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| In the News |
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| Living in Limbo |
| This article profiles a number of condominium buyers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) who have experienced lengthy delays in the delivery of their units. |
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| Getting Tough |
| It’s the dirty little secret of the new home construction industry. It infuriates honest builders, it costs Tarion Warranty Corporation millions of dollars in unnecessary claims and burdens the provincial and federal governments with lost tax revenues and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Claims. |
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| Great Expectations |
| This article by Heather Greenwood Davis is the first segment of a regular column aimed at young, first-time purchasers and the issues surrounding the new home buying experience. |
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| New Year Checklist |
| This Toronto Star article by Heather Greenwood Davis suggests an unorthodox New Years resolution. Instead of trying to lose weight or quit smoking, Davis encourages homeowners to adopt a more proactive approach to home maintenance. |
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| Check to see if home is under warranty |
| In this article for the Toronto Star, Bob Aaron encourages consumers who are thinking about buying a new home to ensure their builder is registered with Tarion Warranty Corporation before they make their purchase. |
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| Cracking down on delinquent builders |
| Illegal building in Ontario’s new home industry is a serious matter and Tarion takes an active role in finding those builders who break the law. This article reports on two Ottawa-area builders who were recently convicted of illegal building. |
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| The Awards Game |
| This Toronto Star article reports on each of the major new home builder award programs in Ontario. |
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| PineRidge driveway paving finally coming |
| The Gravenhurst Banner reported that Tarion Warranty Corporation has contracted Fowler Construction to pave 38 driveways in a PineRidge subdivision after the builder was “unwilling and unable” to finish the work itself. |
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| Tarion Expands Builder Sessions |
| The Fall 2005 issue of Ontario Home Builder Magazine provides details about Tarion’s expanding Builder File Review Clinics. |
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| Builders warned of new challenges |
| The Toronto Star recently reported on some of the challenges that new home builders in Ontario are facing in an article that includes quotes from Greg Gee, President and CEO of Tarion, and Mitch Cohen, President of The Daniels Corporation. |
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| 2005 Tarion Awards of Excellence Receives National Media Coverage |
| This year’s Tarion Awards of Excellence, a gala event that honoured customer service excellence in Ontario’s new home industry, received coverage in both the national and provincial press, with articles in The National Post, The Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star and The Toronto Sun. |
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| Four area builders join Tarion awards finalists |
| The Toronto Star recently published the list of finalists in this year’s Tarion Awards of Excellence, an annual gala event that honours Ontario builders who excel in the area of customer service. |
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| Building Industry Groups List Award Candidates |
| The Globe and Mail recently reported that Tarion Warranty Corporation (“Tarion”), and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association had announced their lists of finalists for honours in the new home building industry. |
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| Tarion on call to protect home buyers |
| The Toronto Sun recently published an article that profiled Tarion’s Enforcement Department, a group of former police officers who protect new home buyers and the Ontario building industry from problems that can result from illegal building activity. |
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| Ready for Inspection |
| This article provides a first-person account of the options available to consumers if they would like their new home builder to address deficiencies in their new home. One of the options they have is to fill out statutory warranty forms provided by Tarion Warranty Corporation and send these in to their builder according to specific timelines outlined by Tarion. As this article points out, taking the time to fill out the forms properly can be very important to the new home experience. |
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| Answering your questions |
| In Jayson Schwarz’s recent column for New Home and Condos for Sale, he answers reader’s questions, including one about Tarion. |
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| Visiting a clinic may clear up warranty questions |
| Toronto Builder Magazine recently reported on Tarion’s Builder File Review Clinics, a series of open invitation meetings that provide builders with one-on-one access to senior Tarion Claims, Builder Relations and License and Underwriting personnel. |
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| Check out coverage on loft conversions |
| In the Toronto Star’s “New in Homes” section, Julie DiLorenzo writes that newly built “loft-style” homes are eligible for warranty coverage that is backed by Tarion, while “loft conversions” are not. |
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| Illegal builder denied new trial, taken to jail |
| The North Bay Nugget reported that new home builder Roland Boissonneault was returned to jail after a judge refused to grant him a new trial or overturn his latest conviction.
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| Home Completion Delays a Sign of the Times |
| In response to a new home buyer’s e-mail concerning delayed closings, real estate lawyer Bob Aaron discusses the options available to both home buyers and builders when a new home closing is delayed. |
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| New model homes may not be covered by Tarion |
| Real estate lawyer Bob Aaron writes that some model homes may be exempt from Ontario’s mandatory builder warranty, even if they are brand new and have never been occupied. |
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| Don't be surprised by closing costs |
| In her Toronto Star column, “The Builders’ View”, Julie Di Lorenzo outlines various closing costs that come with buying a new home, and encourages new home buyers to budget 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent of their purchase price to meet these costs. |
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| Greg Gee makes a return appearance on Inside Real Estate |
| Tarion President and CEO Greg Gee recently returned as a guest on the Roger’s Cable Network Program "Inside Real Estate," where he participated in a panel discussion that addressed the topic: “Should I buy a Condo or a Home?” |
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| The House Police |
| Theresa Boyle recently reported on the investigative activities of Tarion Warranty Corporation’s Enforcement Department. |
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| Substitutions and delays |
| In his “Legally Speaking” column, Jayson Schwarz writes that when purchasing a new home or condominium, consumers should be aware of important legal issues relating to the substitution of materials and closing delays.
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| New Tarion call centre part of plan to improve service |
| Julie Di Lorenzo, the new president of the Greater Toronto Homebuilders Association (GTHBA), reported on a recent tour that Tarion President and CEO Greg Gee gave to Greater Toronto Area (GTA) builders of Tarion’s new Customer Centre in north Toronto. |
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| Builder Relations at Tarion |
| The Winter 2004/05 issue of Toronto Builder magazine reported on the Builder Relations Department that was recently created at Tarion. |
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| New Dream Home Diary |
| Guest columnist Jude Kelly recently wrote a “New Dreamhome Diary” article that provided the magazine’s readers with information about our seminars for new home buyers as well as a general introduction about who we are and what we do. |
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| Warranty policies 'raising the bar' |
| On January 22, 2005, W.D. Lighthall of the Toronto Star reported on how recent policies introduced by Tarion Warranty Corporation have enhanced the level of customer service provided by Ontario’s new home building industry. |
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| Greg Gee appears on Inside Real Estate |
| Tarion President and CEO Greg Gee appeared as a guest on the Roger's Cable Network Program, "Inside Real Estate," where he took questions from callers about Tarion and new home warranty coverage. |
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