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First Time Home Buyer

Section 1: General Features and House Type Preferences

As a first-time buyer, you no doubt face many choices in the housing market. We would like to better understand your wants and needs regarding all aspects of the housing decisions you face. We would like you to tell us your wish-list in being able to buy your first home including both the type of home you are looking for as well as the tradeoffs you feel you have to make in order to buy an affordable first home.

Q1. In order to make your first home more affordable, which one of the following choices would you be most willing to accept? Please select only one.
A. Unfinished spaces (such as the basement)
B. Smaller house
C. Smaller lot
D. Fewer amenities
E. Further away from shopping

Q2. If you had an extra $5,000 to spend on upgrades to any area of your next new home and could spend it in the following areas, which one would you select?
A. Upgrade interior finishes
B. Upgrade electrical/plumbing features
C. Improve energy efficiency
D. Upgrade exterior of home
E. Upgrade kitchen

Q3. As a first-time buyer, what type of home are you most likely to consider? Please select only one.
A. Condo apartment
B. Condo townhouse
C. Freehold townhouse
D. Semi-detached
E. Single-detached with single-car garage
F. Single-detached with double-car garage

Q4. Option A is offered at the same price as Option B. Under these conditions, please indicate the option you would most prefer by checking either A or B in the right-hand column.

			Check One
Option A	or	Option B	A	or	B
A. 1800' 3-storey condo townhouse	or	B. 1600' Freehold 2-storey townhouse		or
A. 1600' Freehold 2-storey townhouse	or	B. 1300' Semi-detached house		or
A. 1800' Freehold 2-storey townhouse with a single-car garage	or	B. 1400' Single-detached house with a single-car garage		or

Q5. Option A is offered at a lower price than Option B. Under these conditions, please indicate the option you would most likely select, based upon your own budget and knowledge of the market.

			Check One
Option A	or	Option B	A	or	B
A. 1800' 3-storey condo townhouse for $180,000	or	B. 1600' Freehold 2-storey townhouse for $190,000		or
B. 1800' 3-storey condo townhouse for $180,000	or	B. 1400' Semi-detached house for $200,000		or
C. 1600' Semi-detached house for $220,000 with a single-car garage	or	B. 1300' Single-detached house with a single-car garage $230,000		or

Q6. As a renter household, which one of the following options would you like to see offered in the new housing market? Please select only one.
A. Smaller townhomes for a cheaper price
B. More semi-detached homes
C. More small single-detached homes with single-car garage
D. More apartment condominiums in smaller buildings

Section 2: ABOUT YOUR HOUSEHOLD

Q7. If you were to consider purchasing a home within the next three years, which one of the following choices would you most likely make?
A. Only buy resale
B. Only buy a new home
C. Would consider either resale or new home
D. Only buy a condo apartment

Q8. Which one of the following factors would be most important to you about selecting a builder if you were in the market for a new home? Please check off only one.
A. Financing options offered by a builder
B. Overall reputation of a builder
C. Builder with the lowest price
D. House designs
E. Sales staff
F. Decorated model homes

Q9. As a renter household, what is the approximate price range you would expect to pay for a new townhouse on the market?
A. < $165,000
B. $165,000 - $179,000
C $180,000- $199,000
D. $200,000 - $219,000
E. $220,000+

Q10. What is the approximate age range of the household head(s)?
A. < 29
B. 30 - 34
C. 35 - 44
D. 45 - 54
E. 55+

Q11. Do you have any other feedback or input that you would like to provide us as it relates to new housing and what you would ideally like to see offered in the market? Please explain:

Additional market research in the form of housing design focus groups will be undertaken as a result of this research. If you would like to be contacted in the future to be a participant in these design focus groups, please check the following box:

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All information is confidential and will not be sold or given to any other agency or group. The purpose is research only, not sales. Unless indicated above, you will not be contacted again on this topic in the future.