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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.
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( f g% T: x6 w) F! A, p) i9 vPrior 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 $320,000 home.* H4 A9 |; G4 S' ?* D% M/ i
- T4 j! R( Y6 `& M" lFirst-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
3 F# ^/ u3 F- S. ~, ^) YCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market2 j1 Z3 e3 e- W' C
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.# _- w3 Q, M# v5 |
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"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said." ]* Z0 L1 ~6 Q; @* @3 i) Q
+ _9 v7 ~2 \9 C( C4 E7 x5 bWait and see what happens
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5 C- i) S4 w8 KNatalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.
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' Y( I+ D) g" u' {8 J N% L"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.
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( p" o: x0 F& h, mThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.$ E! t3 V& X- U: h# w; g3 P% d
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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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k& ~: C) B+ m0 w" y, ]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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