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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.9 v8 E g& ^! }0 F) l1 B
' D' y4 j4 Y3 o" FThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.
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6 Q4 V4 L& }3 j( OPrior 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 $320,000 home.) ~3 J' ?/ y5 H8 N! ^
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules5 N/ a5 M3 K1 z" V( Q5 g: q5 R( z
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market1 i! }9 K# c1 H( e
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.4 _, k; U/ o! x4 B6 j3 J
/ X) W2 E( T- r0 kWait and see what happens
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Natalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.6 h9 t$ J- h% {& ]/ h0 j- F; P9 j7 o3 Y
1 Y0 f6 X# ]" W+ Y"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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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.5 w/ c# R& t M
+ f* q4 p% z) N$ U! X; b U"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.' F- {5 ?" \! T. y
. M* q! d$ s6 k( W) H& vKinch 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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