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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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$ L+ e3 C3 U6 @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 $320,000 home.; K& z0 K; J8 Q$ K$ \
( L. n9 M6 k i- W% @& fFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
3 k. e+ q2 h4 J$ V7 rCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
# r( y: y% W' k+ o$ AMortgage 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.& J$ \) T: I- Q+ |# G5 k7 b* ?
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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.7 w0 c, C7 M& p8 w4 n$ w" s/ G
- f# d/ }2 _/ A( I8 }8 @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.
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' F! K1 p, {2 Y0 Z/ s, IThe 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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"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.$ | N J2 v0 x8 _7 S3 ~
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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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