Emily Wilchesky grew up in Toronto, but as a millennial, she says housing affordability in the city for her generation is becoming more and more out of reach.
“When I was 10 years old and I saw my life, it was here,” Wilchesky said. “And now it’s just impossible to get that.”
The 23-year-old wrote an open letter on TorontoStoreys.com which talks about how living in Toronto is becoming harder and it’s pushing millennials to live outside of the city.
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“It’s an ongoing joke with millennials,” Wilchesky said.
“I’m still living at home and all my friends are as well and it’s hard. The market isn’t letting us become independent people that we thought 10 years ago we would be at this age.”
In April, the average transaction price for homes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) was $921,000.
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Wilchesky said in the letter that if real estate prices continue to soar, millennials will be no longer be able to invest in real estate.
“Whenever I picture my life and my future, I pictured it with a house and a backyard,” she said.
“It’s a frustrating feeling when it’s so out of reach.”
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