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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.9 A, s7 ^8 m a6 C' j. O
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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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. | u( D- {. mPrior 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 $320,000 home.: B% h- T2 K; s) Y- d- W
7 S* E8 D3 D# M3 W; FFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
3 W) b3 P& Z. [6 N5 HCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market7 V. ]1 D$ I1 f
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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"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.3 k0 ^6 C! X( c/ X& V
' [9 [! }( \0 k; i; Q8 dWait and see what happens" F# k# F4 a3 z: a. N3 p1 V) 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.
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, C* M( E8 r' w"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.0 R& R* x F9 [! f7 d) S
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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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( f& f* p; Q4 s$ ]0 M4 [' D"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.3 m4 @( n3 a1 }- }% g# k( B% C( N* A
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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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