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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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: l' `. c1 U1 l, O9 H5 \: i' GThe 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.. a' v- p( n% X* P3 g6 r
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules( A% q; {+ | S6 l H; W P
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
) z1 f8 J* u9 s: j& |: f iMortgage 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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9 G* D2 P4 e2 z' H1 _"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said." ?4 X( O7 {9 g2 o* Q; |
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Wait and see what happens' d* S0 t3 |& A
$ ~9 }! f$ e- l6 ^Natalie 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.( p; J! u- R. e0 p) @/ b# e- a/ {
' t& e2 `* E1 `$ y"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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% z; v3 _3 R* F2 b* _+ e' 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.0 s; R" k& w# M9 G( u# t# y' h
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"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." ^2 c+ F" M N" F5 a0 O& n# f7 x( X: |
# I7 w) R% V! \5 h% z7 b0 dKinch 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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