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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.1 {0 N D8 E; A! V6 f$ }) l
( y2 i. @; J9 [2 k% XThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.- b* g* ^5 d) J6 S
4 K( x; o+ C. fPrior 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 $320,000 home.* b/ { [% V$ q: S0 Y& f
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
+ I5 G0 d0 ]# hCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market% T% S5 q* w+ Q4 e" O5 P, t) 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.- T( g' g' A6 z0 t& ~8 N
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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.
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' B$ s5 g! G" TWait and see what happens! n$ g8 c& @. K
& i, e5 j( d' F3 r" r' `2 n! G4 w+ vNatalie 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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- ?; F. C7 g3 _1 L"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.3 Z0 Y- q# s x% C
1 J" M! s* e: E. H7 Q. ZThe 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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7 n! P, M+ ]0 p; M& C"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.# k* f$ k( |5 r3 J/ ]9 f
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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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