Your “starter home” might be your forever home

For decades, there was a formula for homeownership. Buy something small, maybe a condo or a townhouse, watch its value rise, and then eventually move up to something bigger. But that formula is breaking down for many young Canadians. Today, we’re looking at what happens when an idea passed down through generations stops working when it's your turn. First, we hear from a Toronto homeowner who stretched far beyond her budget to skip the starter home altogether and buy a place she hopes to stay in long-term. Then, we meet a millennial who’s decided to rent and wait rather than make the jump into homeownership. And later, Rob speaks with Mike Moffatt, founding director of the Missing Middle Initiative, who explains why many young buyers are either stuck in small condos or skipping the first rung entirely and what today’s market means for people hoping to move up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Your “starter home” might be your forever home is an episode from Stress Test by The Globe and Mail.

This episode is 00:26:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 15, 2026.

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