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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.# n& A3 O8 d: ~( p
# C) v1 C; q2 E' o6 w/ E2 Q) H5 mThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.- L& v+ b, V( q4 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.& i" F. h+ f3 u* a( U j' g* I
3 E: Q( w: @* w6 f* e7 HFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules5 C' \3 [; k. k' `: o) v
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
$ f% z+ q* U2 S/ n2 z7 e$ P: e% 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." R/ y7 S- e9 C& O* T% \
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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.. R4 _9 d# H$ V& |1 M3 B
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Wait and see what happens
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( c! A( ~) H( B, h: p fNatalie 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.$ W9 Z+ x! v9 n G* k- N
1 |1 t7 o6 Y r( j$ _; EThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.% G6 z" W" W. X
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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.
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7 Y( g$ ?, f( l& _1 \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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