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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.* J* C& Q1 y- o5 q" c. @& Z- Q
9 c1 n; w, x5 t% J/ qPrior 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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6 T* X0 N* E* }First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
, j: _( m* S! @2 w, RCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
& b; M1 U. D0 ?# ]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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3 M. e0 U5 v; A: V+ a8 w"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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: ~/ i4 ~* h9 P6 EWait and see what happens
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6 ~0 P: c9 R0 F6 N6 R( JNatalie 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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' t0 B+ ?0 T7 l3 V* MThe 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 [& K" m8 D" _, X# q( @
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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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9 z* G7 K, A! ]# h, gKinch 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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