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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.' E6 \) D" W! c% R/ |) B9 j
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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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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 $320,000 home.3 W) J9 J$ t8 M2 }& M' j
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
! k o4 c2 @* r2 s5 DCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market0 H) b2 A2 i; x0 K
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.$ {# N ^$ ^' w& v
1 C2 d8 I/ O C# j3 j! n* t"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; e- S, }( K9 X% R( a8 X8 N7 {
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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./ \0 e5 U( Q# {5 G4 d. H: q+ g$ A
# `- W6 L& l' v' @8 I0 X"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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7 S6 ^' Q$ C$ Q' cThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.- M$ e, s3 u# @' [0 o# C% y. S
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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. S/ k6 i( H1 N$ v- S; z* t- {
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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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