More young adults are buying homes alone. How are they pulling it off? | Canada Voices

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Buying a home with a partner is hard enough. But a growing number of Canadians aren’t waiting for love – or marriage – before they jump into real estate. About 20 per cent of homes sold in Canada are purchased by solo buyers. Single-person households are the fastest-growing type of household in the country, according to census data. Still, it can be surprising to see people make such a huge investment, given the rising price of real estate. We’ll hear from three solo buyers about how they’ve managed to pull it off. They hustled. They made sacrifices. Two even lived with their parents until their late 20s. It’s possible – but it certainly is not easy.