{"id":92,"date":"2006-03-02T16:38:16","date_gmt":"2006-03-02T22:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montreal-realestate.ca\/english\/2006\/03\/questions-to-ask-when-buying-a-new-home\/"},"modified":"2019-03-12T02:33:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T02:33:30","slug":"questions-to-ask-when-buying-a-new-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montreal-realestate.ca\/english\/questions-to-ask-when-buying-a-new-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions to Ask when buying a New Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visit your financial institution and ask to be pre-approved for a mortgage &#8211; this will help you know how much you can afford and consequently focus your search for your &#8220;new&#8221; home;<!--more--><br \/>\nMake a list of &#8220;wants&#8221; versus &#8220;needs&#8221;;<\/p>\n<p>Visit display suites, compare asking prices and selling prices, and check out local amenities and the neighbourhood;<\/p>\n<p>Do not be lured by a be autiful brochure, a comfortable floor plan, or the new finishing. All of these appeal to buyers&#8217; emotions. Despite public perception, a new home is not automatically guaranteed to be well built nor perfect. It is essential to research the builder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some important questions to ask:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How long has the builder been in business?<\/li>\n<li>What are the names and addresses of the homes and projects the builder has constructed?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ask for references &amp;\/or home owners who have purchased from this builder:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are they happy with their home?<\/li>\n<li>Have they experienced any problems?<\/li>\n<li>Would they buy another home from this builder?<\/li>\n<li>What is the builder&#8217;s after sale service policy?<\/li>\n<li>What responsibility will the builder assume for the subcontractor?<\/li>\n<li>Does the builder belong to a professional organization such as the Canadian Home Builders&#8217; Association or the Urban Development Institute?<\/li>\n<li>Does the builder and the trades in their employ have any formal training?<\/li>\n<li>Is the builder registered with the New Home Warranty Program?<\/li>\n<li>Is the home enrolled with the New Home Warranty Program?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inquire as to the availability and applicability of the New Home Warranty Program;<\/p>\n<p>Hire a lawyer (or Notary) to represent your interest and to review all documents on your behalf .<br \/>\n<!-- BEGIN: Constant Contact HTML for Send Page to Friend --><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ui.constantcontact.com\/sa\/fp.jsp?plat=i&amp;p=f&amp;m=jix8ysbab\"><u>Send Page To a Friend<\/u><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- END: Constant Contact HTML for Send Page to Friend --><\/p>\n<p>Would you like me to work for you? Call me <a href=\"tel:514-402-8444\">514-402-8444<\/a> or <a href=\"\u201dmailto:jenn@montreal-realestate.ca\u201d\"> <u>email me <\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--adsense#none--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit your financial institution and ask to be pre-approved for a mortgage &#8211; this will help you know how much you can afford and consequently focus your search for your &#8220;new&#8221; home;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-buying-selling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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