First-time home buyer program not targeted enough: expert

First-time home buyer program not targeted enough: expert

March 2, 2020 3:43 pm MST.

It was meant to help first-time homebuyers get into the market, but as Faiza Amin reports, experts say there is a serious flaw in the First-time Home Buyer Incentive that means the program fails those who need it most.

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