The Monarch Group has been named 2010 Home Builder of the Year by the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) at the 30th Annual BILD Awards, which were held on April 30, 2010. The Home Builder of the Year award was established by BILD in 1998 to recognize the builder who sets the standard [...]

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The Canadian Home Builders’ Association recognizes outstanding leadership and accomplishments at the 67th CHBN National Conference.

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Prospective new home buyers list energy-efficiency, organization and comfort as their top priorities in considering their next move.

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Two thirds of Ontario buyers will be unaffected by new HST , big ticket homes subject to increase

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(NC)—It’s easy being green, at least for builders of new homes in Canada. The trend towards building energy-efficient homes has never been hotter as more and more builders across Canada are calling Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to become licensed builders under their energy-efficient new homes initiatives. Builders of EnerGuide-rated homes, R-2000*, and ENERGY STAR® qualified [...]

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  A majority (63 per cent) of Canadian renovators plan to take advantage of the federal government’s home renovation tax credit this year and close to half (47 per cent) have done more renovations because of the tax break, according to a new RBC study. The survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid, also found that three [...]

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Housing starts are expected to decline to 141,900 for 2009, but increase to 150,300 for 2010, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) second quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition(*) report. “The decline in housing starts in 2009 can be attributed to several factors, including the current economic climate, increased competition from the existing [...]

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Canada’s housing market is showing signs of emerging from its winter hibernation, according to the latest Real Estate Trends report released today by Scotia Economics. Nationally, home sales strengthened in both February and March, and preliminary reports suggest this firming trend continued in April. The Real Estate Trends report notes that the rise in demand, [...]

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