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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.5 v- N$ Y1 `$ v- J
4 \- |6 x$ y' [ |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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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 $320,000 home.
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules& o: s9 e7 V& s1 f. _
CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market, _' Q5 y$ N5 m
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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1 R7 M( q8 o9 e3 ~) W"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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, a! ^9 `# v& K: R2 IWait 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.
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"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.0 t& `( ?3 r4 `/ W# f4 F- a+ h
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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.
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! X, R; }. \3 m. g7 N9 f4 P+ u1 v' B"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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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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