Money Matters - Home Ownership

Why we picked it

**Introduction** Welcome (back) to **Money Matters**, a weekly-ish discussion group relating to topics of personal finance and financial education/literacy. Attendees are encouraged to share their personal experiences related to finances to help others learn and achieve their financial goals. It is planned to repeat all the sessions from last year for those new to the group in the last 6 months, or those who couldn't attend. **Topic** The topic will be **Home Ownership**. We will be focusing on personal home ownership, although most of the topics can likely be extrapolated to real estate investing and being a landlord also. **Discussion Prompts / Questions** * Why do you want or not want to own a home? What kind of factors do you consider? * The cult of Canadian home ownership. What kind of social pressures, expectations, and sentiment have you experienced? * Is home ownership or real estate in general a good financial investment? How does it compare to investment in the stock mark