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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.' _4 o& k7 B# c' p% m( }% E6 o
. w! \+ K9 T- c* `; M6 b, Q5 EPrior 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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
+ x) F# _" `' t0 QCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
. {* W( x% I$ L: 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 q, T- P* s, _5 ^% K"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.! {! e# v9 O2 Z/ \- Z) V$ y& H7 E' `( d
+ S8 z! E3 D! D4 k: EWait and see what happens" @0 y% O9 }( j" w. j, Y" |5 F
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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.5 ^& T3 F+ s7 ]
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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.$ b1 |2 _, y! o4 o5 n5 Z
2 w3 L" d# t% u' Z7 h# l4 C1 r( y+ ZThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.% n* Z# l) k' @) f- d0 I8 k
2 x% l7 C2 [! \) H! ~/ [8 |"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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