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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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9 S8 w6 N: W6 c$ O) q# X, W. LThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.$ E( I4 t) ]+ j$ `! v6 c( Z
9 b3 n8 I: V: ~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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
9 a6 T {& i, ^CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
6 v! t k" a W/ l! q9 W# e0 ~0 ^Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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0 S" N; d+ k9 d) w* O$ S u"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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3 x7 @8 v9 V" y" W# ]8 j( tWait and see what happens
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$ x! h7 T7 u2 V. dNatalie 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.; T% l/ {+ q# i" Q
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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.
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) c3 C5 L+ ]. B! S6 ?% l6 ]& m7 U5 SThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.$ j1 ~3 d. m7 x5 E% }
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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./ J# C' O: U% G% b) k
: y6 g( [2 }% H9 I' ]- }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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