Half of Canadians Consider Owning a Home Through ‘Non-Traditional’ Means—Here’s How

A "For lease" sign stands in front of a row of houses in a newly build subdivision in East Gwillimbury in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 30, 2018. Reuters/Mark Blinch

Canadian homebuyers are looking for creative ways to buy a house, including co-buying along with a friend or relative, or rent-to-own opportunities, according to a new survey.

Nearly half of Canadians (48 percent) said they would consider non-traditional methods of buying a home in the RE/MAX survey, which was completed by Leger.