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A real estate expert believes the new mortgage rules that went into effect Monday will hit Alberta's market the hardest." n9 r9 o' S/ b [1 I0 x- ?
4 q7 b* s! E& R! Z/ AThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.2 y* `, t- h6 h8 Y- |9 Z( z" S
0 m9 O$ H* E$ q* O3 OPrior to today, an Alberta family with a household income of $80,000 would likely have qualified for a $400,000 home but now they will be approved for a $320,000 home. G5 q6 N2 W& I; ?
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
6 @) f* i. F- T$ X0 aCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market$ J' ^, x# F& I& e1 j2 L8 e
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.
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Wait and see what happens
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- a+ U2 |) J4 UNatalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.* G$ i$ l" |9 L4 M
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"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.2 ]/ V; r9 h, |" o7 f
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.
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0 y+ L/ j" ?4 N; g5 }" a4 _"These factors will be reflected in our forthcoming Housing Market Assessment on Oct. 26. They will cause us to issue our first "red" warning for the Canadian housing market as a whole," CEO Evan Siddall wrote in a Globe and Mail column.
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# E! u& I9 T) P' L; X0 }3 f: g' D+ gKinch says for buyers who can't wait, they'll either need to come up with a bigger down payment or lower their expectations about what they can afford. |
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