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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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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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules) v N" P$ i; U; V2 ]9 y
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
3 ^. [0 ^6 X# ~6 eMortgage 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.( [ V& F' _; R
- p$ r# R* P- @"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.$ T v- K/ T* i( B' A8 ^& m: p
$ D2 v# g" y* `6 B% NWait 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.( M2 k+ ]* n8 y/ J
- j! [ Z; S* m* m9 U; C5 p. d"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.% b. L# u+ \4 k" F0 t) u9 |
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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.7 I" p2 k; y1 }# R
; d8 x, b+ K: ?8 _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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