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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.7 b. j! G! v6 t# \' | F! F0 D+ G
- k2 M* `) _/ `9 N$ B8 JThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down. b% V0 s( @2 A
! z% A; ~8 q0 D# f) UPrior 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 $320,000 home.
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. W5 P0 q6 z* @8 DFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules6 O {- l" Z9 a% }( N
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
! G4 `2 b4 [( QMortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.- M+ f6 k/ v! `
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"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.. t9 B2 k4 M. v% E. A
7 g; o! m: s% pWait and see what happens
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t6 Q' E4 s& u xNatalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.! C F3 W) L& h
. ^, h* T% f$ p+ s: G7 m"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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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. q- Y3 f; k; @8 u
, y1 s. j9 }, R' u, z"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.; C6 n& c0 }. f% X& D. O4 h% I4 D
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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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