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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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8 C* f0 G" R9 }% L# [The changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.; D e. M2 m( m; S+ N
! Z% ^4 h9 C$ GPrior 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.. E* R: J0 M; R. y: `
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules1 F5 L5 q+ n1 I! z- i
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
$ L- o0 Q0 l* b P7 Z3 K. mMortgage 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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"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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& x/ H2 @; J0 g% ]Wait and see what happens
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* Q+ W) d; ]8 W- y* l6 oNatalie 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.7 e) v6 r: K( h% e$ O; y; N
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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.4 X: p( X* p7 x& ^7 K
9 D b! |7 P( f" g0 pThe 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.4 N4 y7 u# d7 L5 Q: @! r4 @) z
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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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