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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.- A) L& H+ _$ e+ X( K
* h" F# |$ j w& w3 s$ IThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.) W1 p0 Y' v$ Q- ?2 l* T
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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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules: _8 {/ r- [* ~1 H4 n% u
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
6 z1 f' y; U& J$ q( Z4 T3 U: W% I. AMortgage 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.- I3 U" O r1 Y
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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.0 b1 i% ^! P, K6 S4 Z
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Wait and see what happens
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, ~) z4 `% S7 F$ x( kNatalie 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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L z( r" v- \ `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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' r! i3 S) d. i. V& q* d"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.% U5 W# T0 }# Y
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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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