AI as we know it today consists of technologies such as machine learning algorithms, natural language processing and computer vision. Combined, these tools can be used to identify patterns and correlations to predict outcomes.
It goes without saying that real estate agents see a lot of home interiors, likely more than interior designers themselves.
Every month that passes seems to bring new legislative changes with major impacts on the building industry. While municipal, provincial and federal governments are each taking steps to address housing affordability, many of these steps create additional problems for developers, potentially increasing costs and not creating solutions to the housing affordability problem.
When you look at the number of skilled trades that will be needed in construction and other industries in future, the figures are staggering. If a young person wants to get into the trades, now is the time.
Selling real estate just got smarter with Next-Gen LiveSite, a revolutionary sales and marketing platform taking the PropTech industry by storm.
By Leah Nord, Senior Director of Operations, CHBA
RenoMark™ identifies professional renovators and contractors who have agreed to abide by a renovation-specific Code of Conduct. The RenoMark logo makes it easy for homeowners to identify participating professionals who have agreed to provide a superior level of service. The program was established in 2001 by the local association in Toronto (BILD),...
Decor sales and the multi-residential construction industry are entering an exciting new era with more advanced digital and virtual solutions to enhance the sale of your homes.
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...