TD Canada Trust
Women and Home Ownership British Columbia Regional Fact
Sheet
The top answers from British Columbian women about
what they liked best about home ownership were:
- Investing in their future, building equity and financial
security. Women in British Columbia were the most likely in the
country to give this answer (68% vs. 44% nationally)
- Women in B.C. were also most likely in the country to say not
paying rent or paying other people was what they like most about
home ownership (50% vs. 38% nationally)
- Thirty per cent said being able to do what they want in terms
of decorating/renovating (vs. 34% nationally)
- Thirty per cent said being independent and having control (vs.
19% nationally)
When asked what they liked least about home
ownership, women in British Columbia answered:
- Performing maintenance and repairs (40% vs. 37%
nationally)
- The cost of maintenance and repairs (38% vs. 40%
nationally)
- Neighbours or problems with neighbours (28% vs. 18%
nationally)
- Women in British Columbia were least likely in the country to
say that more housework (yard work, snow removal) was the aspect of
home ownership that gave them the worst headaches
The top three things women in British Columbia
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 (55% vs. 40% nationally)
- Their mortgage options (33% vs. 30% nationally)
- The expected annual expense of maintaining a property (25% vs.
32% 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; 40 of these
respondents were from British Columbia.
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