This brand-new home may be miniature in size, but the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation wants it to encourage big ticket sales ›› p.8
It’s easy being Green Situated on the south slopes of Burnaby, amid forests and park land, Adera’s Green offers one-, two- and three-bedroom dwellings to new homebuyers. Designed to promote energy conservation and sustainable living, the development makes it easy for homeowners to be green. ›› p.5
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August jump in starts signals recovery Worst may be over in Metro Vancouver’s housing market August was good news for housing construction in Metro Vancouver. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reports there was a jump in residential housing starts in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) last month, reflecting a continuing trend toward a steady market recovery. Foundations were poured for 927 new residential units in August, up from the 516 started in July, bringing the yearto-date number to “We are 4,782. While the surge predicting is good news for the that most housing sector, it is still more than 40 per of the cent below the 1,561 slowdown new homes started in has already August 2008. August starts are occurred.” mainly focused in New Westminster and Surrey, CMHC reports, where larger-scale multiple-unit residential projects have helped boost the two municipalities’ starts contributions. In other municipalities, single-family detached homes and smaller-scale multiple unit housing starts continued to dominate. “We are starting to see a return of more sizable projects,” says CMHC senior market analyst Robyn Adamache. “If we see a sustained trend of strong sales combined with declining inventories in the resale market, more builders may be CONTINUED ON P.2
Warranties: security at home When buying a new house in B.C., coverage is mandatory TRICIA LESLIE Warranties cover a variety of products people purchase every day. From iPods to cameras, computers to flatscreen TVs, from appliances to the vehicles we drive, a warranty guarantees that the
Pacific Home Warranty membership sales representative Norm Hayes helps ensure homeowners are protected with a solid warranty. Tricia Leslie photo
goods you’ve bought are covered for a certain amount of time. It also ensures the quality of your purchase. One of the bonuses of buying a new home in B.C. is that home warranties are mandatory on all new homes (with a few exceptions), thanks to the provincial Homeowner Protection Office, a Crown Corporation. Created in 1998, the HPO was formed under the Homeowner Protection Act as a result of the province’s many problems with leaking condominiums.
“Leaky condos were the driving force behind the legislation,” says Pacific Home Warranty business development manager Mike Garritty. “The industry was in a position – from a reputation standpoint – where something had to be done.” At National Group of Companies Home Warranty, spokesman Ray Windsor explains further. “Warranty providers must be licensed CONTINUED ON P.2
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‘We are starting to see a return of more sizable projects’
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encouraged to start new projects in the months ahead.” CMHC is forecasting a pick-up in housing starts later this year and continuing into 2010, Adamache notes. In its third-quarter Housing Market Outlook, CMHC says new home construction will increase later this year and next, thanks to increased home sales, stronger demand and fewer homes for sale. The federal housing agency is predicting builders will break ground on 22,000 new homes in B.C. in 2010, a 35 per cent increase over the 16,250 starts expected by the end of this year in the province. Although the 2009 figure is less than half the province’s starts in 2008, CMHC senior market analyst Robyn Adamache says key drivers of housing demand are showing signs of improvement. “Housing demand from underlying population growth supports more housing starts than the numbers for the Robyn Adamache first half of the year suggest,” Adamache says, noting that low mortgage interest rates, population growth and tighter resale market conditions will boost new home construction. “We are predicting that most of the slowdown has already occurred,” she says of the housing market. Resale prices have stabilized following three quarters of declines. Prices will trend higher during the second half of this year, says the CMHC, as resale market conditions improve. Builders will likely pour more foundations as they see the resales market continue to rebound, Adamache says, while overall higher consumer confidence, improvement with the economy and continued population growth should encourage higher starts numbers in 2010. In Metro Vancouver alone, CMHC forecasts 11,000 new-home starts for 2010, compared to the 9,500 it expects to see by the end of this year. In the meantime, Adamache says the CMHC is conducting research on the HST and how it will affect the housing market, but the national corporation has no comment on the tax as of yet.
A new house under construction in South Surrey. New homes must have a warranty in B.C.
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“It’s about ensuring every home is properly built.”
– Ray Windsor, National spokesman CONTINUED FROM P.1
and all new homes must have a warranty. It is consumer protection legislation...it’s about ensuring every home is properly built,” Windsor says. “Buying a home is the largest investment most people make.” National, Pacific and Travelers Guarantee are the only licensed warranty providers in B.C. All are members of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association. Different coverage is available for new homes, such as Travelers’ building envelope repair warranty and deposit protection insurance, and the RenoPro warranty package that Pacific plans to launch in the near future. All agree the 2-5-10 home warranty plan is the most popular, a package Windsor says is the “best, strongest and most effective” warranty in Canada. In the first two years, items such as home finishings and some common areas (e.g. sidewalks) are covered, as are any defects in materials and labour. For up to five years, any defects in the building envelope are covered, including a defect that permits unintended water penetration, or water ingress. Over 10 years, structural defects in materials or labour are also covered, if the defects cause a failure of a load-bearing part of a new home, or if a defect causes structural damage “that materially and adversely” affects the use of the home. “It is comforting to have the security of knowing that your investment is protected with a comprehensive warranty covering the essential components of your home,” says Pacific Home Warranty membership sales representative Norm Hayes. Builders are contractually obligated to register every home built with B.C.’s war-
New homes at Polygon’s Cathedral Grove in South Surrey (left) and at Morningstar’s Belmont at the Foothills in Coquitlam automatically come with 2-5-10 warranties.
ranty program, so every new-home buyer will receive a confirmation of their warranty. There are some exceptions to the warranty rule, however. Owner-builders do not necessarily have to register in a warranty program, but they must sign a declaration with the HPO that will match the terms of the 2-5-10 package, “or else, no licence,” says Garritty. Other exceptions include manufactured housing – although some builders are offering home warranties even though it is not a ‘must’ – and complex situations, such as a long-term lease on First Nations land. But for the most part, Garritty says warranties are about minimizing risk to both homeowners and the companies that build homes. Pacific, Travelers and National all offer online services and maintenance tips, since there is some onus on the homeowner to keep their property properly maintained, from the granite countertops to the rain gutters. For example, if a property owner does not keep his gutters cleaned and experiences flooding or water damage, he may not be covered because he did not conduct the necessary, common-sense maintenance. There are some advantages if homebuyers purchase a nearly new home as well. “The warranty belongs to the house, not the owner,” Windsor says. While all three warranty providers supply
protecting your home
homeowners with vast amounts of information, there is another GVHBA member that is related to home warranties. At Conasys Home Information Packages, CEO James Christensen explains his company is an extra resource for homeowners. Conasys offers an online database that compiles all the information about the home, its materials, the contractors that did the work and even the colour of the paint used. “What happens by the time a new home is finished is that there are literally hundreds of documents relating to products, suppliers and trades,” Christensen says. “We step in and we’ll take all that information and create a guide book for the homeowner.” From a paint chip to a tile break in the foyer, Christensen says all the customer has to do is use Conasys’ service to find “everything specific to that home.” As well as the warranty resource, the company offers ‘maintenance advisor’ (“like when the service light goes on in your car”) and ‘service concierge’ (allows the homeowner to request service from the builder) programs to help the homeowner. Home warranties vary from province to province, and while a 2007 Consumer Council of Canada report calls for more similarities in how coverage is offered across the country, Garritty says B.C. is leading the way. “Alberta, the Maritimes...across the country, everyone is looking at this B.C. model. It has become the ‘go-to’ solution,” he says.
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Live Greenin Burnaby Adera homes make it easy to adopt a sustainable lifestyle Nestled between forest and park land in a quiet, well-established South Burnaby residential neighbourhood, there is a new home development that makes it easy to be Green. An Adera project, Green is a collection of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes created to promote energy conservation and sustainable living. All homes have Energy Star appliances, for example, and solar-powered panels preheat hot water. Energy-saving lighting sources, motion-sensor lights, low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paints and carpets, and recycling programs and signage all help make Green sustainable. Outside, the forested Byrne Creek Ravine Park, watershed and trail systems surround one side of Green while, on the other, the new Taylor Community Park awaits. Green’s walkways are connected to the park’s watershed – also home to an active salmon spawning habitat – and vast trail system, which includes several walking, running and cycling trails. Edmonds SkyTrain station is just minutes away, and it’s an easy walk or a short drive to shops and services – including Starbucks, Canadian Tire, PriceSmart Foods and London Drugs, which are located at the newly completed Market Crossing and Big Bend shopping centres. Eventually, Green will comprise 325 homes in four buildings. Currently, the first two building are completed, construction has started on the third building, and only 31 homes remain in the second building. Like all of Adera’s current projects, Green is CONTINUED ON P.6
Above, a water feature decorates the landscape at Green – an Adera project in south Burnaby that allows homeowners to live a more energyefficient and eco-friendly lifestyle. Below left, a bedroom in a Green home. Below right, the fully functional gym at the Seasons Club.
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Go Green at home
‘This is the last chance to own at Green in 2009’ CONTINUED FROM P.5
Built Green-certified, or built to industrydriven sustainable standards. “This is the last chance to own at Green and move in in 2009,” says Eric Andreasen, Adera’s vice-president of marketing and sales. Green, he notes, is located on Burnaby’s south slopes and central to the entire Metro Vancouver area, yet it remains surrounded by green space and parks, and is close to shopping, transportation and amenities. “It’s easy to access just about everything... you couldn’t ask for a better location,” Andreasen says. Plus, he adds, Adera held a grand opening of its Care Suite at Green on Sept. 12, to introduce its message to the public. The purpose of the care suite, Andreasen says, is to let everyone know that they can help the environment by choosing how and where they live. “The suite is to let people know that they can make a difference,” he says, noting that efficiently built homes mean direct savings on “It’s easy energy bills as well as to access reductions in waste and water usage. just about Buying a Green home everything... presents a triple botyou couldn’t tom line to consumers, Andreasen says. ask for “First, there’s the sava better ings each month. Then location.” (second) the homebuyer can feel more responsible, personally, and (third) there’s also a social component – living sustainably isn’t just about personal responsibility, it’s about making a worldwide difference.” When Green is completed, each homeowner will receive a membership to a sixcar fleet of co-operative auto network cars, Andreasen adds. With a modern West Coast design, Green is carefully situated on a hillside, creating generous balconies and decks with views for most homeowners. An underground road system feeds the parking areas beneath each structure, so all vehicles are out of sight. Interiors come in two design colour schemes, with a huge selection of upgrades available. Every Green resident also has access to the project’s massive amenities building, the Seasons Club. With a billiards room, a library nook, a fitness studio featuring an infrared sauna and yoga room, a large outdoor patio and an entertainment lounge, the Seasons Club offers residents a host of services, including on-site, 24-hour-a-day concierge service. To find out more about Green, visit www. adera.com.
Above, the living area in a Green home; left, a kitchen and flex space and below, the common balcony and billiards room in Green’s amenities building, the Seasons Club. All Green dwellings have Energy Star appliances, while solar-powered panels preheat hot water for homeowners. Motion sensor lights and environmentally friendly paints and carpets are just some of the features that help promote sustainable living.
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The most urgent equipment need is for high-tech incubators that contain lifesupport functions for premature infants and newborns. Adams and the entire SMHF are hopeful the playhouse, built by Kenorah Construction & Design Ltd., will capture people’s imagination and encourage them to buy tickets. “Children love the playhouse. So do the adults,” Adams says. The mini-home is valued at more than $40,000 and will be on display at Guildford Town Centre from Oct. 1 to Oct. 24. The twostorey character home will be fully landscaped and on display in the centre court until the draw date on Oct. 24. For Kenorah owners Graham and Kathy Collins, the decision to put the effort into the petite building was a natural. “We always look for ways to be involved in the community...it was creative, and a fun challenge for our design team,” Graham says, and adds there’s another reason. The project manager working on the wee house – John Stipec – built it with family history in mind. “His dad was one of the first surgeons at Surrey Memorial Hospital,” Collins says. The playhouse has a loft with beds, custom upholstery throughout, a mini-kitchen with custom cabinetry and quartz countertops, a porch, insulated fully functioning windows and doors and cedar siding and shakes. Tickets for the Lilliputian home are $2 each, or you can buy them by phone at 604-5883371 (minimum phone purchase is $20). Visit www.smhfoundation.com for details.
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Left to right: Kenorah’s Jennifer Hoskins, project manager John Stipec, designer Sarah Gallop, Jim Smith and (on balcony), Kenorah owners Graham and Kathy Collins.
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On Tour Squamish (1a)Skye-Soleil-Aqua Presentation Centre, Unit 3, 1233 Main St., Squamish. 604-616-1215 (1b)Furry Creek-Ocean Crest 415- Furry Creek Dr. 604-787-1456
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Surrey (14a)Augusta at Provinceton 18199 70th Ave, 778-571-1088 (14b)Springfield Village 8678 156 Street. 604-591-1121 (14c)Woods at Provinceton 70th & 180th Street. 604-574-7820 (14d)The Highlands at Sullivan Ridge 60A Ave & 146th Street. 778-565-1865 (14e)The Estates at Vistas West 16327 60th Ave. 778-574-1380 (14d)Tate 18983-72A Avenue, Surrey (14e)Vista’s west 6093 - 164 Street, Surrey. 778-571-1389
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Last chance for a North Pointe home
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Morningstar Homes: North Pointe at Sunstone Address: Dunlop Road, Delta Home-types: single-family detached Note: only one home remains; call David Meyer at 604-590-4888 for more information Price: $629,900 Online: www.polyhomes.com
Homes at Morningstar Homes’ North Pointe at Sunstone are available in different design plans, including Sandstone and Driftwood (featured in photos). Great room floorplans mix the traditional with the contemporary, creating an open living space. Main floors have 10-foot-high ceilings, adding to the spacious feel. The homes are located in the family oriented community of North Delta, and are close to parks, a massive nature reserve, schools, recreation and transportation.
North Pointe Homes are selling fast in a peaceful North Delta community. THE DEAL: Only four single-family homes remain for sale at North Pointe, in the popular Sandstone and Driftwood design styles, plus one custom home. Part of Morningstar’s masterplanned North Delta community, the remaining North Pointe homes are now under construction and nearing completion. OUTSIDE: Homes are located on Dunlop Road, across from Sudbury park. Front and back yards are fully fenced and landscaped. Local elementary schools are steps away and many recreation opportunities are within reach. Shopping will be close at hand at Sunstone’s own village market. Constructed to Built Green Gold standards.
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INSIDE: Homes feature great room design, four large bedrooms, granite countertops, engineered hardwood, imported Italian tile and a deluxe master suite. Main floors have 10-foot-high ceilings. Square footage ranges to more than 2,500 square feet with unfinished cellars.
>>Nearby amenities Transit: Close to Highway 91 and the Alex Fraser Bridge, Hwy 99, TransLink bus routes, Hwy 10 Shopping: Scottsdale Mall, Scott Road, NorDel Shopping Centre, NorDel Way Recreation: SunGod Recreation Centre, North Delta Rec Centre, George Mackie Library, Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog), Watershed Park
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Two and three bedroom townhomes featuring the largest privately fenced backyards available in townhome living. 1948 sq ft 3 BDRM + DEN Starting at $399,000 Incl. NET GST 2 SHOWHOMES OPEN, 18199 70 Avenue, Cloverdale
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Limited Edition Homes 3 & 4 bedroom from 1500 to 2500 sq. ft. plus unfinished basements from $489,900 - $699,000 2 SHOWHOMES OPEN, 20843 69B Ave, Langley
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