New Facts On Home Buyers

宛若英雄

Here’s some fresh dataHome-Purchase-Report from CMHC’s newly-released Renovation and Home Purchase Report:

    * 6% of Canadian households bought a home in 2009
    * 43% were first-time buyers (up from 36% in 2008)
    * 35% of buyers were age 18-34
0 `8 S* X: m; Z) D$ f5 ^, `9 i! D    * 66% bought a home that was more expensive than their previous residence; 22% bought a less expensive home
: M+ X# t1 p# b    * 59% bought a larger home; 24% downsized
    * 74% bought an existing home; 22% bought new construction
$ i: H; p6 s2 h( b    * 55% purchased a single-detached home; 18% bought an apartment condo
    * 5% of households intend to buy in 2010; 53% of those are renters
6 k  V# c1 r5 S/ s    * 42% of those intending to purchase plan to make a down payment of 20% or more.

! \! K6 P6 \. y- bThe report surveyed 5-10 metropolitan areas across the country.

yuz967

what is your point?

宛若英雄

Do I have to have a point? lol

小黄

* 74% bought an existing home; 22% bought new construction
宛若英雄 发表于 2010-6-11 10:48

How about the other 4%?

playball

[ * 5% of households intend to buy in 2010; 53% of those are renters
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0 h/ z( w& A1 S7 t( D1 f/ nonly 5% of households intend to buy in 2010, lol. how many people want to sell in 2010?