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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.1 |3 x* v+ U/ t1 ?& j5 X6 L' 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.! W) n3 t' e( ]7 f d* e; l
: G0 |' y: p, z. q4 X" Y2 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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
! Y: L$ \ e c% ]CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market* z) c7 Q s% c2 C! ~9 y1 s
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.7 P6 X. `$ G$ K- t, d' B
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# z0 W/ L+ \; [+ WNatalie 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.# r6 b" M. p7 a. r Y; ^) w- v
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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.& W u$ y p; P5 m6 n
1 h$ d" R1 [0 JThe 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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"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.6 m9 f/ o# T) [ e1 B! }
& W# W. b& x3 h( z3 M# |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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