First time homebuyers

Buying a home, especially a newly built home, is already an expensive process. Along with land, construction, and property taxes, there’s also …

Canadians overwhelmingly aspire to become first-time homebuyers, despite mounting challenges such as a rising interest rates and difficult qualification standards. That’s according to a recent Ratehub.ca survey, which polled over 2,000 Canadians across the country. Of … Read More

Over $5 billion worth of residential property was sold in the Greater Toronto Area this September, according to the Toronto real estate Board, up 4 per cent from September 2017. The total dollar volume of sales … Read More

Canada’s hot housing market has made it difficult for first-time homebuyers looking to enter the market. With sky-high housing prices, the ability to gather enough funds for a down payment has become increasingly more difficult.

The Government of British Columbia plans to provide first-time homebuyers with an interest-free loan for their down payment on a home.

It’s increasingly becoming more unaffordable for millennials to buy a house close to the downtown core of major cities like Vancouver and Toronto. Our generation is faced with a few options: Continue renting, buy a house … Read More