"Being able to walk out the door and head to a
coffee shop, yoga, the grocery store, a pub is a
great amenity. It saves people the most impor-
tant thing that we all have very little of — time,"
Comack says.
"The Echo or Millennial Generation understands
how important that balance can be, and they look
at condos as one way to help them achieve that
balance. Boomers are starting to figure it out too.
Naturally they want to spend less time mowing
lawns or worrying about keeping up a home and more time
at the lake, down south or travelling. I can't blame them."
Manitoba Home Builders' Association president Mike Moore
says multi-family homes — condos as well as townhomes
and apartments — made up 30-35% of the new home mar-
ket 10 years ago, but they're gaining in popularity.
"These past two years, multi-family made up 50% of the
new homes in the Winnipeg market. So they have become
considerably more popular."
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