By Lanny McInnes Most people aren’t aware that when a renovation project begins in their home, it technically becomes a construction site and workplace for those who are doing the renovations. Manitoba Home Builders’ Association renovator members take this very...

By Lanny McInnes Construction season is well underway in Manitoba. While we usually equate that with road construction, the summer months are also the busiest time for residential construction. Residential-construction season doesn’t just involve new homes being...

By Lanny McInnes   This week, the federal government announced the details of its First-Time Home Buyer Incentive, a program aimed at making buying a first home more achievable for Canadians. The incentive, first announced in March as part of the 2019 federal...

By Lanny McInnes With the end of the school year less than a month away and summer on the horizon, many Manitobans are finalizing their summer plans. Enjoying outdoor activities as much as possible, taking some well-earned vacation time or enjoying a weekend getaway...

By Lanny McInnes Many potential new homebuyers have imagined building their dream home, but instead decide to simply buy an existing home simply because they don’t know where or how to start the process of building a new one. Building a new home is one of the largest...

By Lanny McInnes The Manitoba Home Builders’ Association (MHBA) recognized the best renovation projects undertaken in Manitoba over the past year at the MHBA’s annual RenoMark Renovation of the Year Awards. The awards were handed out during an evening reception held...

Dreamstime Don’t miss next Saturday’s Homes section of the Winnipeg Free Press, where this year’s RenoMark Renovation Award winners will be announced. By: Lanny McInnes Next week, the Manitoba Home Builders’ Association is hosting its annual RenoMark Renovation...

By: Lanny McInnes Manitoba’s residential construction awards season is in full swing following another very successful Spring Parade of Homes. The MHBA recently presented the 2019 New Home Sales Agent Awards to this year’s outstanding new-home sales agents at the 2019...