get a named, licensed agent assigned to your file from intake to funding, with Surrayya reviewing it as Principal Broker — her licence number above is verifiable on the FSRA public register, and so is ours. You can meet, sign and upload documents online, so your East York mortgage stays simple from first call to funding.
East York isn’t one mortgage market. The dominant property form in each pocket decides how your file is underwritten and where it can go wrong — so here is what each one means for financing, rather than a list of names. This is general guidance by property form; your exact price band, lender fit and program are confirmed on your file.
East York neighbourhoods by dominant property form and the financing consideration each one triggers.
Neighbourhood
Typical property form
What it means for your financing
Leaside
Detached (freehold), tightly held
Low-turnover detached that routinely clears $1.5M — uninsurable, 20% down as the legal minimum, and most local work is a refinance or HELOC against decades of accumulated equity rather than a purchase.
Thorncliffe Park
High-rise rental and condo apartment
The most affordable band in East York and reliably insurable, but the buildings are older and reserve-fund adequacy is the first thing a status-certificate review tests. A pending special assessment can stop an otherwise clean file.
Pape Village
Semi and detached (freehold), 1920s–40s
Century-adjacent stock: knob-and-tube wiring, galvanised plumbing and roof age are the three items that most often attach a condition to an approval — and they matter to the property insurer whose binder you need before closing.
Danforth
Semi and row (freehold), some units over retail
Where a unit sits above or behind commercial space the file becomes mixed-use, and a large part of the A-lender panel drops out on property type alone — not on your income. That is a lender-selection problem to solve before you offer, not after.
East Danforth
Semi and detached (freehold), legal duplex common
Still inside the insurable band. A legal duplex or triplex changes the product entirely: the rent is counted, but the property is underwritten as multi-unit, with a different minimum down payment and a different lender list.
Woodbine Heights
Detached bungalow and semi (post-war)
Generally under the $1.5M ceiling, so an owner-occupied purchase keeps the insured lender panel. Steady owner tenure keeps the renewal and equity take-out book deep, and the 80% loan-to-value cap is what bounds most of those files.
Grounded in the underwriting rules on this page — the condo status-certificate review, the $1.5M mortgage-insurance ceiling, freehold appraisal risk, rental-suite income add-back and private servicing. We don’t publish per-neighbourhood price bands or lender names; Get your file assessed for the specifics.
Buying or refinancing just outside East York? We broker across the whole region — borrowers here most often cross-shop mortgage options in Etobicoke and Scarborough, where average prices and lender appetite differ enough to change the file.
In Ontario we shop the Big-6 banks and national monolines alongside regional lenders like Meridian, DUCA, Alterna Savings and more — several of which qualify on the contract rate rather than the stress-test rate, which can be the difference on a tight East York file.
Meridian DUCA Alterna Savings FirstOntario
East York is part of Toronto, and the same lender panel and pricing apply across it — financing here is arranged by the same team you would reach through our Toronto mortgage broker page, which carries the full Toronto market picture.
Worked example · Pape Village
Priced end to end: an East York freehold purchase
4 of the 6 East York pockets described above are freehold, so this models a detached or semi purchase in Pape Village, where the stock is semi and detached (freehold), 1920s–40s. On a freehold file the appraisal carries the risk your income does not — and in a competitive market the pressure to waive the financing condition moves that risk from the lender onto you. At East York's $1,169,506 average the purchase is insurable, so the tiered legal minimum applies — 5% on the first $500,000 plus 10% on the balance, not the flat 5% that gets repeated everywhere.
A worked East York purchase at the local average price — down payment, mortgage, payment, qualifying income and land transfer tax. Illustrative arithmetic, not a client file.
Purchase priceEast York average, TRREB Market Watch
$1,169,506
Down payment — the legal minimum7.9% — 5% on the first $500,000 plus 10% on the balance
$91,951
Default insurance premiumFinanced onto the mortgage, not paid in cash — though Ontario charges PST on the premium and that is due at closing
$43,102
Mortgage amountPurchase price less the down payment, plus the financed premium
$1,120,657
Monthly payment4.14% 5-year fixed over 25 years — today's sharpest rate on our board
$5,980
What a lender qualifies you onThe stress test prices the same mortgage at 6.14% — the greater of your rate plus 2% or 5.25%
$7,264
Household income neededHolding the stress-tested payment plus property tax and heat under a 39% gross debt-service ratio
$237,000
Land transfer tax$31,255 for a first-time buyer after the rebate, counting both the provincial and the municipal tax
$39,730
Cash needed at closingDown payment plus land transfer tax, before legal fees, title insurance, inspection and appraisal
$131,681+
What usually complicates this file in Pape Village: Century-adjacent stock: knob-and-tube wiring, galvanised plumbing and roof age are the three items that most often attach a condition to an approval — and they matter to the property insurer whose binder you need before closing.
Illustrative arithmetic on East York’s published average price — not a client file, and not a quote. Every figure is computed by the same functions that drive our calculators, so your own numbers replace these exactly. Get your real figures or run them yourself.
East York mortgage guide
Buying or financing a home in East York.
The East York mortgage market in 2026
As of 2026, the average price in East York is roughly $1,169,506 (Ontario, population ~120k). East York is Toronto's most central family-scale market — established, tree-lined and tightly held, with Leaside commanding the premium. Low turnover means much of the local work is refinancing and renewals as long-term owners draw on built-up equity. At that price, 20% down is about $233,901, and you’d need roughly $216,000 in household income to qualify at the stress-test rate of 7.04% — the greater of your contract rate + 2% or 5.25%. The legal minimum down here is $91,951 (7.9%) — 5% on the first $500,000 plus 10% on the balance — with a default-insurance premium financed on top: a smaller cash outlay now for a slightly higher monthly payment. We model your exact East York numbers — price band, down payment, and the stress test — before you ever write an offer.
What it really costs to buy in East York
Your down payment is only part of the cash you need to close. Budget the full stack: the down payment ($91,951–$233,901 at this price), a CMHC, Sagen, or Canada Guaranty insurance premium if you put less than 20% down (financed into the mortgage), Ontario land transfer tax plus Toronto’s municipal LTT, which roughly doubles the bill, and closing costs — legal fees, title insurance, inspection, and appraisal — of roughly 1.5–4% of the price. First-time buyers can claim the Ontario rebate (up to $4,000) plus the Toronto rebate (up to $4,475), which can erase the tax on a modestly priced home. We give you the exact cash-to-close for your East York purchase up front, so nothing is a surprise at the lawyer’s office.
Who we help in East York
The files a branch declines are the ones we place every week. Self-employed and business-for-self borrowers whose real income never lands on a T4. Newcomers qualifying on international credit and a short Canadian history. Investors adding a second or third door, where rental income has to be underwritten rather than assumed. Owners rolling high-interest balances into a debt consolidation refinance, and buyers rebuilding after bruised credit or needing fast private financing to close on time. There is no fee to you on A-lender files.
Why a local East York broker beats the bank branch
A branch shows your East York file to one credit policy. We show it to more than 100 lenders, and that matters most when the property is the problem rather than your income — a small unit, a building with a thin reserve fund, a house above a storefront, a laneway or teardown purchase. Each of those shortens the lender list before anyone opens your T4s, and knowing who stays on the list is the whole job. Our panel spans the Big-6 and the national monolines alongside regional Ontario lenders like Meridian, DUCA, Alterna Savings.
Broker vs bank
East York mortgage broker vs your bank branch
A branch is one lender with one credit policy. A brokerage puts the same file in front of many. Here is the difference row by row — and underneath, what a rate gap is worth on an East York-sized mortgage.
Working with an East York mortgage broker compared with going directly to a bank branch.
What differs
Mortgage Squad (East York)
A single bank branch
Lenders your file is shown to
100+ — big banks, monolines, credit unions, B-lenders and private, including regional Ontario lenders like Meridian and DUCA
One — the bank you walked into, on its own products and its own credit policy
If that lender declines
The file moves to the next lender on the panel without starting over — and there is a B and private tier behind the A tier
The application ends there; you begin again somewhere else, with a second credit inquiry
Who pays for the advice
On prime (A-lender) mortgages the lender compensates the brokerage on funding — no direct borrower-paid fee. B and private files can carry a fee, disclosed in writing in advance
Built into the branch's pricing; the discount off posted is whatever you negotiate
Rate you're quoted
The lowest placeable rate on the panel for your file — today that's 4.14% on a 5-year fixed, updated daily
That bank's own sheet, discounted off its posted rate on request
Local property types
We place East York files weekly and know which lenders are comfortable with Toronto's property forms
One credit policy applied nationally, whatever the local stock looks like
Prepayment penalty math
We compare the penalty terms, not just the rate — several lenders calculate the interest rate differential far more fairly than the posted-rate method
Many big banks compute the IRD from inflated posted rates, which can multiply the cost of breaking early
Small units and thin reserves
We know which lenders apply a unit-size floor and which read a thin contingency reserve as a decline, before you spend money on a status certificate review
One credit policy on the building and the unit; you find out at underwriting
What a rate gap costs in East York
On a $935,605 mortgage — 20% down against East York’s ~$1,169,506 average price — over a 25-year amortization and a 5-year term. The first row is today’s lowest 5-year fixed on our 100+ lender network; the next two show the same mortgage a quarter and a half point higher.
Monthly payment and five-year cost of a $935,605 East York mortgage at three rates.
5-year fixed rate
Monthly payment
Owing at renewal
Cost of the 5-year term
4.14%our best today
$4,993
$816,455
$180,415
4.39%+0.25%
$5,121
$819,924
$191,595
4.64%+0.50%
$5,251
$823,320
$202,798
“Cost of the term” is everything paid over the 60 payments less the principal actually retired, so a higher payment isn’t credited as a saving. On this mortgage, half a point is $22,383 over one term. Illustrative arithmetic at the stated rates, not a quote — your rate depends on your file, and every figure here recomputes daily from our live board. See all East York rates →
Why us in East York
What to look for in an East York mortgage broker
Our advisors know which lenders price aggressively in East York, which ones flex on Toronto property types, and which programs match the buyer profile here.
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Why a local broker
5 reasons to choose a local mortgage broker in East York
If you’re buying, renewing, or refinancing in East York, here’s why working with a local broker beats your bank’s first offer.
1
We price the Toronto land transfer tax before you offer
East York buyers pay the provincial and the municipal land transfer tax, and first-time buyers can claim both rebates. Getting that figure wrong is the most expensive budgeting mistake in this market, so we give you the exact cash-to-close rather than a percentage.
2
100+ lenders, not one bank's posted rate
Banks quote their own rate. We put your East York file in front of 100+ lenders — big banks, monolines, credit unions, and private — and bring back the sharpest offer for your situation. Worth knowing what that is worth here: on the $935,605 an East York purchase at the local average implies, half a point costs $22,383 over a single five-year term.
3
The full solution set under one roof
Purchase, renewal, refinance, HELOC, self-employed, new-to-Canada, and private lending — so whatever your East York situation, there's a path without starting over somewhere else.
4
Answers 24/7 in 50+ languages
Maya, our AI mortgage advisor, answers instantly any time — and a licensed FSRA advisor takes over the moment your file gets real. Your East York file is closed by a real estate lawyer, and we work to their timeline as well as the lender's.
5
Pre-approval in 24 hours, every pocket of the city
From Leaside, Thorncliffe Park, Pape Village and beyond, we move fast — most East York pre-approvals are back within 24 hours, with no credit-bureau pull to start.
Frequently asked questions — East York
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How do I choose the best mortgage broker in East York?
Compare six things. Licensing — every brokerage and agent is on a public register (in Ontario that's the FSRA register; ours is Brokerage #13737), so verify rather than take a badge on a website at face value. Lender access — how many lenders can they actually place with, and does that include B and private lenders if your file needs one? Reviews you can check at the source, not screenshots. Rate options — will they show you fixed and variable, and explain the trade-off rather than steer you? Communication — who answers when something goes wrong two days before closing? And local experience — someone who works East York files knows which lenders price this market's property types well. A broker who won't answer those plainly has told you something. Ask what they do when the property is the problem rather than the borrower — a small unit, a building with a thin reserve fund, a house above a storefront. That is the file that gets declined here, and it is declined for reasons a rate quote never touches.
Is it better to use a mortgage broker or a bank in East York?
It depends on your profile, and any broker who says otherwise is selling. A bank can only offer you its own products and its own read of your file — which is genuinely fine if you're a straightforward salaried applicant with strong credit and your bank is competitive that week. A broker compares multiple lenders, which matters most when your file has an edge to it: self-employed income, newcomer credit, a bruised score, a condo the bank doesn't like, or a tight closing. We shop 100+ lenders for East York clients and we'll tell you when your own bank's offer is already the best one on the table. See bank vs mortgage broker for the honest comparison.
How much does a mortgage broker cost in East York?
It depends on the lender and the product type. On most prime (A-lender) mortgages there is no direct borrower-paid broker fee — the lender compensates the brokerage on funding, which is why the service is typically free to you on a standard purchase, renewal or refinance. On a typical East York file — $935,605 borrowed against the ~$1,169,506 local average at 20% down — that means the entire cost of the advice sits on the lender's side of the ledger, not yours. Where a fee can apply is alternative lending: B-lender and private mortgage files often carry a brokerage and/or lender fee, because those deals take more work and the lender doesn't pay the same way. Anyone quoting you a fee before they've seen your file is guessing. Ours is disclosed in writing, in advance, every time — no fee should ever be a surprise at the lawyer's office.
Are you a mortgage broker or a mortgage agent in East York?
Both terms apply. Mortgage Squad Advisors is an FSRA-licensed Ontario brokerage (#13737), and your file is handled by a licensed mortgage agent on our team. Whether you searched "mortgage broker East York" or "mortgage agent East York", you've reached the same place — an advisor with access to 100+ lenders. New to brokers? See what a mortgage broker is and how they're paid.
Is there a mortgage broker near me in East York?
Yes. We arrange mortgages across every East York pocket — Leaside, Thorncliffe Park, Pape Village, Danforth and the rest — from our licensed office at 310-3100 Steeles Ave W in Vaughan.East York is part of Toronto, and we work both. The neighbourhood table above sets out what the dominant property form in each pocket means for your financing. You get a named, licensed advisor plus Maya for instant answers 24/7.
What are average closing costs in East York?
Budget roughly 1.5% to 4% of the purchase price, on top of your down payment and payable in cash at closing. The stack is the same everywhere; the sizes differ. You pay Ontario land transfer tax plus Toronto’s municipal LTT, which roughly doubles the bill. Legal fees, title insurance, a home inspection and an appraisal make up most of the rest, plus adjustments reimbursing the seller for prepaid property tax and utilities. If you put less than 20% down, the default-insurance premium is financed onto your mortgage rather than paid in cash — but Ontario charges provincial sales tax on that premium, and the PST is due at closing. First-time buyers can claim the Ontario rebate (up to $4,000) plus the Toronto rebate (up to $4,475), which can erase the tax on a modestly priced home. New-build purchases add builder adjustments — development levies, utility connections and enrolment fees — that are billed at final closing and aren't always capped in the agreement. We give you the exact cash-to-close for your East York file before you write an offer, and you can model the tax yourself with our land transfer tax calculator and closing costs calculator.
Which neighbourhoods have the best value in East York?
We don't publish per-neighbourhood price rankings, and you should be sceptical of any broker who does — a "best value" list is an opinion dressed as data, and prices at that granularity move faster than a web page. What we can tell you is the part that actually changes your mortgage: the dominant property form in a pocket decides how your file is underwritten. Condo-heavy areas mean the corporation is assessed alongside you — a status certificate review can surface reserve-fund or special-assessment problems that stall an approval regardless of your income. Freehold pockets shift the risk to the appraisal, especially if you waive a financing condition to win. And areas whose typical price clears $1.5 million can't be default-insured at all, which makes 20% down the legal minimum rather than a choice. The table on this page maps each East York pocket to the consideration its property form triggers. Tell us the neighbourhoods you're weighing and we'll price the financing for each against your actual file. What changes your financing here is the property form rather than the postal code: a unit under the size floor several lenders apply, or a building with a thin reserve, shortens the lender list before your income is read at all.
What's the minimum down payment for a home in East York?
At East York's ~$1,169,506 average price, the legal minimum is $91,951 — 7.9%. It is tiered, not a flat 5%: 5% on the first $500,000 plus 10% on everything above that. This is the single most common budgeting error we see, because "5% minimum" is repeated everywhere and stops being true above $500,000. The default-insurance premium is then financed onto the mortgage rather than paid in cash. First-time buyers and new-build purchasers can also use a 30-year amortization on an insured mortgage, which lowers the payment your stress test is applied to. Run your own price band →
How much income do I need to buy a home in East York?
At East York's ~$1,169,506 average price with 20% down at a representative 5.04% 5-year fixed, you'd need roughly $216,000 in household income to qualify after the stress test — less with a co-applicant or a larger down payment, more if you carry other debt. We'll model your exact file in minutes.
How do lenders decide how much mortgage I qualify for in East York?
Lenders run two debt-service ratios. Your GDS ratio (Gross Debt Service) — housing costs (mortgage payment, property tax, heat, plus half of any condo fees) measured against gross income — generally has to stay under about 39%, and your TDS ratio (Total Debt Service), which adds car loans, credit cards and other debt, under about 44%. Both are tested at the stress-test rate: the greater of your contract rate plus 2% or 5.25%. On an East York purchase at the ~$1,169,506 average with 20% down, that means a lender qualifies you on a payment of about $6,576 a month rather than the $5,463 you would actually pay at a representative 5.04% — which is why the household income the test demands lands near $216,000. Pay down other debt or add a co-applicant and that budget rises. Our GDS & TDS guide and stress test guide show the full math, or run your numbers and have Maya model it in minutes.
Should I choose a fixed-rate or variable-rate mortgage in East York?
It depends on your risk tolerance and rate outlook, and anyone who answers it without seeing your file is guessing. A fixed-rate mortgage locks your rate and payment for the whole term — predictable, and the popular choice when rates are uncertain. A variable-rate mortgage moves with the lender's prime rate (which tracks the Bank of Canada policy rate); it often starts lower and can save money if rates fall, but your payment or amortization shifts if they rise. Here is what the spread is worth on an East York-sized mortgage: on $935,605 over a five-year term, half a point costs $22,383 more in interest and lost principal than the sharpest rate on our board today. That is the number the fixed-versus-variable argument is actually about. Terms run 1, 2, 3 and 5 years. See our fixed vs variable and 3- vs 5-year term breakdowns, and we'll compare both on your real numbers.
What credit score do I need for a mortgage in East York?
For the best A-lender rates, most lenders look for a credit score of about 680 or higher. Scores in the 600s can still qualify, often at a slightly higher rate or with more down payment. Below the low 600s, B-lenders and private lenders take over — many work with scores down to roughly 500 on an equity-based approval, with a plan to move you back to A-pricing in 12–24 months. What that costs in East York specifically: a B-lender file is typically capped at 80% of value, so on the ~$1,169,506 local average you would need about $233,901 down rather than the $91,951 an insured A-lender file allows. The gap between those two numbers is the real price of a bruised score here. Our credit score guide explains the bands, and we'll tell you exactly where your East York file stands. On a small unit or a building with a thin reserve a B-lender can appear for reasons that have nothing to do with your score — there it was the property that shortened the panel.
What's the average home price in East York?
The average selling price in East York is approximately $1,169,506 — East York (TRREB districts C11 and E03) average selling price, TRREB Market Watch, last sourced July 2026. Treat it as a starting point, not a target: an average blends every property form in the market, so the detached and condo figures behind it sit well apart. What the average IS good for is the arithmetic on this page — the $91,951 minimum down payment and the ~$216,000 qualifying income are both computed from it. We model your file at the price band you are actually shopping.
What documents do I need for a mortgage in East York?
Standard Canadian mortgage documents: two pieces of government photo ID, two years of T4s and Notices of Assessment, recent pay stubs, 90-day proof of down-payment funds, and your purchase agreement once you have one. The 90-day rule catches more East York buyers than anything else on that list — at a $91,951 minimum down payment, every dollar has to be traced, and a large deposit that appeared last week needs a paper trail or a gift letter before a lender will count it. Self-employed, newcomer and rental-income files each add their own list. We send you a precise one after a five-minute intake rather than a generic checklist. A condo purchase adds the status certificate, and a unit above commercial space usually adds the lender's own questions about what is downstairs.
Do you work with first-time buyers in East York?
Yes — they are a core part of our practice. We help you stack the programs: the FHSA (up to $40,000 lifetime contribution room, tax-deductible), the RRSP Home Buyers' Plan with its 15-year repayment, first-time-buyer land transfer tax rebates where Ontario offers them, and insured paths below 20% down. Under the 2024 rules, 30-year amortization is available to first-time buyers and on new-build purchases, which lowers the payment your stress test is applied to. In East York the arithmetic works out like this: $91,951 is your legal minimum down payment on the ~$1,169,506 average, and a full FHSA plus an HBP withdrawal — $40,000 and up to $60,000 per person — covers it outright for most couples buying here. We run a stress-test simulation before you write any offer.
Who regulates mortgage brokers in Ontario?
Mortgage Squad Advisors is a licensed Ontario brokerage — FSRA (Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario) Brokerage Licence #13737. All advisors are licensed and FINTRAC-trained.
How long does pre-approval take in East York?
Most clients have a written pre-approval within 24 to 72 hours of sending documents. Maya gives you ballpark numbers in 60 seconds; the formal pre-approval needs a credit pull and an underwriting review. We would rather you went in pre-approved and kept the condition.
Do you handle complex files like self-employed or new-to-Canada in East York?
Yes — they are most of what a broker is for. East York is Toronto's most central family-scale market — established, tree-lined and tightly held, with Leaside commanding the premium. Low turnover means much of the local work is refinancing and renewals as long-term owners draw on built-up equity. Self-employed, newcomer, multi-unit, alt-A and private files are all in our daily flow, and each one is a lender-selection problem before it is a rate problem: the spread between the lender who reads your income most accurately and the one who reads it most conservatively is far wider than the spread between their posted rates. We pair you with an advisor who works your file type. Laneway and teardown purchases are ordinary here, and both are underwritten as construction rather than as a house purchase.
What rates can I get in East York today?
The sharpest 5-year fixed across our network today is approximately 4.14%, with variable around 3.44%. Rates do not vary by city — the same lenders price the same products across Ontario — so treat any "East York rate" as our network rate applied to your file. What IS local is the size of the mortgage it sits on: on $935,605, which is 80% of the ~$1,169,506 local average, each quarter-point is real money over a five-year term. See the rate-gap table on this page for the exact figure. Your own rate depends on income, credit, loan-to-value and property type. Our live East York rate board has the full ladder.
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