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Many times over the last few years, John Norquay has been stricken with pangs of anxiety over not being a homeowner.
They strike when he attends housewarming parties for friends. They hit when he hears that friends bought in the condo building where he is renting and the value of the unit has already shot up.
But the 35-year-old Toronto immigration and refugee lawyer graduated in 2005 with $75,000 in student debt and while he tackled his loans ahead of saving for a down payment, home prices have only climbed. “I decided to wait but I don’t know if I’ll end up regretting that,” he says. “It seems like every other month there’s an article about the condo market bubble bursting; I kind of gambled there and I think I lost.”
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