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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.6 L. j. @ v' v6 S0 t; T# I
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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., o0 ^! t0 K( w1 S# x3 J
" b# [2 f/ N+ _; B, \0 CPrior 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 $320,000 home.
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L; ?$ f# v/ A6 tFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
8 K$ H# L$ l9 y8 F( _/ gCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
$ t$ V. I( i0 s' i& ZMortgage 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.# u( B( r# i% E; m+ V! F
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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.
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& J* i y! S# ]1 ]4 y. eWait and see what happens; O0 u' {$ e1 |. g
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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.( h4 E U: G3 c% W. H
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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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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.
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, n4 \/ y/ F3 N8 a( X, ]. U6 O- {1 A"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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" l- I9 H. F+ X& W9 ^# f; j. lKinch 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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