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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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4 h5 ^' c! }" o. q. ?$ \- r3 BPrior 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 $320,000 home.
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9 `& Y B1 V& H3 VFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules' h0 n! N% }+ k2 M/ x& z
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market9 r% S. Y r1 b# _8 r# {
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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2 g- }+ s. O0 @3 E0 @: D"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.
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$ ]3 g7 J: T" g3 `7 M, gWait 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.
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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.
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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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"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.. P6 s- `; p5 k7 m( l! e9 R# S x
$ q9 d% o& b2 eKinch 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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