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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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z# ~7 M( L9 I5 w% d5 A UThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.9 C+ ], S- q1 U# l/ m8 \( v" h
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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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules& H+ e# ~& A( ~
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
0 b. ?7 p: q9 B+ y+ [- I0 _# AMortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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- m( G' {3 t! \! d+ B% [3 {"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.; H" n4 V1 a' K% N3 M4 f1 x4 k
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Natalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.7 i1 {0 S: F( { R. L
- \0 S# v9 H: X: |; G' L"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.
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$ z: n8 A' G. z- |7 z8 X"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. q( @' U) X+ Y% {- `, M
3 w# ]* n+ h9 A! f+ c) LKinch 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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