Home-ownership

• Buying a home feels out of reach for 76% of non-owners, poll shows

  An overpriced housing markets and the inability to save for a down payment are contributing to the housing market feeling out of reach for a majority of non-owners, a report said.

  Consumer

  Apr 11
  
• Canada’s next wealth divide? It’s renters versus homeowners, RBC says

  Housing unaffordability in Canada is exacerbating wealth divides between renters and homeowners in the country, according to an RBC analysis.

  Money

  Mar 14
  
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• Habitat for Humanity and Meridian to offer financing for Fergus housing project

  Habitat for Humanity Guelph-Wellington and Meridian Credit Union are partnering to help families find an affordable home with the Garafraxa Village Project in Fergus.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
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• Kelowna project aimed at helping first time home buyers has official groundbreaking

  On Wednesday  ground was broken on a construction project in Kelowna, which its developers hope will bridge the rental ownership gap for the younger demographic.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
• Construction stable in Vancouver last year, but seller’s market is returning: Realtors

  In a housing supply report published Wednesday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said work on 25,983 new units began last year, down 30 units from 2021. 

  Economy

  Apr 19, 2023
• Rate hikes complicate homeownership in Winnipeg, housing market showing signs of stabilizing

  The city's housing market is trending toward a more balanced state, but another interest rate hike is making it harder to buy or keep a home.

  Economy

  Dec 8, 2022
• Tory to streamline housing approval process and will use ‘strong mayor powers’

  Toronto Mayor John Tory said he wants a new division that will streamline housing approval process to be up and running by early 2023.

  Politics

  Oct 26, 2022
• Can’t buy a home? Here’s how to build your wealth outside the housing market

  Housing has long been a go-to path to building wealth. But as the market slows and remains difficult to access, experts say there are options outside real estate.

  Economy

  Oct 8, 2022
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• Homeownership rates on the decline in Canada, especially among young adults: data

  Homeownership rates have declined from the high seen in 2011, Statistic Canada reported on Wednesday, with the situation especially bleak for young millennials.

  Money

  Sep 21, 2022
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• Rent-to-own a path to homeownership for some, but not a ‘magic solution’: experts

  As the federal government is pushes rent-to-own as a path to homeownership for Canadians, some experts warn it's not the silver bullet to housing affordability some might imagine.

  Money

  Aug 31, 2022