The estimated number of Ontarians likely to consider a new or pre-construction home has fallen from 750,000 people in 2023 to just 500,000 now, according to the second annual“This shift in homebuyer mindset is striking,” David MacDonald, group vice-president of financial services at Environics Research, which conducted the Tarion survey,.
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