Maybe builders should just recommend smart home suppliers Image

Maybe builders should just recommend smart home suppliers

Since there are so many smart home features and products available, it can be difficult for a new home builder to offer them as upgrades. For now, it may be wise for most builders to ensure the homes are simply compatible with smart home products and

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TARION: Choosing the Right Home Builder

By TarionWhen buying a new home, you’ll be considering everything from location and size to the many finishings that will make a house or condo your home.  One of your first and most important decisions is to make sure you’ve chosen the right builder.In

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BILD wins the Local Home Builders Association of the Year Award! Image

BILD wins the Local Home Builders Association of the Year Award!

At the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) conference, the highlight as usual was the Awards of Distinction; we posted about the winners earlier this week. Another award that was handed out was the Local Home Builders Association of the Year Award,

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Get to Know the Finalists for BILD’s Home Builder of the Year Award

Image via BILD BlogsLast week, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced the four finalists for the Home Builder of the Year Award.And the finalists are:- Great Gulf Homes- Mattamy Homes- Monarch Corporation- Tridel“The Home

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Builders working to reduce impact of HST on new home buyers

The controversial new HST rules have been causing quite a stir as their July 1, 2010 implementation date approaches, and nowhere is this more evident than in the realm of the biggest of big purchases, new home sales.The good news for most Ontario

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Builders are releasing new homes gradually to manage low inventories

Trimart Research Corporation’s latest report stresses that the lack of inventory in the new low-rise market across the Total Market Area (TMA) is affecting home prices. Builders are running low on supply so they are limiting the number of lots they

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GDHBA 2013 Builder of the Year: Reid’s Heritage Homes Image

GDHBA 2013 Builder of the Year: Reid’s Heritage Homes

Westminster Highlands ModelFor some home builders, the awards just don’t stop rolling in; one of those builders is Reid’s Heritage Homes.Earlier this month at the annual President’s Ball and Awards of Distinction (for the Guelph home building industry),

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Tarion: Research Your Builder Before Buying a New House

By TarionBuying a newly built home from a builder is different than purchasing a resale home. Your attention should be placed not only on the home itself, but also on the reputation of the builder.All new homes in Ontario come with a warranty that lasts

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Meet the best builders in Ontario – Watch Tarion’s video of the 2016 Homeowners’ Choice Awards! Image

Meet the best builders in Ontario – Watch Tarion’s video of the 2016 Homeowners’ Choice Awards!

Tribute CommunitiesTarion regulates new home builders in Ontario and helps administer the new home warranties in the province. Every year Tarion conducts a survey for new home owners to vote on the best builders. The finalists and recipients were

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Celebrating fall at Whitby Meadows with hot chocolate, donuts, and ice cream! Image

Celebrating fall at Whitby Meadows with hot chocolate, donuts, and ice cream!

Last weekend, the five builders at Whitby Meadows opened their sales centre doors for the Jump Into Fall Sales Event.

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