Canada real estate investing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Buying Your First Home, Building Credit, and Growing Wealth in Canada

By Leslie Moxam

Reactive Publishing

Buying a home in Canada can feel overwhelming for anyone, but for newcomers, the process is often confusing, stressful, and full of hidden obstacles. From navigating credit scores and mortgage approvals to understanding taxes, legal requirements, and local market trends, it can feel like you're entering an entirely new world without a map.

This book gives you that map.

Designed specifically for immigrants and new arrivals, Canadian Real Estate for Newcomers provides a clear, practical, and realistic guide to buying your first home and building long-term financial security in Canada. Whether you have been here for three months or three years, this book explains the entire journey in simple, actionable steps, no jargon, no assumptions, no prior knowledge required.

Inside, you'll learn:

- How the Canadian real estate system actually works, including lenders, agents, lawyers, and appraisers.
- How to build your credit score from scratch, even if you have no Canadian credit history.
- The exact documents and financial profile lenders expect from newcomers applying for a mortgage.
- Proven strategies to save for a down payment and qualify for better loan terms.
- The full homebuying process, from your first viewing to getting the keys.
- How to compare condos, townhomes, and detached homes to find what truly fits your life and budget.
- What every newcomer must know about closing costs, land transfer taxes, and monthly ownership expenses.
- How to avoid common pitfalls, scams, and predatory advice often directed at new immigrants.
- How to turn your first home into long-term wealth, through appreciation, equity-building, and smart refinancing.

This guide is built for real life, practical checklists, clear explanations, and strategies that work whether you are a student, professional, skilled worker, refugee, or family starting fresh in a new country. It doesn't just teach you how to buy a home; it teaches you how to build stability, confidence, and opportunity in Canada.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G58PM1RL
• ISBN13: 9798277526712
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"