6 Reasons a Brand-New Home Is the Perfect Choice for Someone New to Canada
Those who are new to Canada often have to balance a variety of factors when choosing a home. One of the most important things you’ll need to consider is the cost of the home. Brand-new homes tend to be more expensive than resale homes, but it’s important to look at the overall costs you might incur. While resale homes can be less expensive at the start, the problems that arise with them can cost you more and more money.
Besides cost, there are other factors that make brand-new homes uniquely suitable for those who have just moved here. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why that’s the case.
New Homes are Move-In Ready
You want to get settled into your new home as quickly as possible. When you buy a resale home, there are often many things you need to do before the home is ready for you to move into. You may need to make renovations or even just little updates to the look of the home.
A brand-new home, on the other hand, is built to your exact specification. You don’t have to spend time and money making the home ready for your family. You can simply move right in, and that’s a big relief.
A New Home Requires Less Maintenance
Additionally, resale homes tend to require a lot of maintenance. Even if it seems move-in ready when you first purchase it, problems can quickly crop up. Whether this is something like flickering lighting fixtures or a slow drain near the washing machine, you’ll need to find the right person for the job.
When you’re new to the area, though, you don’t know who to call yet. And you probably don’t have friends to ask for a referral. This is an even bigger challenge if English isn’t your first language.
The great thing about brand-new homes is that they don’t require extensive maintenance soon after you move in. Sure, you should call someone in for general annual maintenance, but the builder will give you recommendations for providers. Having fewer maintenance issues is going to save you both time and money.
The Alberta New Home Warranty
Even better, a brand-new home in Alberta is going to come with a new home warranty. This means that if things break due to poor workmanship or defects with the materials, you won’t have to pay for the repairs.
The Alberta New Home Warranty gives new home owners coverage for up to 10 years, depending. Materials and labour are covered for a year, with distribution systems and the “shell” of the home are covered for two and five years, respectively. Structural elements and integrity are covered for 10 years.
As a newcomer, knowing you won’t have to worry about repairs for at least a year will give you great peace of mind.
Plenty of Options for Customization
Brand-new homes also have plenty of options for customization. Initially, you’ll look at some of the structural elements that will make the house perfect for you in the layout of the home. For instance, if you want a mudroom, a home office, a spice kitchen, or a lot of bedrooms, those are all things you can easily find in a brand-new home. Your choices are practically endless!
Once you’ve got these basics down, you can then customize the design elements of the home. This includes the style and colour of flooring, the paint colours on the walls, cabinetry, lighting fixtures, and a whole lot more or purchase a Sterling Evolve home and the design elements are chosen by a professional designer and packaged in 4 choices for you.
Finding Something to Fit Your Budget
Resale homes tend to have a fairly set price, and some of the factors driving up the cost of a resale home are design options you wouldn’t choose on your own. There’s sometimes room for negotiation, but the seller can always turn down your offer.
With a brand-new home, you have some control over the cost of the home based on the choices you make. This means that you’re able to pay extra for the things that matter to you while minimizing costs on the things you don’t care that much about.
Additional Space for Multigenerational Families
Brand-new homes are able to include separate living areas for multigenerational families, such as a suite in the basement. This is appealing to many Canadian immigrants because they tend to live with extended families.
You can sometimes renovate a resale home to include these features, but there’s often a higher price tag attached to these decisions. In many cases, though, it’s not possible to create a separate living area due to changes in building codes.
Brand-new homes can look to be more expensive than resale homes but you really need to look beyond the price tag. Most of the time, the benefits outweigh these extra costs. Come visit Sterling Homes to see what we have to offer and talk to an Area Manager about your needs.
About the Author:
At Sterling Homes, our mission is to provide the opportunity for affordable homeownership without compromise. Over the last 70 years, Sterling Edmonton has quickly become one of Edmonton’s most popular builders. We bring more than seven decades worth of exceptional customer service, superior design and unparalleled craftsmanship to the greater Edmonton area. As a member of the Qualico Group, Sterling Homes focuses on greater Edmonton’s finest family communities, while being able to offer some of the region’s most family friendly prices thanks to volume purchasing power for materials, trades and land. This has not only made Sterling one of Edmonton’s bestselling, move-up builders, but also one of the industry’s most respected home providers. It is through our uncompromising commitment to our customers that we proudly deliver the Sterling Advantage – that’s why each and every home we build includes a 10-year home warranty, a completion guarantee and new home warranty excellence rating. Our Advantage is our pledge that, when you build your dream home with Sterling, we will deliver a timely, well-built home you’re sure to enjoy for years to come.
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