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Some Canadian real estate markets could be in for a massive correction

Click to play video: 'CMHC ‘red alert’ not as bad for Calgary as for other Canadian cities'
CMHC ‘red alert’ not as bad for Calgary as for other Canadian cities
WATCH ABOVE: The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will be issuing its first “red alert” later this month. It says housing markets across the country could be hit by a price correction as home values and debt loads keep going up. The CMHC says Canada's 2 hottest housing markets could suffer, but here in Calgary, maybe not so much. Gary Bobrovitz has more – Oct 17, 2016

Some of Canada’s biggest cities are likely facing a major correction in the housing market.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) will be issuing its first “Red Alert” later this month. The organization is looking at home values and debt loads and says the numbers just do not add up.

According to the Bank of Canada, household indebtedness has never been higher in Canadian history.

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Real estate prices in Toronto and Vancouver have recently skyrocketed but with even more recent changes in mortgage rules and foreign investment, the CMHC says it believes there is the potential for major price corrections in those markets.

READ MORE: New federal mortgage rules come into effect today

According to the Calgary Real Estate Board’s Anne Marie Lurie, Calgary probably will not deal with as significant of a correction.

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“Calgary has been a little different because we have already been facing price corrections due to overall economic climate,” she said on Monday. “So we have seen demand reduced in our market at the same time supply levels have risen a bit and that has caused a natural price easing.”

One mortgage broker Global News spoke with said they believe the effects of a correction in Calgary would likely be felt in homes in the lower price ranges because home buyers would end up paying more.

 

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