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Master Keys Real Estate Podcast

This Company Will Give You $250k for Down Payment Interest Free!?

Hosts Neal and Chandler chat with Ourboro to discuss the ins and outs of our co-ownership model, the homebuyers we partner with, how it works, and where we're heading next.

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Cision Newswire

With co-ownership programs continuing to see growth, Ourboro launches its latest $50 million fund

Ourboro answers common questions around co-ownership and announces the launch of a $50 million fund to help buyers break into the housing market.

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Global News: For What It’s Worth

The new way of living, buying, & saving

Ourboro and Rubina Ahmed-Haq discuss co-ownership, common misunderstandings, and how Ourboro compares to government programs. (Segment begins at 7:53)

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Toronto Star

A whole new way to get into the overpriced housing market

Toronto Star speaks with Ourboro, and other real estate professionals, about the benefits of co-ownership and what to consider when exploring this new option.

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Curiocity

This program gives Ontario homebuyers up to $250K for a down payment

Owning a piece of real estate in Ontario comes with a hefty price tag, but Ourboro is helping homebuyers buy sooner, through co-investing.

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CTV News

Buying a home but don’t have enough for down payment? You may have a new option

Hear how Ourboro helped a co-owner and her family buy the home of their dreams: "I’m loving it. It's so great for us to have a place for our family to grow."

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Real Estate Magazine

Ourboro expands co-ownership model beyond GTA

Ourboro expands its investment region to include Hamilton, Kitchener/Waterloo, Guelph, and London as buyers in these areas have shown demand for co-ownership as a new option.

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Cision Newswire

Ourboro expands co-ownership product offering to new areas

Growing demand over the last year, from buyers both inside and outside the GTA, has driven Ourboro's expansion to Hamilton, Kitchener/Waterloo, Guelph, and London.

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Trench Leadership

Home ownership and Ourboro leading the way

Ourboro and Trench Leadership explore the path taken to fine-tune the co-ownership model and how we can all make changes, on both a personal and professional level, to be a force for good.

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The Globe and Mail

Gunning for an easier mortgage stress test? It may not take long

With high interest rates, buyers are looking for ways beat the insured-mortgage stress test, or come up with the minimum 20% down payment for an uninsured mortgage. Ourboro may be the answer.

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Real Estate Magazine

Taking aim at the affordability crisis

The real estate market may be slowing, but that doesn't mean it's becoming any more affordable. Ourboro aims to close the wealth divide and level the playing field.

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TheZoomer

Innovations in affordable housing

Ourboro joins a panel of real estate innovators and experts to discuss how the concept of homes is changing for Canadians and what new options are available.

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Randy Selzer Real Estate Podcast

How to buy real estate through shared ownership

Generational wealth has a big impact on the real estate market. Hear how homebuyers can become homeowners, without the Bank of Mom and Dad.

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The Canadian Real Estate Show

The fed raises rates again

Ourboro has a spirited discussion with TK Butler and Darryl Frankfort about the changing real estate market and how co-ownership can help buyers get into the market sooner.

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STOREYS

Could new rent-to-own startups bridge the homeownership hap?

Nick Pope, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, discusses how Ourboro's co-ownership model can serve as an alternative to rent-to-own models.

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The Productpreneur Podcast

101: A financial product to unlock the market for first-time homebuyers

Ourboro shares some of the challenges (and excitement!) around launching a new financial concept to the real estate market.

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Global News

How 4 millennial co-owners got into Canada’s least affordable housing market

Ourboro is featured as a new co-ownership option after seeing increased interest, with applications up nearly 400% compared to 2021.

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CBC News

Average Canadian house price up 20% in past year

The average Canadian home price hit $816,720 in February 2022, the highest level on record. As prices rise, buyers are looking for new ways to enter the market.

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Wealth Professional

Young Canadians want to invest in property but worry about costs

Gen Zs realize the investment opportunity that exists in the real estate market, but low supply and rising prices have them concerned about their ability to buy.

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CP24 Breakfast

Canadians turning to co-ownership for housing

Ourboro speaks to Nick Dixon on CP24 Breakfast about professional co-ownership and the demand from homebuyers for a new way to break into the real estate market.

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Cision Newswire

Ourboro sees co-ownership applications nearly triple

As homebuyers in the GTA prepare for the spring market, Ourboro has seen a significant rise in buyers interested in co-ownership, with applicants in Q1 2022 up 276% from Q4 2021.

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The Peak

Ourboro recognized as a Peak 2022 Emerging Leader

Each year The Peak selects a list of Canada's up-and-coming young leaders shaping the country's economy, culture, and society. Alex Kjorven, CPO, was featured in 2022's Finance and Investing category.

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Report on Business Changemakers

Alex Kjorven, CPO, earns a Report on Business Changemakers award

Changemakers is an award program showcasing innovative leaders transforming business today, organized by the Report on Business magazine at The Globe and Mail.

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The Globe and Mail

Mortgaged until I die? For many, that’s okay

Homeowners are getting more comfortable keeping their mortgages around longer. Ourboro tells The Globe and Mail how we help buyers free up their savings, starting on day one.

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Moolala: Money Made Simple

An intro to co-ownership with Bruce Sellery

Bruce Sellery chats with Ourboro about our co-ownership model, real estate investors, fuchsia kitchen renovations, and how our interests are fully aligned with our co-owner's.

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Proptech Collective

Ourboro named a finalist of the 2021 Canadian Proptech Innovation Award

Ourboro was honoured to be a finalist for the 2021 Canadian Proptech Innovation Award. Ourboro was also recognized as best in class in the Residential category.

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Ourboro Press Release

Peerage Realty Makes Strategic Investment Into Ourboro

We’re excited to announce our partnership with Peerage Realty, helping us expand our offering and unlock homeownership for buyers in the Greater Toronto Area.

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In the news

As seen in

News & Press

This Company Will Give You $250k for Down Payment Interest Free!?

With co-ownership programs continuing to see growth, Ourboro launches its latest $50 million fund

The new way of living, buying, & saving

A whole new way to get into the overpriced housing market

This program gives Ontario homebuyers up to $250K for a down payment

Buying a home but don’t have enough for down payment? You may have a new option

Ourboro expands co-ownership model beyond GTA

Ourboro expands co-ownership product offering to new areas

Home ownership and Ourboro leading the way

Gunning for an easier mortgage stress test? It may not take long

Taking aim at the affordability crisis

Innovations in affordable housing

How to buy real estate through shared ownership

The fed raises rates again

Could new rent-to-own startups bridge the homeownership hap?

101: A financial product to unlock the market for first-time homebuyers

How 4 millennial co-owners got into Canada’s least affordable housing market

Average Canadian house price up 20% in past year

Young Canadians want to invest in property but worry about costs

Canadians turning to co-ownership for housing

Ourboro sees co-ownership applications nearly triple

Ourboro recognized as a Peak 2022 Emerging Leader

Alex Kjorven, CPO, earns a Report on Business Changemakers award

Mortgaged until I die? For many, that’s okay

An intro to co-ownership with Bruce Sellery

Ourboro named a finalist of the 2021 Canadian Proptech Innovation Award

Peerage Realty Makes Strategic Investment Into Ourboro

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