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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.
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The changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.
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Prior 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 $320,000 home.
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3 J/ e- i' t' K3 V9 p1 F9 VFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules. Y( }, ?8 O2 l+ @/ x1 H9 A% {! P
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market8 k t: J" l& S
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.8 ]+ ^" i. o! s7 @- e
" x$ ~5 R0 c: M% f+ [( g"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.7 W7 N0 f* N( \. E* l
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Wait and see what happens
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; ~2 b7 j0 _6 w+ T" R& }9 JNatalie 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.- {, x, z/ P. \8 j3 }5 S& I3 [6 M
. g) T. j2 j# Y, `* q7 q) H# H"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.
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4 v+ K U5 j: n- H1 tThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.' T) x, H' u4 @3 B. K1 J
, z) @% o+ R0 O1 l& S3 [# m" a"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.0 z! u5 v1 H3 z
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Kinch 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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