Developers are continuing to focus on diversity, with a mix of multiple-family and single-family homes throughout the city. And builders are coming up with more creative designs to attract buyers on every rung of the housing ladder, from entry-level to downsizers and everyone between.
It’s becoming more common for millennials to skip the traditional starter home and move directly into more upscale digs. That’s partly due to the fact that many young people are living with their parents until they’re well into their twenties or even thirties. They want to continue to live in the style to which they’ve become accustomed, and they don’t want shell out again for moving and closing costs a few years down the road. While houses at the cozy end of the housing spectrum are more affordable, many buyers are also finding that bigger homes are more economical for their needs. Ventura Custom Homes assistant general manager Arin Comack says two Ventura show homes in Prairie Pointe — at 83 Eaglewood Drive and 19 Skyline Drive — are specifically designed for multi-generational families. Along with master suites on the second floor, they both have main-floor bedrooms with private bathrooms to accommodate older family members or guests. Ventura and other builders have been catering to larger and multi-generational families over the past several years. In some cases, families are pooling resources to buy a home together, with a so-called granny suite for aging parents or a basement suite with a separate entrance for older children. Today there are even more options for buyers who want to keep the family close, whether they share one large house, or take a neighbourly approach with a side-by-side attached home.
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