Climate Change is Impacting Us All: Here’s How to Protect Your Home
While we can’t immediately change the weather we’re experiencing that’s seeing extreme flooding increasingly impacting regions throughout the country, we can help safeguard our homes – and wallets – against it. Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster across Canada, causing approximately $1.5 billion in damage to households, property and infrastructure annually, withresidential […]
Our Home Inspectors Adhere to the Strictest Standards
Having high expectations for your home inspector when they’re passing along expert advice as you prepare to make one of the largest financial commitments of your lifetime should be a given. That’s why all of our inspectors adhere to the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) Standards of Practice. Going Above and Beyond Professional Standards […]
The Value of a Home Inspection in a Cooling Market
The housing market is cooling down, with year-over-year home sales continuing to decline. While home prices may not have experienced quite as significant a drop, bidding wars aren’t as prevalent, as demand for homes appears to be dipping in most markets. If you’re looking to sell your home, it’s important to consider this new more […]
Quick Tips to Get Your Pool Summer Ready
You’ve made it through the cooler months and can’t wait to get swimming! It’s a good idea to open your pool early to ensure it has fared well over the winter and will be ready for those humid days that are just around the corner. Here are some tried-and-true tips to get your pool ready […]
New Coalition of Home Inspectors Protecting Canadian Homebuyers
A Buyer’s Choice Home Inspections (ABCHI) is proud to be part of a new national coalition of home inspectors – Canadian Home Inspectors for Consumers (CHIC) – established to help protect Canadians at risk of missing out on a home inspection due to demands associated with hot housing markets. CHIC was formed to educate the […]
Every Homeowner Wonders: How Long Will THAT Last?
As a homeowner, you inevitably ask yourself – or your home inspector when you’re buying a property – how long major structures and systems will last once you move in, including the roof, HVAC unit, windows, and so on, because you know home maintenance is a large ongoing cost that you’d like to manage as […]
How to Prepare Your Home for an Inspection
If you’re planning to sell your home, the last thing you need to do is worry about the home inspection and what it may uncover. As with any process, the more prepared you are ahead of time, the smoother the inspection will run. No home is perfect, so just remember that potential buyers want a […]
3 Things Will Help Protect Your Roof This Winter
Winter weather can take its toll on our homes – especially the roof – when we get into heavy snowfall and mixed precipitation like freezing rain that can cause thick layers of ice to form. The key is to have a plan in place to monitor your roof condition and take action before a major […]
Alleviating COVID-19 Mental & Emotional Exhaustion During Real Estate Transactions
Many homebuyers and sellers, as well as Realtors, are suffering from COVID-19 exhaustion – mental and emotional stress associated with the added worry of contracting and/or spreading the virus during the homebuying process. With booming housing markets across the country fuelled by low supply, high demand and record-low mortgage rates, we’re here to bridge the […]
Pre-Offer Inspection Services Add Home Buying Confidence in Hot Markets with Bidding Wars
Real estate markets have continued to be in high demand throughout most of the year – with low supply resulting in multiple bid scenarios – and show no signs of slowing down in the near future. In order to better prepare homebuyers and Realtors before multiple offers begin flowing on a property, we’ve developed three […]
