The average homeowner receives $ 1,823 a year through programs such
as tax - free capital gains on the sale of principal residences and the Home Buyers Plan that lets first - time buyers withdraw money from their
RRSPs for
downpayment.
For example, if you're in the 30 % tax bracket and were able to save $ 17.5 k in your TFSA
as a
downpayment for a house, you could instead have put the $ 25k you made (and were taxed on before putting the funds in your TFSA) in an
RRSP pre-tax, and then used the full $ 25k for your
downpayment.