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By Brittany Whitton
Posted Monday, May 25, 2026 1:14 pm

Rings versus Real Estate: Canadians are downsizing their wedding dreams to get on the property ladder

A recent Royal LePage^® survey, conducted by Burson, suggests a majority of Canadian couples are willing to skip an expensive wedding celebration to afford the purchase of a home… or wish they had.

Nationally, of those planning a wedding or who have someone in their life who is, 79 per cent of respondents say they would consider requesting money for a down payment on a home instead of a traditional wedding gift (37% say definitely, and 42% say maybe). Of those respondents who are already married, 57 per cent say they would have liked to request money for a down payment on a home instead of a wedding gift; 10 per cent say they did in fact request money for their wedding ... [READ MORE]

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