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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.' O3 W. Z) n$ W: X# T( \7 v9 i
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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 $320,000 home.& F3 [ ^' U1 @ B" _9 i
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules( |1 y" x( q& k; {: y" ?
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market8 z0 l$ X" T7 ~5 d
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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" d5 A) X5 f" }# k"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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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.
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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., ]7 s* n9 \, C5 y8 ?0 x
" j5 K: }2 S C+ D; lThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.- ?2 P8 K# d9 G- ~9 u- ^6 h
! l$ ^/ X2 [: B- a$ r# [1 ]"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.6 c J; X! Z9 b C2 T1 f) D1 {9 I
' T) ]4 w0 t+ }* oKinch 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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