By Natasha Rombough, Director of Marketing and Communications, CHBA
If you haven’t yet explored the insights coming out of this year’s CHBA Home Buyer Preference Survey, this article will give you a sample of what you can find in the final report. Each year, CHBA conducts Canada’s largest nationwide market research study for new-home buyer preferences. The study is powered...
By SUE WASTELL, CHBA President
In February, for the first time after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, leaders of the industry gathered for CHBA’s Home Building Week in Canada, a week of intensive association business meetings where we discussed today’s issues and challenges, explored new opportunities and celebrated the best in homebuilding and renovation from coast to coast.
Forward...
By Kevin Lee, CHBA CEO
It’s been a busy beginning to 2023. The new year unfortunately started off with unintended and ill-advised action from the federal government on two fronts, which CHBA swiftly reacted to.
Critical stakeholder review
Just before Christmas 2022, the federal government skipped a critical stakeholder review process and published the Regulations on the Prohibition of Residential Property by...
By Natasha Rombough, Director of Marketing and Communications, CHBA
Sue Wastell is the new president of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association. Based in London, Ont., she is co-president of Wastell Homes. After serving for years on the board of the London Home Builders’ Association, on the board of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association, and on the national board, Wastell and her...
It’s been a long time coming – three years, in fact – since members have been able to gather for CHBA’s Home Building Week in Canada... held recently in breathtaking Banff, Alta.
Thank you, pandemic.
It also feels like forever since CHBA has conferred its National Awards for Housing Excellence – in person. But there they were, the very best of...
Dorr Capital Corp. has just been recognized as one of the Top Growing Businesses for 2022 by the Globe and Mail, after hitting an astronomical revenue growth rate of 240 per cent over the prior three years.
The industry Dorr Capital is defined by the high barriers to entry and its competitive nature. Dorr Capital is a unique commercial real...
Season after season, homes’ roofs are subject to unpredictable weather conditions, including high winds, storm debris, winter cold and summer heat. With these challenges in mind, Owens Corning offers TruDefinition Duration FLEX (in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan only), a shingle designed to help withstand nature’s elements and protect homes in every season.
Equipping the roof to perform in all seasons
Gradual...
It’s our fifth annual roundup of the latest tools on the market to help you get the job done faster, smarter and more efficiently. On your next run to the building supply centre, add the ones that catch your eye to your order. Or, better yet, add them to your holiday wish list.
DeWalt Atomic compact 20-volt 23-gauge pin nailer
DCN623
DeWalt...
History is important to Grant McDonald, who was the seventh generation to be raised on his family’s farm, called Valleyburn Jerseys, in southwestern Ontario. That legacy was an inspiration to McDonald, and an obvious choice when he named his renovation company.
Based in St. Thomas, Ont., the company is still relatively new, but has already claimed two Ontario Home Builders’...
In these challenging times, builders need to find ways to gain buyers’ trust and confidence. Here’s how.
