b'5th Scugog Housing Symposium Geared To Younger AdultsShared Home Ownership is not Just for Seniors!Port Perry is famous for its Goldeney for a down payment on a startertheyseethemselvesabletoafford Girlsthe four local ladies who re- home, Martha pointed out.tooperateahomeintodayshigh ceivedmassivemediaattentionforSomefeelthattheywillneverpriced market. Therefore, this years teaming up to jointly purchase a beau- ownahomebecausetheycannotHousing Symposium will focus on tifullyrenovatedhistorichometosavesufficientamountstoqualifya younger age group, their parents, reside in during their retirement years. for a down payment under the moreand others seeking strategies for af-Informationisnowavailabletostrictbuyingguidelinesformort- fordable home ownership.educate a new demographic on the insgages that are now in place. Nor canPlease turn to page 10and outs of shared home ownership:4th Annual Housing SymposiumSHARED HOME OWNERSHIP:One of the keynote speakers at theSATURDAY NOVEMBER 3, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5th Annual Scugog Housing Sympo- Port Perry Community Recreation Centre ,1655 Reach Street, Port Perrysium will provide insight especially gearedtowardsmillennials.Topics to be covered include shared home ownership,howtofindtheright properties, how to mortgage a por-tionofthehome,renovationsand legal agreements. A new product will be introduced, which is basically an App that con-nectspeoplewhoareinterestedin sharedhomeownershipwithlike-minded individuals. NEW! to Port PerryCome check us out!Featured on a front page Toronto Star article recently, this speaker is a member of a group of six millennialsSignature Dish#1 Alaskan who purchased a $1.3 million house in downtown Toronto together. Eachfor OctoberWild Halibut obtainedseparatemortgages,and8 Jumbo Shrimp & (hand cut on site)with all of the costs of living shared, joint home ownership became an af- a large Greek Salad Halibut & Greek Saladfordable option for each individual.OuryoungerScugogresidents havespokenandweheardtheir concerns, commented Chair of the Symposium,MarthaCassonofthe Scugog Housing Advisory Commit-tee. We are pleased to offer a very different program at this Symposium. Scugog and all Durham Region mil-lennials, their parents and friends, are welcome to come out to hear about someideastoassistthemontheir way to affordable home ownership.Marthanotedthatonethirdof young adults live with their parents, accordingtoanotherrecentToronto1812 Scugog St., Port Perry905-985-8889Star article. Many younger people do not haveonthereel\x1f shandgrill@gmail.coman opportunity to save enough mon-FOCUS - OCTOBER 20199'