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By Evan Andrade, CHBA Economist
Lack of access to proper construction financing products for factory-built construction is one of the major factors preventing greater industry growth in Canada. The challenge was one of several flagged by CHBA and its Modular Construction Council in CHBA’s Sector Transition Strategy.
There are legal differences between real property and chattels as well as lending practices...
In September 2025 the federal government launched Build Canada Homes, a $13-billion initiative aimed at doubling annual housing production and scaling innovative construction technologies, including modular, panelized and mass timber systems, to deliver homes faster and with greater predictability.
Technology is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the real estate industry. From how homes are discovered to how projects are marketed and sold, digital tools are redefining the experience in ways that feel faster, more transparent and more connected.
It has been almost 10 months since the federal and Ontario governments announced the First-Time Home Buyer (FTHB) rebate, effective for all purchase agreements entered into on or after May 27, 2025. As everyone knows, the FTHB will be available only to first-time homebuyers (buyers who have not owned a home in the year of the purchase or four years before), and are purchasing homes up to $1.5 million. The full rebate of the HST is available for homes up to $1 million, then gradually reduces to zero when the purchase price becomes $1.5 million.
Taking place May 6 to 8 at the International Centre, StoneTech Canada Expo 2026 is set to deliver its most dynamic edition yet – bringing together the full spectrum of Canada’s stone industry under one roof.
Ontario’s housing market is flashing red.
In the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, sales have plunged. Starts are down 29 per cent year-over-year across Ontario’s metropolitan areas outside Toronto, and in Toronto itself are down 58 per cent.
Homebuilder customer- and field-facing teams operate at the front lines of the customer experience. They work independently across show homes, presentation centres and active communities – often alone, often meeting unfamiliar clients and often without immediate support nearby. As builders grow, so does the responsibility to protect these distributed, customer-facing professionals.
As renovation and retrofit projects continue to grow in Canada, builders are running into a familiar challenge as they try to add or relocate plumbing in spaces that were not originally designed to support it. In basements, slab-on-grade homes, older buildings or smaller urban spaces, traditional drainage systems can make it hard to change a layout, and often lead...
By Evan Andrade, CHBA Economist
One of CHBA’s objectives is to push for improved data collection and publication related to new home construction. With the high-level policy target of doubling housing starts over the next 10 years, much of the data needed to track progress towards this target is simply not available. For example, the number of new housing starts...
By Wayne Karl, Editor, Building Excellence
For Lacey Construction Ltd. in Fraser Valley, BC, building award-winning residences – often in remote areas – over the course of its almost 30 years in business, might be enough of a calling card to be proud of. But for this established custom homebuilder and renovator, such success is only part of its story.
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