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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.) j4 ^# [0 Y: n# s2 J2 J
5 A+ j8 t. u( E& bThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.- l% S* ]" T" D( r! T2 G5 j: n$ g
- z2 I( D- {6 B4 |3 \: H, L; ?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 $320,000 home.
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~. ]1 G$ n ]/ DFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
. N, ? \/ I! L, B) e7 g! W! k" a! HCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market/ Z4 V2 ~" m5 r
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.
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Wait and see what happens6 Z9 l8 W3 {, D" J( J. e& j
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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.* v. O6 G- @4 K2 m6 B: {
" s1 ]8 ?3 E0 Z3 p8 @) t. 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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0 P- H* H( d7 c- x2 _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.2 s+ I9 J$ L" {0 ^
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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.0 d- N) l+ z. m9 y' R' t+ l: j
% p; w8 P/ F3 w* R* l: |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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