A new survey shows that first-time buyers in Canada still seek single-family detached homes, a housing type increasingly out of reach in Vancouver and Toronto, but not in Edmonton where it remains an affordable option.

“Because detached single-family homes are more affordable here, first-time buyers don’t feel they need to get on that ladder starting with a condominium,” says Eddy Chang, real estate agent with Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate. The recent Royal LePage 2025 Canadian First-time Homebuyers Survey notes that single-family detached homes remain popular among first-time buyers despite its increasingly high price point. Among Alberta first-time buyers, 55 per cent indicate it’s their top purchase target, compared with condominiums at 25 per cent, and row and semi-detached homes a

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