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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.3 F+ x$ O$ |* ]: ?% V
' q+ I( [& \0 I5 | VThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down. M4 p) S0 b# t1 w/ k6 l
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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 $320,000 home. L" R- ?3 y0 g) Y# ]4 t3 F H
4 ~& E; x4 Z' a/ F( OFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
& a. \2 d) S0 H! R& V+ h4 B& CCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market e2 ^3 H( D5 J8 Z& h$ [% n9 W7 P4 T
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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+ C2 l1 Y( N$ o. a"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.# D; i8 |; b+ L9 W2 x4 R& |
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Wait and see what happens
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! Y0 h( O' c1 E( T& T4 UNatalie 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.) l( Z& [# @5 }4 i! L
: A; @" \1 G3 I8 Q+ P"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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! J. c: u* X( w2 B* v0 EThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto./ y5 B+ F. e! T
. t1 R% s W. l3 _+ K: G; }"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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1 L# k3 i: B+ {" f2 W* JKinch 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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