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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.( J6 ?5 U; T2 ^8 w! u, i+ x8 X& h5 a4 ~( d
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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.( \: v: u% }& o ?
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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 $320,000 home., s, w5 D! H" @
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules' K7 a2 O1 D5 @+ Y5 {2 p8 A: E
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market; |# w6 T6 E/ w9 l
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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7 i1 R4 M. N2 E"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.6 F1 M3 L" ^; y8 [
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Natalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.: G5 j7 R; ~% ^4 k; H, x$ k% b
# ?2 X' k9 [* ~0 ]1 _"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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n2 L- x; U6 d- 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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2 }8 C0 A( u. W0 M/ K! |2 ?"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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