Parade of Homes featuring the best of new homes in Manitoba, Canada
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your home… your way Now is a great time to build! One of the key benefits to buying an MHBA member new built home is that you can choose exactly what you want. Your home... Your way. #paradeofhomesmb www.homebuilders.mb.ca With extra-large country garages, Parkhill often adds extra conveniences to make them more user-friendly, as well — heating to accommodate workshops, a small overhead door for one stall to provide handy storage for yard equipment, and even hot-and-cold running water. "That's for people who like to keep their cars clean and do it themselves, or if they're gardeners it comes in handy." While Oak Bluff West is less than 10 minutes from south Kenaston's big-box stores, Thorsteinson says it has an air of serenity that makes it seem much farther from the madding crowd. "It's more of a country feel, it's not as hectic once you get out of the city." In Blumberg Trail, Goodman Homes co-owner Jared Goodman says he's seeing a sign that families are warming to that small-town atmosphere. "Front porches are coming back. This is a community where people want front porches, which says to me it's more neighbourly. Usually you want to sit on your back deck and not talk to your neighbours but in this community everybody's putting front porches on, which is a nice thing to see." And with lots about double the width of a city lot, Goodman says there's also an advantage for folks who plan to age in place. "We're starting one right away that is a 2,400-square-foot bungalow. That isn't possible in a city development — you'd be taking up your entire lot," he says. "If you're considering the aging population that doesn't want to be climbing stairs just to go to bed, a bungalow is a great alternative to a two-storey and you can still have a large home and be able to live in your home longer." GROWING PLACES — Outer Limits — Cont'd from page 29 POH FRONT PORCHES ARE COMING BACK. THIS IS A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE WANT FRONT PORCHES, WHICH SAYS TO ME IT'S MORE NEIGHBOURLY. GOODMAN HOMES — Blumberg Trail file photo 30 Parade of Homes Spring 2019