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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.: q% E) [3 _; Q
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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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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 $320,000 home.7 R( r: y% w/ k) G& X! Z$ G4 ~- C
* J$ j) @, g" j6 B( B2 T- KFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules8 Q) D4 D% m) P- h3 s6 j2 |
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market m5 ]) l& I0 i7 U- O6 B
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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) F- L$ y% q/ K* s6 A6 V+ v"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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8 \, |# v$ |2 S, wWait and see what happens: }* a' Y' @' B$ 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.
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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.( |! H/ z C9 [# {( q7 A+ J) e! p
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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.! A, s! _" @/ p5 o1 ~
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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.! E' X4 a' Q, T1 z/ j6 K& M
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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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