New legislation proposed in Ontario called Bill 190, the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024, is presently winding its way through the regulatory process.
By Lianne McOuat
As someone who has spent more than 30 years helping builders navigate changes in real estate marketing, I’m continually amazed at how technical innovations push boundaries. Developing new strategies to maneuver in our fast-paced digital world, where technology shapes how we interact with our environment, energizes me. One of the most exciting developments I’ve been following is...
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Being a good builder involves more than just meeting required competencies and following regulations – it means staying on top of industry trends. As the homebuilding sector and consumer expectations evolve, builders must stay current with the latest trends, technologies and best practices to maintain their competitive edge and ensure high-quality work.
In Ontario, builders and sellers of new...
By Evan Andrade, CHBA Economist
At the centre of solving Canada’s affordability crisis is getting more Canadian into new homes. To assist in tracking industry health ahead of housing starts, CHBA conducts its quarterly Housing Market Index (HMI) survey. The survey asks CHBA builder members for their views on selling conditions and reports sentiment as a score between zero and...
By Natasha Rombough, Director of Marketing and Communications, CHBA
It’s hard to believe you’re in the heart of Canada’s capital when standing on the terrace of Roy Nandram’s latest award-winning home. Suspended over a 20-ft. cliff and backing onto greenspace is delightfully closer to being in a treehouse than an urban centre. That connection with nature extends throughout the home,...
By Natasha Rombough, Director of Marketing and Communications, CHBA
The ninth annual CHBA Home Buyer Preference Survey is a fascinating glimpse into the minds of recent homebuyers and what they value. This survey is Canada’s largest nationwide market research study for new-home buyer preferences. Conducted by CHBA and powered Avid Ratings Canada, a proud member of CHBA and part of...
By Matt McCurrach, CHBA President
Canada’s housing shortage is being felt across the country, and while market conditions vary from coast to coast, one thing is constant – a shortage of workers.
The federal government has stated that Canada needs to build 3.5 million homes over the next decade to close the housing supply gap and help restore affordability for Canadians...
By Kevin Lee, CHBA CEO
This last year has no doubt been a great success for CHBA on the government advocacy front.
Back in April, the federal government adopted numerous CHBA recommendations in the federal budget, including 30-year amortizations on insured mortgages for first-time buyers of new construction homes, and investments tied to housing outcomes that directly enable new housing supply...
Operational emissions. Embodied emissions. Resilience. Concepts that years ago were only discussed by the staunchest environmentalists are now frequently making their way into conversations within the residential construction industry. And, perhaps more critically to builders and renovators who will have to adapt, those concepts are making their way into Canada’s future building codes – with a timeline for the national model codes right now as early as 2027.
Canadian homebuyers and homeowners today envisage their outdoor spaces – however big or small they might be – as extensions of their home’s interiors.
Be they backyards, decks, smaller side areas or elaborate water frontages, these spaces are seen as a retreat, an oasis, a refuge and comfort zone.
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its restrictions and inside-the-home cocooning, acted as an...
