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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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. O4 A! ]2 U% w0 |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 $320,000 home.
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; {5 H9 Y X0 d& W8 N3 jFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules6 A9 K& I7 y6 J3 |% V
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market. {0 ~% I4 V5 _" U% V
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.: z r/ |$ b* M1 t' {# r6 S$ D
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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.. O* ]4 E4 \7 g( a$ Z, ?
: T# t, P; i4 V; Z# _9 t' AWait and see what happens& U, {. G# Q$ a
$ }# f0 c1 t5 q( A2 d9 ]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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3 E. ?7 A- b j- sThe 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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' v, Q5 c4 O/ e' a+ g4 b"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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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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