Will GTA Homebuyers Really Give Up Ground-Related Homes For Apartments? /

A u g u s t. 1 5 ,. 2 0 1 6. P a g e. | i C E N T R E. F O R. U R B A N. R E S E A R C H. A N D. L A N D. D E V E L O P M E N T that only 18% of residents in the GTA indicated a preference for apartments, while over half of the residents indicated a preference for single-detached housing. [...] A u g u s t. 1 5 ,. 2 0 1 6. P a g e. | 5 C E N T R E. F O R. U R B A N. R E S E A R C H. A N D. L A N D. D E V E L O P M E N T 2. GROUND-RELATED HOMES OUT SOLD APARTMENTS TWO TO ONE IN THE GTA IN 2015: SINGLE-DETACHED HOMES MOST IN DEMAND 2.1 Total Home Sales by Type of. [...] A u g u s t. 1 5 ,. 2 0 1 6. P a g e. | 8 C E N T R E. F O R. U R B A N. R E S E A R C H. A N D. L A N D. D E V E L O P M E N T 3. GTA HOUSING PREFERENCES FAVOUR GROUND-RELATED HOMES, ESPECIALLY SINGLE-DETACHED HOUSES, EVEN MORE THAN 2015 SALES INDICATE Available surveys of consumer housing preference for the GTA indicate that the types of new housing being built are not in line with the types tha [...] A u g u s t. 1 5 ,. 2 0 1 6. P a g e. | 14 Type of Home C E N T R E. F O R. U R B A N. R E S E A R C H. A N D. L A N D. D E V E L O P M E N T Over three-quarters of respondents aged 18 to 34 indicated, in a consumer preference survey which the TREB commissioned, their intention to purchase a ground-related unit. [...] A u g u s t. 1 5 ,. 2 0 1 6. P a g e. | 15 C E N T R E. F O R. U R B A N. R E S E A R C H. A N D. L A N D. D E V E L O P M E N T 5. WHY LOCATION-EFFICIENT COMMUNITIES’ PROPONENTS ARE CONVINCED GTA RESIDENTS WOULD WILLINGLY FORGO GROUND-RELATED HOMES FOR APARTMENTS The notion that people living in the GTA would be willing to substitute apartments for single- detached homes in order to live in locat