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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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6 x+ P0 C# m7 O* W: V4 G- e- ^The changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.5 ?4 A; E" B, J" }3 L
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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 $320,000 home.& o6 h6 e9 a- \/ Y5 d7 G7 J3 \1 b
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules: J# R! A# P; u6 u8 b8 ?) j- e: {9 F
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market. j0 i$ ^- i% J+ v
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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9 Z; ~" n# J+ Y# _6 i+ I"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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1 b3 n0 q2 C: r% I5 U) F; F! @1 F( mWait and see what happens! j+ n4 X! t. f4 l1 r& c
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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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/ W* }' `6 r+ Z7 x"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.( `. d* P8 @* o% u `; h# f
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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. o5 [4 {) U# F2 A; Q
# x5 R T; A* u s"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.: }3 s7 y" I( ]3 e0 j
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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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