millennials
REMI Network
Canadians rank affordable housing as top issue
The Habitat for Humanity Canada Affordable Housing Survey found that 78 per cent are worried about having to spend less on food, savings, transportation costs, and/or debt payments to continue to afford their current housing.
REMI Network
Six in ten non-homeowner millennials intend to buy a home
A large swath of millennials believe they will own a home someday, despite previous buyer despair during the pandemic from those aged 26 to 41.
REMI Network
One quarter of millennials bought a home during COVID
About 40 per cent have already racked up savings since the pandemic began, according to a new survey. The majority say remote work has made it more likely they will move further from employers.
CondoBusiness
Accommodation costs unnerve younger households
Financial uncertainty related to COVID-19 appears to be weighing more heavily on younger households than other homeowners and renters.
REMI Network
ACI releases National Cleaning Survey
ACI released its National Cleaning Survey, revealing that 76 per cent of American households will undertake spring cleaning this year.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
U.S. birth data hints looming multifamily exodus
U.S. housing analysts are drawing links between the rising age of first-time mothers and the country's vibrant multifamily apartment market in recent years.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Where the in-crowd lives
From Ajax, Ontario, to New Westminster, B.C., a look at some of the latest trendy neighbourhoods that are attracting millennial renters across Canada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Survey finds generational differences in workplace preferences
Staples' Business Advantage 2016 Workplace Index survey found that workers in different age groups have various levels of motivation and unique office preferences.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian retail market trends spur opportunity
Food service expectations and millennial eating habits and increasing consumer savvy are just a few factors impacting all facets of the retail market.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
U.S. report underscores influence of millennials
A new report from Avison Young takes a closer look at millennials and their influence on all aspects of the U.S. economy. Entitled, "Millennials and Re-Urbanization of the City – Closer to the Core" the report emphasises the generation's effect on commercial real estate, amenities and location.
CondoBusiness
Gen Y in Quebec values home ownership: survey
The results of a survey on choices and buying and selling intentions in Quebec’s real estate market commissioned by the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ,
Canadian Property Management
Engaging next generation property managers
Complex buildings will require sophisticated property managers who understand how to operate them; however, job awareness and skill development are needed.
CondoBusiness
Millennials prioritize home ownership: CIBC poll
In a recent poll conducted by CIBC, 86 per cent of millennials (ages 18 to 34) stated that they found home ownership important, which is
REMI Network
Expected growth for Canadian holiday retail sales
Holiday retail sales in Canada are projected to grow four per cent over last year, with Millennials driving spending and British Columbia leading the sales.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate value tied to human behaviour
While demographics are a way to predict some uncertainties that await an aging real estate industry, understanding human values is a more accurate compass.
REMI Network
First-time buyers big drivers of housing market
First-time buyers are significant drivers of the current housing market, according to CAAMP's new spring report.
CondoBusiness
Over a third of millennials prefer city life: survey
A recent survey from TD Canada Trust (TD) found that millennials are more likely to choose an urban lifestyle while older generations tend to gravitate to small towns or rural settings. Across the board, each age group believed that suburbs were the ideal neighbourhood in which to raise a family, although Gen Y individuals indicated an interest in staying in the city if family-sized condo options were available and attainable.