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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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5 T5 C# N5 E+ w5 ] ~ qThe 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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules- B3 c8 Z* ?, X9 p3 z; `$ w( o# h
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market& s& k8 H3 ? U l
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.. s! Z; }0 J9 p7 b+ R5 i9 d
E1 Y' d3 I. O+ lWait and see what happens
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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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?( Q( j) R' {" A4 v" N"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." G$ T0 s2 z$ s9 l2 m! G
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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.
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. N& V$ D4 I: w, f$ \4 v- j2 T, DKinch 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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