# You can now buy a new home, online

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2018-03-09

barra-on-queen, buzzbuzzhome, development, kitchener, matthew-slutsky, new-construction, new-home, online, online-real-estate, ontario, real-estate, uncategorized, urbanism

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My friend [Matthew Slutsky](https://twitter.com/iSlutsky) runs a company called [BuzzBuzzHome](https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/ca) that allows you to search for new construction homes. This week they [launched a feature](https://www.thestar.com/business/real_estate/2018/03/07/condo-of-your-dreams-buy-it-online-with-your-credit-card.html) that allows you to put down a deposit on a new home – online – with your credit card. It’s live right now for the [Barra on Queen](https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/ca/barra-on-queen) in Kitchener, Ontario.

I know that Matthew and his team have been working on this for years (I saw earlier demos), and so I wanted to publicly congratulate them on the blog. I’m not sure who their competitors are right now, but this feels to me like one of the first online real estate marketplaces where you can actually just hit “buy now.” Huge accomplishment.

I am sure many of you will have objections that we will hear about in the comment section below. But I have little doubt that this is the future. People used to say that the masses aren’t going to buy clothes online because of the need to try things on. I own suits that I have purchased online. People will buy real estate online.

The more important question: When will it go mainstream?

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/you-can-now-buy-a-new-home,-online)*