TD Canada Trust
Women and Home Ownership Atlantic Canada Regional Fact
Sheet
The top answers from Atlantic Canadian women about
what they liked best about home ownership were:
- 45% said having quiet/privacy/a place to themselves (vs. 28%
nationally)
- Atlantic Canadian women were most likely in the nation to say
this was what they liked best about home ownership
- 45% said not paying rent/paying other people (vs. 38%
nationally)
- 36% said having a backyard/garden (vs. 32% nationally)
- 36% said being able to do what they want in terms of
decorating/renovating (vs. 34% nationally)
- Women in Atlantic Canada were least likely in the nation to say
that rising property values (5% vs. 15% nationally) and building
equity (23% vs. 44% nationally) is what they liked best about
homeownership
When asked what they liked least about home
ownership, women in Atlantic Canada answered:
- The cost of maintenance and repairs (41% vs. 40%
nationally)
- Performing maintenance and repairs (27% vs. 37%
nationally)
- More housework (yard work, snow removal) (27%, same as national
statistic)
- More expense and financial responsibilities (23% vs. 29%
nationally)
- Only 5% of women in Atlantic Canada said problems with
neighbours was the aspect of home ownership that gave them the
worst headaches (18% nationally)
The top three things women in Manitoba and
Saskatchewan wished they would have known more about when
purchasing their homes were:
- The fees and costs related to buying a property and getting a
mortgage (23% vs. 40% nationally)
- The expected annual expense of maintaining a property (18% vs.
32% nationally)
- Information about their mortgage options and information about
a down payment tied for third at 14% (vs. 30% and 15%
nationally)
About the TD Canada Trust Women and Home
Ownership Poll
The TD Canada Trust Women and Home Ownership Poll
surveyed women 18 years of age and older from across the country,
to explore home ownership behaviour among women. The survey was
conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion with English and French
speaking Canadians using the Angus Reid Forum. The sample size
includes 1,000 women who have purchased a home independently. The
answers from 361 women aged 20 to 45 were used to compare to the
2008 poll which surveyed this age group exclusively; 22 of these
respondents were from Atlantic Canada.
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