Most couples prefer cash for down payments over traditional wedding gifts: survey

Canadian couples want money for wedding gifts to buy a home: survey - National

Nearly eight in 10 (79 per cent) Canadians would 'consider requesting money for a down payment on a home as a wedding gift' rather than receiving a traditional wedding gift.

Majority Prefer Cash as Wedding Gift for Home Purchase Down Payment, Poll Shows

Most Canadians would prefer cash as a wedding gift to use toward a down payment on a home purchase, with those in British Columbia the most likely to make such a request, a poll finds. A total of 79 percent of respondents who are planning a wedding said they would consider asking for money instead of traditional wedding gifts, including 37 percent who said they definitely would do so, and 42 percent who said they might, a Burson survey commissio…

For better or worse: Why some B.C. couples are rethinking their weddings

A new report reveals that many B.C. married couples would've scaled back their weddings in order to afford a home.

Most couples prefer cash for down payments over traditional wedding gifts: survey

A new survey finds that most Canadians with marriage on the mind rank home ownership ahead of lavish weddings and conventional gifts.

Canadians willing to scale back on weddings for homeownership, Royal LePage survey finds

Canadians are turning away from the 'dream wedding' and opting a foothold on the property ladder.

Most Canadians would skip a wedding to buy a home, survey finds

Most Canadians would rather scale back their wedding than be priced out of the housing market, a new Royal LePage survey has found. The poll, conducted by Burson, found 82 per cent of respondents would forgo or significantly cut back a wedding to put money toward a down payment. Nearly eight in 10 said they would consider asking for down payment contributions in lieu of traditional gifts. And when asked to name the most important purchase of a p…