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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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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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& k9 D+ |0 ]+ I/ A: A; b' \; H, MPrior 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 $320,000 home.
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6 u: p6 R" g3 lFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
4 U4 K! s8 S1 r, |7 [CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
; f+ r [0 V4 } wMortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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2 S$ I3 h5 N) h, J5 Y"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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8 B" s$ }- O+ C" E) H0 E1 ]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.0 u/ `! U/ z! H% O/ F( {( h/ _( f6 j
# {* F- u/ T' Y: Q"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.3 F) O, n, q' n' t: J: z
: J1 y! H0 ^1 i) |- fThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.0 A$ F+ L4 a0 T; h; V) c0 S$ R* Y. Y% r
- C6 F' H. z" ^. q: u3 U"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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