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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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7 u7 B8 w9 J3 |5 N qThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.8 u9 W3 c# R" g P& k! L" `
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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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
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; W5 y5 m( p% s9 v5 d$ NMortgage 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.$ a6 U4 r n/ \- l, c- Z
- @& A/ Q, O7 C' g"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.1 i% w5 d9 L4 _, Y' P [1 L$ C
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Wait and see what happens; b3 H& d3 O# G6 @. i9 e# N9 B# N9 P
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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.# T( s' @$ m" B5 J
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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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- j2 ^6 J' G3 N- c# I5 rThe 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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/ r& L2 m, o2 E- T6 L/ J+ {: T P"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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& z7 p& s; c4 g# [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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