OTTAWA - A new Royal Bank survey suggests more Canadians are becoming optimistic about the housing market and contemplating home ownership.
The RBC survey -- conducted in early January by Ipsos Reid -- found 65 per cent of the people polled thought it was a buyer's market.
The survey also found 27 per cent of the respondents intended to buy a home over the next two years, up four points from last year's poll.
The four-point increase is the biggest uptick recorded by the annual RBC home-buying intentions survey since 2001.
The online survey is based on responses from 2,026 adult Canadians, from Jan. 6 to 9.
