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TD Canada Trust Women and Home Ownership Manitoba/Saskatchewan Regional Fact Sheet

The top answers from women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan about what they liked best about home ownership were:

  • Investing in their future, building equity and financial security (59% vs. 44% nationally)
  • Being able to do what they want in terms of decorating/renovating (48% vs. 34% nationally)
  • Having a place of their own and being a homeowner (44% vs. 34% nationally)
  • Having a backyard or garden (41% vs. 32% nationally)
  • Women in Manitoba/Saskatchewan were most likely in the nation to say this is what they liked best about home ownership
  • Not paying rent or paying other people (33% vs. 38% nationally)

When asked what they liked least about home ownership, women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan answered:

  • The cost of maintenance and repairs (56% vs. 40% nationally)
  • Performing maintenance and repairs (41% vs. 37% nationally)
  • More expenses and financial responsibilities (37% vs. 29% nationally)
  • Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan were most likely in the country to say that problems with their neighbours, was the aspect of home ownership that gave them the most headaches (30% vs. 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 associated with buying a property and getting a mortgage (33% vs. 40% nationally)
  • Their mortgage options (30%, same as national statistic)
  • The expected annual expense of maintaining property (26% 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; 27 of these respondents were from Manitoba and Saskatchewan.