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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.7 g$ W& B$ r# {8 n2 p, c: I) P3 ~8 `
, z, ]/ \0 X7 {& G2 @1 g6 BPrior 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 $320,000 home.5 k& W2 n; t# ~3 Z( O0 T4 S
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
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/ P% G; n$ h( J* U5 u8 S7 ~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.# E2 Q, t2 l' V. p
8 \: g; k- @% ]3 JWait and see what happens
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& f& Q: B; U* ~* S' z1 N; W1 {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.0 q) F# l" @9 b# \; d& N: w
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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.# ]# X9 Z) B& _: |0 T7 g `
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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.0 W5 ?, p1 u: M
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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.$ m* C7 s# x" C2 {& M
: F$ z& D* u# f, Z4 D k% HKinch 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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