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2026 CHBA National Awards For Housing Excellence Finalists Named
CHBA has announced the finalists for the 2026 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence, Canada’s premiere competition for new homes, home renovations, community development, and residential marketing.
Read MoreGST relief for first-time home buyers now in effect
After almost a year since the Prime Minister announced the government’s intention to remove the GST on new homes under $1 million and lower it on homes between $1 million and $1.5 million for first-time buyers, Bill C-4 (the bill containing the legislation) has finally received Royal Assent.
Read MoreHomeownership Dreams Dimming as Policy Gaps and Layoffs Shake Industry
CHBA’s Q3 HMI shows Canada’s housing market faces record-low builder confidence, declining homeownership starts, and rising layoffs, as policy gaps and economic pressures shake the industry.
Read MoreCHBA Launches Renovation Month Campaign
October is Renovation Month – a national initiative to motivate homeowners to take action on their renovation goals by choosing verified RenoMark contractors.
Read MoreWinners Announced for the 2025 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence, Canada’s premiere competition for new homes, home renovations, community development, and residential marketing.
Read More2025 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence Finalists Named
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence, Canada’s premiere competition for new homes, home renovations, community development, and residential marketing.
Read MoreInitial interest rate lowering not enough to offset restrictive mortgage rules and other barriers to increase new home sales
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) released its 2024 Q2 Housing Market Index (HMI) today, which showed a very negative builder sentiment for a seventh consecutive quarter, prior to the release of the federal budget. The HMI is a leading indicator about the health of the residential construction industry in Canada, and its ongoing lows were a continuing signal for poor housing starts ahead, and the need for change in government policy.
Read MoreCanadian Home Builders’ Association Launches Project to Prepare Industry for Tiered Building Codes
CHBA has launched a new project to help prepare the industry for future building codes. The project, ‘Enabling Tiered Codes – Implementation and Market Preparedness,’ is funded by Natural Resources Canada under the Codes Acceleration Fund (CAF).
Read More2024 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence Finalists Named
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence, Canada’s premiere competition for new homes, home renovations, community development, and residential marketing.
Read MoreCHBA Releases Strategy for Building 5.8 Million Homes
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association has released a strategy detailing changes and supports needed to enable the industry to build 5.8 million homes in the next decade to close Canada’s housing supply gap and improve housing affordability.
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