Thinking of buying a new construction home directly from the builder? Here are some tips to buy and what to bring to a new home sales centre! Having worked for a New Home Builder in the GTA for many years I could tell you the whole process, however in this post we will cover the pre-purchase.  Builders will have a sales center that can host either internal sales reps or licensed Realtors. The difference between the two is internal sales reps are employees of the builder and... [read more]

When you purchase a brand new condo and finally get the keys to your suite, many buyers are surprised to find out that their new home is not theirs yet. Although this is an exciting phase in the new home ownership process, it is actually not the “ownership” phase.  It’s called “interim occupancy” and it allows a builder to finish construction while also organizing an orderly move-in process for what could be hundreds of buyers. And with so many moving parts,... [read more]