First home likely to be lofty affair

The dream of home ownership is no longer pie-in-the sky, it's just up in the air. Literally.

The crux of a Re/Max Ontario-Atlantic Canada report released this week reveals Canadians have stopped dreaming of "white picket fences" and are now focused on "funky loft apartments."

But even the real estate company had to admit in its press release that this desire to live in condominiums is principally being driven by the fact that's all many people can afford the first time they dip their toes into the housing market.

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