Building Excellence

As a business owner, you’re constantly juggling the challenge of attracting top talent, growing your business and ensuring its future. One popular strategy is offering employee ownership or profit sharing. When done right, it can inspire loyalty, drive business performance and align your team’s goals with your own. However, if not approached carefully, it can quickly turn into a...

Prospective homebuyers visiting the website of award-winning Vicky’s Homes are greeted by a sleek, modern design of edgy black and greys punctuated with vibrant pink accents. “Built by man. Designed by a woman” is the company’s tagline, and the woman behind it is Vicky Kujundzic.

The adage, “Go West, young man,” made famous in the mid-1800s by journalist Horace Greeley, founding editor of The New York Tribune, seems to sum up the situation in Canada these days.

Readers, how many of you out there or your children under the age of 40 use cheque books? How many of you in business actually issue cheques for payment?

Sponsored Content By Heather Kingdon, Communications Manager of Foresight Canada When it comes to expanding housing development across Canada, the country faces significant challenges. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) estimates an additional 3.5 million housing units are needed by 2030 to support the nation’s population. Adding the need to implement sustainable building practices, Canada’s housing market is ripe for innovation. Foresight...

Sponsored Content In the home improvement industry, customers often dream of upgrading their homes but hesitate due to budget constraints. Whether it’s a kitchen remodel, new flooring, HVAC installation or exterior renovations, large upfront costs can be a barrier to closing sales. That’s where purchase financing comes in. By offering flexible repayment options, home improvement businesses can attract more customers,...

By Sarah Caron, Director, Renovation Services, CHBA The Canadian residential renovation, maintenance and repair sector is a massive $105-billion industry, outpacing new home construction in size and investment. The sector is a major source of employment, responsible for more than 525,000 jobs across Canada. These jobs generate nearly $37 billion in wages, an important source of consumer spending within local...

By Evan Andrade, CHBA Economist Builder confidence in sales conditions soured further in the final months of 2024 as pessimistic views about current sales and expected future sales broadened among builders and developers nationwide. CHBA’s single-family Housing Market Index (HMI), which covers singles, semi-detached and row homes, was 25.1 and just marginally above its record low reading of 24.6 in...

By Nicole Storeshaw, Director, Government Relations, CHBA CHBA has just released its 2024 Municipal Benchmarking Study. This is the third edition of the report which compares 23 Canadian municipalities, examining how their processes, approvals timelines and government charges and fees contribute to housing affordability and supply issues in major housing markets across Canada.  The study, commissioned by CHBA and conducted by...

Power tools to help you get the job done right and fast Professional-grade power tool technology has quickly evolved from battery-powered tools being a distant second to corded tools. Battery-powered tools now dominate the power tool landscape. Hand tools have become more sophisticated ergonomically and in calibration capabilities. No gas, no cord heavy-duty concrete saw A battery-powered Hilti concrete saw for heavy-duty...