Newcomer Home Purchases Surge as Canadian-Born Ownership Rates Slide: StatCan

Newcomer Home Purchases Surge as Canadian-Born Ownership Rates Slide: StatCan
Houses are shown in Vancouver on Aug. 19, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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The homeownership rate for recent immigrants to Canada increased between 2018 and 2021, in stark contrast to the decline observed among Canadian-born home buyers, government data indicates.

A new report from Statistics Canada analyzes the home-buying patterns of immigrants admitted as permanent residents between 2017 to 2021 as well as home-buying trends of Canadians aged 25 to 54.