Golden Horseshoe · 2021 census

Selling real estate in Markham: who your clients are.

For a realtor working in Markham: 110,867 households and 338,503 people in 2021, up 2.9% since 2016. 81.7% of households own their home, 56.2% of homes are single-detached houses, and after English the languages heard most at home are Cantonese (16.9%) and Mandarin (12.2%).

People
338,503
Households
110,867
Since 2016
+2.9%
Area codes
905289365

01Clients

Owners and renters, in Markham.

Every household is a future buyer, seller or both. Here is how Markham's 110,867 households live today.

81.7%own their home

18.3%rent

Median household income, 2020
CA$104,000
People in Markham
338,503

02Homes

The homes you will list and show.

Single-detached houses make up 56.2% of occupied homes in Markham, then apartments, 5 storeys or more at 15.9%.

  • 56.2%Single-detached houses
  • 15.9%Apartments, 5 storeys or more
  • 14.4%Row houses
  • 6.3%Semi-detached houses
  • 5.5%Flats in a duplex
  • 1.7%Apartments under 5 storeys

03Languages

The languages your callers speak.

English at home
48.3%
French at home
0.2%
Other languages
42.5%

ORBIT speaks 100+ languages on calls. It starts in the language you set and switches to the caller's language once they speak a full sentence in it.

Most spoken at home after English and French

  1. Cantonese16.9%56,950 people
  2. Mandarin12.2%41,235 people
  3. Tamil3.1%10,385 people
  4. Persian (Farsi)1.6%5,450 people
  5. Urdu1.1%3,805 people
  6. Korean0.7%2,485 people
  7. Punjabi0.7%2,260 people
  8. Gujarati0.7%2,205 people

04What it means

Four numbers that shape your week in Markham.

  • 1 in 2

    people speak a language other than English or French at home.

    Cantonese leads at 16.9%. ORBIT starts each call in the language you set and switches to the caller's language once they speak a full sentence in it.

    How ORBIT answers calls

  • 81.7%

    of households own their home.

    Your next listings already live here. Stay in touch with past clients and your farm area, so you are the realtor they call when they decide to sell.

    Farming a neighbourhood in Ontario

  • 56.2%

    of homes are single-detached houses.

    House sellers often interview more than one realtor. A website that looks the part and replies that come in minutes help you win the listing appointment.

    Your realtor website

  • +2.9%

    more people than in 2016.

    Steady growth means new families arrive while long-time owners move up or down. A CRM that remembers every conversation keeps both groups close.

    The CRM that fills itself

One plan. All of it.

Everything you get with Tanero from CA$349 a month.

Your AI team

  • ORBIT, your AI partner, in your dashboard on your laptop or phone
  • Scheduled jobs: a morning briefing, a weekly review, follow-ups on your schedule
  • Approval mode by default, with an Action Center for anything that needs your OK
  • AI Employees that each own a job: three on Pro, five on Ultra

Calls and messages

  • Calls answered day and night in 100+ languages, put through to you when asked
  • ORBIT places calls for you: call-backs, confirmations and whole lists
  • A dedicated local business number and a dialer in your browser
  • Every call recorded, transcribed and summarized on the client's record
  • Two-way texting that qualifies new leads
  • Email written and sent from your own Gmail or Outlook

Clients and deals

  • A private CRM that fills itself from every call, text, email and form
  • A pipeline from New to Closed Won, with commissions to collect
  • Notes, tasks, documents and contracts on each client
  • Instant Match with live MLS® listings
  • Feeds: every client's whole story in one post

Website and marketing

  • Your own website with listing search, home value, calculators and visitor chat
  • Your own domain, connected to your website
  • Property pages with a short link and a viewing request
  • Posts to Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, now or scheduled
  • Flyers designed by ORBIT on request
  • A calendar that books inside your own rules
  • Setup fee: None
  • Month to month
  • Live in under 5 minutes
  • Prices in Canadian dollars

05Questions

Markham, in short.

Nearby in Golden Horseshoe

How big is the market for a realtor in Markham?

Markham had 110,867 households and 338,503 people in 2021, up 2.9% from 328,966 in 2016. 81.7% of households own their home, so about 90,580 owner households are the sellers a realtor here works.

Which area codes will a realtor in Markham see on calls?

Callers from Markham use area codes 905, 289 and 365. Every Tanero plan includes a dedicated local business number, answered by ORBIT day and night.

Should a realtor in Markham focus on sellers or first-time buyers?

Both, in proportion: 81.7% of households own their home and 18.3% rent. Owners are tomorrow's listings and renters tomorrow's first-time buyers, so keep both in your CRM with a follow-up plan.

Which languages should a realtor in Markham be ready for?

48.3% of people speak English most often at home. The most common other languages are Cantonese (16.9%), Mandarin (12.2%), Tamil (3.1%). In all, 100 languages are spoken most often at home, which is why ORBIT answers calls in 100+ languages.

Can ORBIT answer calls from Markham clients in their own language?

Yes. ORBIT speaks 100+ languages on calls. It starts in the call language you set and switches to the caller's language once they speak a full sentence in it, then qualifies the caller and books the appointment.

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Census Profile for Markham (census subdivision), adapted under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Area codes: Canadian Numbering Administrator. Language shares are for the language spoken most often at home, single responses.

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