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How do mortgage rates affect what I net in 2026?

Mortgage rates affect a buyer's net cost far more than a seller's, since a seller's proceeds come from the sale price minus payoff and closing costs, while a buyer's true cost is the price plus years of interest at whatever rate they lock. Saskatchewan REALTORS Association data puts the benchmark home price at $444,700, the starting point for that math.

For a seller, rates matter mainly through their effect on buyer demand. Higher rates shrink what a given buyer can qualify for under CMHC's stress test, which can soften how many offers a listing draws even when the sale price itself holds up.

For a buyer, a one percentage point move on a typical mortgage changes the monthly payment by a real amount, and because Canadian mortgages compound semi annually rather than monthly, an American amortization calculator will not reproduce your Canadian lender's numbers.

Run your specific numbers with a lender before assuming a rate move changes what you can afford by some rule of thumb. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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