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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. z* G1 }, C) h5 E$ |
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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.0 _3 f/ ~/ L/ W
3 W z8 C, h% I6 [" YFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules* e% F: ~0 s1 p/ x
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
$ \7 E$ D& i( g* ~% T2 v; q3 h7 t6 Z& kMortgage 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.' d a: w9 a8 ^# ^& w; Q
$ N. I% ?* Q; e( Y. [- b+ Z4 z6 C6 C"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said." [0 D, ^3 ]! z. `, [, W
: c/ D3 F$ W5 IWait and see what happens
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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.! a# P6 O0 | A4 B+ {" E) b
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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.+ r8 p" \& I! T
* q, u* j; ?# q+ G6 Q8 p) s6 XThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.# C9 r9 u# A' Z# r8 S7 k
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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.' h7 |4 L9 o) T5 ?
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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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