In Calgary and Edmonton, the condo/house choice was more evenly split with 31 per cent opting for condos and 33 per cent for houses. Other options for individual Calgary and Edmonton women buyers were townhouses (23 per cent), duplexes/triplexes and fourplexes (10 per cent).
Two thirds (66 per cent) of women in the Alberta cities cite wanting to get into the housing market as a reason for buying their first home, compared with an average 54 per cent of women respondents across Canada, says the Women and Home Ownership Poll.
