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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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2 w$ d$ d7 }4 C" K$ o6 V( E kThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.
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$ ^5 _/ i8 c4 r/ E3 q& z sPrior 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.5 k7 |6 @1 `1 i, Z# S
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules7 p0 l! D8 c; h6 ~5 k
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market8 K+ \( G8 w2 R# L) I; T1 O
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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"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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; G; l6 K6 T0 E; g" Z9 B( fNatalie 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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/ f, C/ A" k% ?& j% \" Y- D"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.
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" L2 w# X& M8 J1 l/ `1 {"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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