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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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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 $320,000 home.4 {% @+ x! a0 F, t" y& J1 X: r2 r
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules) L$ z) f. u' f$ F; \- a
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
+ o0 q' I/ Q0 f7 e+ @0 q/ R0 VMortgage 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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# P P6 ]4 n U& s/ ^"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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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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+ z$ v) Y6 a- bThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.$ t8 W! x8 U8 t9 c1 S8 T
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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.0 w+ G3 F. }* y" w+ g; m9 ?9 {
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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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