Every year, volunteer members, HBAs and their staff work tirelessly to build strong communities, strengthen the industry and give back to cities, towns and neighbourhoods across Canada. The CHBA Association Leadership Awards honour the leaders within our Association – both individuals and our local and provincial homebuilders’ associations. This year’s honours were given out during CHBA’s Home Building Week...
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Drastic shifts in costs, revenues and housing market trends in recent years have led some highrise residential developers to pause or cancel housing projects.
An increased number of purchasers are defaulting on the purchase of residential homes, whether condominium or lowrise freehold homes. This is particularly the case for homes sold at high prices at peak market (particularly in late 2021 and early 2022).
With 17.1 per cent of Indigenous people living in overcrowded housing, and within that umbrella 40.1 per cent of Inuit, 21.4 per cent of First Nations and 7.9 per cent of Metis, a solution to their housing crisis is imminently important.
To get more young people into the skilled trades in construction, it is imperative that we educate them at an early age about the myriad well-paying career opportunities that are available.
By Matt McCurrach, CHBA President
Last month, industry leaders came together in Saint John, NB for CHBA’s annual Home Building Week in Canada. Exciting meetings and events took place throughout the week, from advancing the association’s priorities during CHBA’s pre-conference Committee and Council meetings to celebrating the best in homebuilding and renovation across the country in the conference itself.
During Home...
Leaders in the homebuilding, renovating and marketing communities once again gathered for the prestigious Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) National Awards for Housing Excellence recently, this year staged in Saint John, NB.
Forty-eight awards for excellence in housing were presented to the best of the best during CHBA’s Home Building Week in Canada.
It was a record-breaking year for the competition,...
