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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.8 [. `6 ~: E5 ^* m$ G% R
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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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! P: b* ~& C( F' u+ hPrior 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 $320,000 home.7 |$ {; d! G, A1 d4 h6 j
+ s0 T. Z* M" y7 M- h, FFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
2 M+ X, [1 b$ B& J* c: [3 OCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
8 z; E3 |6 Q5 gMortgage 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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( l: d# i% J% A" h"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.# @1 {. _( @3 \& j5 D) |+ R/ @
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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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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.; _" F+ h1 N( I9 ~: q8 o
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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.
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9 w! |" R7 O8 ]9 p5 y; N0 B0 }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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