After a year of the pandemic, Canadian homeowners are more likely to plan renovations than buy and sell their current property or purchase an investment home, despite an active housing market, a Scotiabank poll revealed. Six in ten Canadian homeowners are planning to renovate in the next 2 years, with backyards, kitchens and bathrooms topping the […]
Home Renovation
Canadians invest in home renovations to improve their quality of life, not to add value to their home
A new report by RE/MAX Canada is shedding light on shifting consumer trends in home renovations and the perceived return on investment (ROI), as impacted by COVID-19 and historically tight market conditions. The RE/MAX 2021 Renovation Investment Report found that more than half of Canadians renovated their home last year for personal/non-ROI purposes, with three-in-ten (29 per cent) choosing to […]