coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent demographic survey by Royal LePage.The pandemic has steered young Canadians along “a path to home ownership,” Phil Soper, president and CEO, Royal LePage, told Global News Thursday.“As mortgage rates fell to historically low levels and the competition for entry-level housing lessened, young people saw a window of opportunity and went for it,” he said. ‘We haven’t seen anything like this before’: pandemic boosts Canadian real estate Even among non-homeowners, 84 per cent strongly intend to invest in a home in the future, with 68 per cent planning to make the move in the next five years, the survey shows.Soper noted that measures necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 may have driven “many of.