By 45 One in nine Canadian households is in the market to buy a home now Canadians are an optimistic lot.
Demand is strongest in Calgary and Toronto.
Close to two-thirds of the potential home buyer households do not have children, and 19 per cent are singles. Almost three-quarters of the purchase intenders plan to buy a single detached home. The average Canadian's dream home has a pleasant garden, a modern kitchen and is family-oriented. It's located in the province where they live, and is a personal creation rather than a house the owners have seen in a magazine or at an open house. And three out of 10 Canadians say they are already living in their dream home.