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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.4 f- N6 a4 ?2 A2 O$ F
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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.
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+ C7 o4 V+ H% X; L" wPrior 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 $320,000 home.) k+ s; b" V* e( A [
# Y* P# z% b1 ~. U6 zFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
( e$ w4 p1 ^! eCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market# } q2 l' x$ u
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.- `3 ]- `8 A" k9 R. U
" k) ]' S% e+ A& \"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said. d0 n& A8 B. n' M8 O
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Wait and see what happens; g5 _5 k8 t6 I; L( I
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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.5 O% _( L0 S, h
) ~$ y; ]5 ]& j a# q1 Y1 E"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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* M5 c% V; g9 t* ]( uThe 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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9 J+ y7 t" D) a7 b: j' 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.8 r3 {: V% d1 L
; R5 z. |3 z2 o6 v! w* c& AKinch 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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