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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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I7 |- n! E; S* aThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.
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" G% A- _6 u$ f* |5 V8 R9 dPrior 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 $320,000 home.4 P. k4 O T# Z8 c+ q# w
5 n; W" j1 ~8 _3 YFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules5 `( X+ B3 Q8 N4 g3 a
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market. T% P6 t0 N. w. q3 D( A
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.; t4 H8 v( z8 O, Y$ ^: f
$ A8 g: k) i4 u/ |* B5 B$ ]"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.5 j j; @- h. K$ S
4 G4 R9 R3 N+ X k0 lWait and see what happens6 n: ^* {- V$ m/ t$ b( M1 B+ u9 e
/ }2 d; ~6 U. xNatalie 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.2 M! m8 }" h1 G5 D; I. Z$ 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.6 m6 P. d1 R) G
m: Y+ K. J8 l, }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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7 T# J0 g) f7 i! r"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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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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