Welcome to the home of the Chatham Kent Home Builders’ Association. Our local organization was chartered in 1959 and has been serving the needs of the residential building community in Chatham Kent ever since.
We were founded so our Members could participate with both the Canadian and Ontario Home Builders Associations. These upper tier organizations provide our members with the educational material and training courses that are necessary for them to provide some of the most technically advanced housing systems in the world. Canada is a world leader in Energy Star and R-2000 housing systems.
We hold regular monthly meetings which feature speakers demonstrating new products, procedures and updates on building code issues and local/provincial regulations
All member Builders and Renovation professionals must be registered with Tarion Home Warranty Program for new construction, be insured for a minimum of $2,000,000.00 in liability and be Registered with WSIB.
Our Affiliation:
The senior body is the Canadian Home Builders Association based in Ottawa, and they are charged with monitoring housing issues, and regulations that are national in scope.
There are over 4000 member builders across Canada.
The next tier is the Ontario Home Builders Association and their main responsibility is similar to the Canadian Association only relative to provincial issues. Plus they take the responsibility for facilitation of training programs in areas of Housing Technology, Job Site Safety and availability of Innovative Construction Products and Construction Techniques.
HOME BUILDERS IN THE NEWS:
I have to say it is a sigh of relief that the day is finally here and that the reality has set in. I t has been a rather long and dragged out affair for all of us builders and trades people that are in the industry. It seems like we just get use to a system and our government goes and throws another change our way just to keep life interesting. Whether you agree with it or not, this is how it affects our industry in a nutshell.
Rebate of up to $24,000 on new homes up to $400,000
New homes sales will be subject to HST, but buyers of homes priced more than $400,000 will be eligible for a rebate of $24,000
Sales of existing resale homes will not be generally subject to HST
Homebuyers will pay HST on any professional service in a real estate transaction
Home sellers use to pay 5% GST on realtor commissions, home inspections, lawyers fees and appraisal. Now under HST it is 13%
Renovations and upgrades to your home will now cost 13% on material and labour
If you are building a house and it is under the $400,000 mark you will see a very minimal change in the price than it was before. However if you are renovating you will see an increase simply because our government has no permanent rebate in place for this section of our business, which probably will add fuel to the fire to the underground economy. I think we have to remember that we need to add that fuel to the engine that drives our economy instead.
PARADE OF HOMES - Grand Prize Draw - 52' Big Screen TV
The winner is Paul Hendrie Of Chatham, we will be at Sears Dealer store on St.Clair at 10 am Sat. morning
Gilles and Diana Michaud of Gilles Michaud Construction are the recent recipients of the “Environmental Leadership Award” presented on March 25th at the 122nd Annual Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards for their new “GREEN” project .....
August: Annual BBQ
Date: Tuesday Aug 10
Location: Links of Kent - Pattio
Contact the Golf Course for a Special Rate if you wish to Golf before the meal.
September:
Ladies Night at Capital Theater, Dinner, short meeting and Grand Tour of the Facilities
October:
Guest of Chatham discuss building for the Elderly & Disabled .
November:
Annual Meeting of Members
December:
X-mas Party TBA
For Additional Information, contact our Executive Director Clare Curtis at 519-351-4393
or e-mail: ckhba@cogeco.ca
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
COGECO ANNOUNCES
NEW HOME INCENTIVE
PACKAGE
With Up To
$1,800.00
In Savings
