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Should You Lock In or Go Variable? The Truth About Mortgage Renewals in 2025

Should You Lock In or Go Variable? The Truth About Mortgage Renewals in 2025

Update: 2025-10-30
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Every mortgage renewal in Canada right now feels like a coin flip — do you lock in for safety or ride the variable and hope rates keep falling. Here’s the truth no one’s telling you: there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. What works for one family could sink another. That’s why strategy matters more than headlines. ]'After eight Bank of Canada rate cuts since 2024, some people are celebrating… but for hundreds of thousands of Canadians, the reality is brutal — renewals at double or triple their old rates. Payments jumping by $1,000+ a month, forcing families to make the most important financial decision of their household budget: lock or float?

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Should You Lock In or Go Variable? The Truth About Mortgage Renewals in 2025

Should You Lock In or Go Variable? The Truth About Mortgage Renewals in 2025

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