{"id":55,"date":"2026-10-16T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/rontenbrinke-ca\/2026\/10\/16\/newcomer-canadians-eager-to-join-homeownership-journey\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:00:00","slug":"newcomer-canadians-eager-to-join-homeownership-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/16\/newcomer-canadians-eager-to-join-homeownership-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcomer Canadians Eager to Join Homeownership Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>After 22 years helping families and newcomers settle into Quinte West and Niagara, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how owning a home is a top goal for those starting fresh in Canada. The journey isn\u2019t always straightforward\u2014fewer than 30% of newcomer Canadians own homes early on, with saving for a down payment, finding steady work, and building credit as the biggest hurdles. It\u2019s a challenge my wife Nancy and I remember well from our own experience. The good news? Homeownership does become more attainable: after 5\u201310 years, that percentage rises to 45%, with nearly half of newcomers starting out in Ontario. Whether you\u2019re just beginning or have been here a while, everyone\u2019s path is unique\u2014and it\u2019s about finding the right fit for your life. Built on Trust, Driven by Results, I believe in guiding people through these milestones, one step at a time.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/ca\/mortgage-industry\/industry-trends\/most-newcomer-canadians-want-to-own-a-home-but-cant-save-fast-enough\/591990\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 22 years helping families and newcomers settle into Quinte West and Niagara, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how owning a home is a top goal for those starting fresh in Canada. The journey isn\u2019t always straightforward\u2014fewer than 30% of newcomer Canadians own homes early on, with saving for a down payment, finding steady work, and building [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":534,"featured_media":56,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/534"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rontenbrinke.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}