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Reveals that the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised its five-year mortgage rate by one-quarter of a point in early March 1999. Second increase since December 1998; What analysts attribute this move to; Mortgage fluctuations since April 1998.

Reports on news regarding business in Canada and the United States. Drop in mortgage rates by Canada's major banks; Report by Finance Minister Paul Martin that indicates Canadians will not have to pay a higher contribution rate into the Canada Pension Plan in future years; Decision by a US judge that upheld American customs decision that puts quotas on predrilled lumber.

Presents Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. predictions regarding mortgage rates in Canada. The rates as being stable through most of 1997; The posted rate on a one-year closed mortgage prediction; The five-year rate.

Offers predictions of analysts about the impact of mortgage rate cuts in Canada on housing construction and home sales. What the interest rates are in August 1996.

Reports on falling mortgage rates in Canada. Sales from first-time buyers especially high in the Toronto area; Reduced short-term mortgage rates of major banks.

Describes the cut in mortgage rates by mortgage lenders being the lowest in two years in Canada. Percentage point drop.

States that Canadian banks and trust companies boosted their mortgage rates sharply in March 1994. The rates, which in the past few months had been at their lowest levels in almost 30 years, have been under pressure from increases in United States rates prompted by fears of rising inflation. Examples of rates.

Reports briefly on the fact that banks in Canada raised mortgage rates in December 1997 for a third time in a month. Amount of total increase of finance costs; Reasons for continued rise in finance costs in Canada; Predictions of economists regarding consumer confidence; Drop in sales of houses in Canada since November 1997.