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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." Y& O: u. F$ M5 m
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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.2 E0 B6 L% X5 V% B
7 \3 q) N! w. b+ e5 c/ j* ?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 $320,000 home.( P4 u# u2 h2 [: o( @6 [
/ t6 y3 v' W4 s* ]4 t$ KFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules& F7 A- y* {% c: Z0 O& D
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
4 z: n" w5 C; U2 e) l7 P4 [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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( y& n1 l; T& `/ c. D, x"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.& F2 @6 X( ^1 V3 n/ e' ^
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7 r3 F) i/ h9 }! V% eNatalie 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.2 s& T5 z# \& C
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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.
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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.( p2 i: x, X* ]
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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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