Home Inspections

• Are home inspection conditions back in the cards? What buyers should know

  Weighing whether to add an inspection condition to your offer? Here's what to expect from the process, and how it could impact one of the biggest financial decisions of your life.

  Money

  May 18, 2024
  
• Few inspections done for home purchases, inspector says

  Home inspections before home purchases are on the decline due to bidding wars, says inspector.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2022
  
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• Surrey homeowner calls for law making home inspections mandatory following new home nightmare

  Frank Loughrey says he's living a nightmare spawned by a hot housing market that often leads prospective buyers to buy a home without an inspection.

  Apr 24, 2017
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• High River homeowner desperate for help 3 years after Alberta floods

  Michele Edwards purchased a starter home in High River a few months ago, but she and her three sons have yet to spend a single night in their bedrooms.

  Consumer

  Aug 29, 2016
• More Metro Vancouver homebuyers forgoing home inspections despite risks

  In Metro Vancouver's heated housing market, many buyers are forgoing home inspections even though it could end up costing them thousands of dollars in the long run.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2016
• Hiring a home inspector? Here are 6 things to remember

  As the spring real estate season heats up, here are six things to remember when hiring a home inspector.

  Consumer

  Mar 15, 2016
• Family of five forced to live in mould-infested Mercier home

  A single mother of four is living in difficult conditions after purchasing what she thought was her dream home in 2010.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2015
• Proposed new standards worry Alberta home inspectors

  A group that represents Alberta home inspectors is worried consumers will end up paying for a proposed new standard for inspections.

  Nov 13, 2014