Consumer Insights
At Royal LePage, we are curious about what motivates potential buyers and sellers and how these trends change from region to region.
Working with Canada’s top polling firms, our consumer trends releases present insights from across Canada.
- August 22, 2024 – Despite affordability challenges, majority of young Canadians see home ownership as a worthwhile investment
- June 20, 2024 – More than a quarter of renters in Canada plan to purchase a home within the next two years
- June 20, 2024 – Half of Quebec renters who do not plan to buy a property in the near future credit insufficient income: Royal LePage survey
- May 29, 2024 – Half of residents in Canada’s largest urban centres eyeing move to more affordable real estate markets
- October 26, 2023 – Renewal jitters: Canadians concerned about upcoming mortgage renewals consider extending their amortization periods, switching lenders
- August 31, 2023 – Canadians buying homes with family, friends to combat housing affordability woes
- June 22, 2023 – Down payment dilemma: Canadian first-time homebuyers’ fear of falling short is escalating
- May 25, 2023 – More than 1 in 4 Canadians plan to purchase an investment property in the next five years: Royal LePage Report
- August 24, 2022 – Six in ten non-homeowner millennials in Canada believe they will one day own a home, but half say they would have to relocate: Royal LePage Survey
- July 28, 2021 – More than one in ten homeowners in Canada’s three largest urban centres owns multiple properties
- June 30, 2021 – Royal LePage Survey: 3.2 million boomers in Canada considering buying a home within the next five years
- May 14, 2021 – Increasing number of Canadians anxious about missing out on their first home due to an insufficient down payment
- February 25, 2021 – Nearly half of Canadians aged 25 to 35 own their home; one quarter of these homeowners have purchased a property since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
- October 16, 2019 – One in five homes purchased by Canadian newcomers
- May 9. 2019 – Most Canadian First-Time Home Buyers Anxious They Will Miss Out Because of an Insufficient Down Payment
- August 8, 2018 – More than 1.4 million boomers across Canada expect to buy a home in the next five years
- August 17, 2017 – Largest Cohort of Millennials Changing Canadian Real Estate, Despite Constraints of Affordability and Mortgage Regulation
- March 20, 2013 – Despite Challenges, Canada’s Generation Y Still Plan to Own Homes, According to Royal LePage National Survey
- February 26, 2013 – Most Baby Boomers Have No Intention of Downsizing, According to Royal LePage National Survey
- April 17, 2007 – Female Drive Housing Demand and Hammer Away at Renovations
