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Neighborhood Big Factor

In Buying A New Hom

When considering the pur jof public utilities, zoning regu-

~ chase of a new home, it is wise ipa Or ee to spend as much time in he. ton. and public transporta

eoming familiar with the’ neigh- : : faorhood in which the home js “ Thought should also be given located as it is in selecting the to the relationship of your fu- house plan itself. Many times \ture property to’ its surroundings the neighborhood may be the as well as the type of soil and deciding factor for a purchaser terrain in view of the landscap in considering the merits oF wo. ing’ plan desifed. The purchas- appealing properties. , . fer should also be sure and en-

Today's home purchaser

coming very “aware of the Sessments

ned for good community facili). A arr eraene of acceptaole

ties In fact, a recent survey of id incorporates carefully- new home purchasers by the Seppe y 2 well - built , homes National House Builders Associa which onize with other tion supported = thik’ theory houses in the neighborhood. when it revealed that location |———

is Quire concerning taxes and as-|

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The . home itsely pe be. architecturally attractive. coax, structed of quality materials and featuring good wortkmar- ship. The size and arranzcemest heating and lighting. and the amount and type of household equipment ineluded are of ma- jor concern

Another ‘factor te comseer is the adaptability of the house te future chanzes m family needs

The decisive pomt. of course, um selecting a new home is whe- ther it is the kind of house whick will provide for harmonieus hv- jing according te the ere of lyour family life.

of the house was the motivating

force influencing 47 per cent of these buyers Another interesting . factor |

shown by ‘this survey an that as

hugh degree of these. families - 4! some 63 per cent - -- Said that!

they obtained greater satisfac-

tion—in--their-new environment Another 26 per cent found that. their new. neighborhood was about equal to their former sur- roundings, while only |l-per

With our economy on an ‘infla- tionary—tretid, experts say that greater emphasis can now be

cent expressed some ‘measure of dissatisfaction .

ity facilities a is can

Porn rating by hone Placed on the advice that buy-

families is shown in the follow- ing a home is the best possible ing chart investment for a family.

Schools With costs spiralling, young

’ Highway access g7 couples should try to buy a

Shops — 54 home as soon as possible be-

cause more expensive labour, ‘materials; and-land costs would 41 indicate that the price of homes 29 Will continue to follow the na- tional. pattern towards higher price levels forall commodities. However, for. a home buyer : hp there is at least the. satisfaction contribute to a happy home life. lof: -knowing->-that deicckewouae PROTECTS INVESTMENT “ment will also continue to ap _The locality in which a house preciate in keeping with the Is-situated can also protect’ the monetary market. Home own- \nitial investment of a buyer, ‘ership, like other long term real and in many cases,-may be an property, is likely to apprecia- Important factor in enhancing te gmuch faster than-other com- the value of the home modities In other .words, In - selecting a neighborhood, home purchase is: your best

. here are ..a few - facts that |nedige against inflation thould be kept in mind md The proximity and convent. | ence of. schools, churches, ping: and recreational facilities ‘to raising a family.. By the time cannot be overemphasized At- their children are ‘ready tention to the availability of pro- school, the educatienal tection for health and’ safety is ties will be developed in their

-Total--living-convenience 47... Public transportation Recreation, older children Recreation, young children © These new home owners ag- reed that the selection of a good neighborhood can do much to

les to buy nowlis that it

{mportant as well as adequacy new areas. and, in all probability |

Housing Trends

Said Chancing

In a ‘period . of. rising costs, {years and that -

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shop- page dividends to purchase-prior |

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Home Ownership Best Bar Acainst Inflation

the tax burden will be less. ‘Bas- ‘ed om past experience schools jbuilt today will, ‘undoubtedly, cost less than those built temer- row.

An additional factor favouring | the early se of a home is the creation of an estate. which will grow im value and can be, used as collateral for borrowing for further investments. For ° example: - this collateral cam be helpful to raise funds te start a business, to pay fer college edu- cation, to reinvest for profit, and to meet the. expense of adversi- thes.

It_-is well for the younz buyer ‘to remember that with years ef higher earning capacity ahead ithe fixed payment on 2 mortg- age represents a smaller per- jcentage of his annual leach year. | As an example of the concrete value of home ownership, two

Apother reason for young |family

"MESSAGE FROM NHBA |PRESIDENT

Each year the Netiena

Builders Association Hee can you sure that the man who has a the home Week across Camada. This is YO 4¢ considerins buying is . the time wher home builders worthy .of your confidence? display them fimest wares and. There are several ways to offer the peblic ener \choose 2 Teputable. responsible ity te see the latest m house and experienced builder (ee

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industry works .comstamtly te 3398 members in 30 Canadian ensure that the. hemes commupritees Its members are m@ batlds alse lead the werd active m research to develop 7 sew maternais. new building

er n Prisce techmiques. crew equ: pment and Edward Isiamd ! extend @ improved methods of home fin-

warm invitation te vist the amcimz. to the end “that every.

heme. cm display @ boeme purchsier mav get the

durez Na- greatest value possible for his housing do'lar

All NHBA members suscribe te @ Code of Fthiecs which assur- ‘es ug buyers of their reli- ability, a seund~ performance Many acta lation members of- fer a ome-year NHBA warranty to them customer:

Generally, speaking. a builder who is willing ‘o give a one- ‘year warranty on his house is waseanieey and reli- displaying a prime example of

he housing industry sond faith — It S mot good busi- haaesende “ the mess for him to ase. inferior ma-

Cade ef Ethics ts your terials. or “orkmanship » ee er From the _moment—you--decide te buy’ a home. you find” your-

This is a geod time te sre <i taking 2h” increased inter- for yourself the mewest est in ‘evér}’ home you see. trends im Canadian housing. Your friends will be glad to teil

Jean-Yves Gelimas, you about their own experience

"President. with home ownership, and can

National Heuse Builders anon provide information on a Asseciaties. good builder to consult for the

type of. home you're seeking.

over a year period by Practt- E cal Builder. a trade publication. five-room apartment, initially Both couples surveyed were for $108 a month With steadi-

married in 1954

‘ly imcreasing rents. the monthly INCREASES

VALUE ’ rental over the 10-year period ‘One couple bousht a $17.99 averaged $13% for a total of $16,- bome im 1%5 and ° ak homes te We. ~-« nome at which represents ‘day bas a market value of $22- equit AH the family has to 300. it was purchased om a ae for their money are rent year $15,008 mortgage at 5 per receipts. j

cent interes. The $8 a moaih Beyond the monetary factors

imvelved, there is also the per- sonal pride in home ownership and the privacy, which your oun home affords. This privacy is @ very important factor in

equity and $6212 was paid in in- ‘terest. 2

today’s: busy and crowded life.

Your Builder —

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enstomess for whom 8 beter | The Guerdien, Charlottetown, Fri., Sept. 80, 1966. 17

has erected houses

which have ‘stood the test’ en Ramee Cannialle

years of useful service with * upon his own two hands far er, painter and the°varieus

maintenance and much of _the labour involved. other tradesmen required te He is responsible for co-ordinat build’ a quality home

ahd ceased carpenter, plumber, brick-lay-

Know — |

ja inimum of repair costs

The modern house builder is

ing the efforts of all the special- eens 5 a very different, person from jists that work on your home LOVE ANIMALS Finally, the best ‘check of the carpenter of yesteryear, He must: know how to select the : British pet-lovers keep 5,000,

all is the number of satisfied who, perhaps, built one-or two various sub-trades, such as, the 000 cats and 4,000,000 dogs. oeeeeeemeneeenaneninmin ae —_— wns

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Sure we offer a wide range and fast delivery, and many demands are made on our capabilities.

sna | shlak Tasik tes iaal tosa tee walt so busy lies in the quality of the mer- ~ chandise we sell—Every load | carry is consistent in ‘its quality—and seoner or later everyone learns to this.

1 guess we don't handle every bar tee? that the dealer can sell, but I'd bet that we handle the best.

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‘there are two parties who find | has themselves hopelessly trapped because of prevalent economic conditions— the. constimer and the person, who produces and markets the product.

In the residential construc-

contributed te. inflation trends in housing costs. He said that these periods when builders must cease operations imake it impossible to plan a |co-ordinated building program. \As a result he noted:

tion field, the house builder is | Home _ builders burdened all too aware of this danger and |with maintaining overhead .nd for years has been carrying. on |staff, established. to build a technical research in order to high volume of homes, must of produce housing: using the best jnecessity increase the--price. of materials and building methods jtheir product if that production in the most economic way. How jis seriously curbed. the over-

ever, builders now realize that this technical. field is not the only work required to make their product attractive to the | “market.

head still must be met with few- jer units and :the result can jonly be a higher unit cost as in any production -operation “While the effects of a mort-

The greatest obstacles in the igage shortage is felt immediat- way of progress today have to jely in- on-site construction, it is be the periodic shortages of jonly a short time until ‘manufac- mortgage funds and the cost of |turers of building components

““gerviced land. These two items were pinpointed by Jean- Yves Gellinas, president of the Na- tional House Builders Associa- tion, when he announced _ that ‘his organization was taking ac- tion to meet these other indus- try problems. through the for- mation of a residential Resear-

jare also affected. within a few jmonths a housing slowdown jalso begins to show on other al- ‘lied ‘businesses such as furni- |ture manufacturers and deal-

ers, hardware suppliers and the |

linfinite ‘variety of other goods land services that. are required

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eh Council, which would study | munity.” economic as well a technical | -Mr. GéTiivas said that he hop- matters. es the work of the Residential |

In making the announcement eoncerning . formation ™ the Council, he said:

MANY PROBLEMS

“With our industry facing a

iod of the greatest expansion

its history there are numer- ous problems to be solved in or- der that we may be ready for the higher production necessary in years ahead. As inany hous- ing units will have to be’ built in the next 34 years as were con- structed in Canada during the past 400 years. This is a chal- lenge. which the Association, as representative of the hous- ing industry, has accepted. A housing research prozram to study the problems has there- fore become’ of primary signif- feance

“Over the ‘nat 19 vears the NHBA_ Research Committee has been a most active: and ef- fective group in the technical field. New products, improved methods of construction as well as ° building standards

Research Council may be as beneficial from. an economic viewpoint as NBA technical research. has been over the ipast few years. -

the Committee and as a result the consumer benefitted throu- gh reduced costs and better building practices.

“However, it has become ap- parent recently that, while this technical phase has los! none of Its importance, it is necessary for more concentrated research to be undertaken on fhe econ- omic factors involved in our business. That is the Treason

that we are enlarging wr - re,

a com- mittee Jevel to that of a Gouncil embracing both techni¢al and economic. research | committees within its structure.’ MORTGAGE FUNDS

The NHBA_ president said that it is essential thatsome method be found to cevelop_a more stable source of Mortgage |: funds. He pointed out that his industry has one suffered trom the periaic Stace of

mortgage money dost-- war

the appearance of a home.

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