Mom column: Nothing appealing about trying to buy a house in Edmonton for some couples

My name is Julia Lipscombe and I’m a renter.
Not only that, I’m happy with our current situation. That said, my husband and I are in our mid-30s. Among our friends, we’re in the minority. Despite the fact that owning a home isn’t as easy as it once was, most of our friends — not all — do own their own homes.
I thought about this while reading a recent Globe and Mail article which featured parents who are buying property for their children, worried for their fu