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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.! J: E. Z( r5 J' ^1 r6 c8 J1 j+ d
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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.* d1 P" W8 N' R* q" X0 _; y
$ h. ~( D! Z$ @5 xPrior 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 $320,000 home.0 F- ~% j q }; i2 M9 s
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Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.* G2 ]( G2 [: |7 m
' s- k- G/ H9 Y"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.8 e( P W& o9 h; L; y; |
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Natalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.$ p8 q" d8 h. f/ Y8 |1 Z* I' @
& z; C. f W, G"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.- Y7 O6 X/ {6 S; L
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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.+ W9 L9 z, L, G& i
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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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