To this day, whenever Hyder Hassan comes across a Subaru WRX STI sedan, he's reminded of the very first home he ever purchased.

This is the last installment of a four-part homebuying series for new Canadians in partnership with the Epoch Times. Each month, the series has explored hot-topic issues such as understanding market trends, processes for buying a home, determining factors that influence house prices and more.

Emigrating to Canada six years ago, China born Yi-Chen "Nicky" Liao has made Calgary her home.

As both an immigrant and real estate agent, Liao has particular insight into the local housing market for newcomers to Canada, and shared some of that wisdom, along with a few Calgary particulars, with CREBNow.

CN: Tell me a little bit about yourself.

Liao: I am from a Mandarin speaking background, but all my post-secondary education was in London, England.

Report finds Canada trails only Hong Kong as ideal spot for Chinese immigrants

This is the second of a four-part homebuying series for new Canadians in partnership with the Epoch Times. Each month, the series will explore hot-topic issues such as understanding market trends, processes for buying a home, determining factors that influence house prices and more.

The lure of future employment, particularly in oil-and-gas-rich Alberta, has made Canada
a top destination for Chinese citizens, a new report found.

In a release from global financial services provider Barclays titled The Rise of the Global Citizen, Canada is the second-most popular place Chinese citizens to call home, preceded by Hong Kong and just ahead of the United States.