Baranyai: Ontario Gen Z’s home ownership hopes in jeopardy

Amid her generation, Mattea Roach is a unicorn. Not only did the young Jeopardy! contestant ride a 23-game winning streak straight to the circle of super-champions; with over US$560,000 in winnings, the 23-year-old believes she may actually buy a house one day. Average home prices in the GTA, where Roach lives, hit $1.25 million last […]

Realtors see a little help for buyers in federal budget

Local realtors welcomed the federal budget’s focus on housing but said it can’t do much to help people buy them while prices are so inflated. Steve Dickie, president of the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound, said the new tax-free savings plan to help new homeowners put together a down payment will help “a […]