From building a business out of his garage to operating a luxury full-scale renovation company in Alberta’s two largest cities, Danny Ritchie has a lot to be proud of.
After four straight quarters of diminishing builder confidence, the recent pause on interest rate hikes (until the June 7 Bank of Canada increase, that is) had caused a slight uptick in CHBA’s Q1 2023 Housing Market Index (HMI) in both the single-family and multi-family markets, though both numbers are still very low. While the increase in builder sentiment should...
By Blair Eveleigh
Soft Scandinavian blond wood that’s really vinyl, lights in millions of colours that play music, ceramics that mimic stone, noir-ish ceiling fans that you can control with a remote – there’s a bit of the past and a lot of the future in what’s out there at the moment. Here’s a collection of interior finishing materials and...
There are a number of visualization tools on the market today that enable residential builders to work with clients in ways they never would have imagined 20 years ago.
When choosing their next project, developers have the option of converting an existing building to condominium instead of undertaking a completely new build. For example, many loft-style condominiums are the result of an existing commercial or industrial building converted for residential use.
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) wants all industry employers, contractors and subs to make sure they have naloxone kits available and ready to be deployed on worksites.
Now that summer approaches, and the sense of everything anew is upon us, this is a good time for builders to also do a little spring cleaning.
Members of the homebuilding industry and related sectors enjoyed sunshine and comradery on June 7 during the eighth annual Builder Baseball tournament at Richmond Green in Richmond Hill.
CHBA just wrapped up its annual Day on the Hill, which saw the association’s leadership from across the country come to Ottawa and share our federal policy recommendations with MPs and government officials.
By Yasmine Goodwin & Luke Hall
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The builder decor sales industry is a dynamic space that has changed dramatically over the last few decades.
As the world continues to become increasingly digital, so does the builder decor sales industry. With new technology, changing consumer preferences, and the push for eco-friendly solutions, the future of this industry is an ever-changing landscape. As...
