Parade of Homes

Fall 2015

Parade of Homes featuring the best of new homes in Manitoba, Canada

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...style is everything! 995 Milt Stegall Drive • 204.784.0099 • 1-866-870-1292 • www.robinsonlightingcentre.com Discover a huge selection of lighting styles, accessories and more from the world's leading manufacturers. L I G H T I N G I N C . If you long for the charm of an older home, you can get that in a brand new one, too. Boulevard-style homes with detached garages in the rear and plenty of curb appeal in the front are available in several new neighbourhoods. Kensington Homes has a beauty at 628 Sage Creek Blvd., with a second-floor laundry room, modern walk-in closets and a glorious open kitchen, and marketing manager ryan Alby points out that rather than buy someone else's dream home, you can choose your own options. Mud rooms, walk-in pantries, kitchen islands and high ceilings have become the norm, and more builders are adopting age-in-place concepts, with wide doors and no-step entryways that allow for wheelchair access, and designs that can easily be adapted as homeowners age. Moore says resale homes and new homes are continuing to increase in price, and costs for materials will rise as the u.S. housing market starts to rebound. But there's a good opportunity to get into the market now. "The (interest) rates are unbelievably low still, and they're going to continue that way for quite a while," he says. "you can't beat getting in on the ground floor and buying a new home." 1832 King Edward Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R2R 0N1 Ph: (204) 633-5980 Fax: (204) 694-0344 'When you build your own home, you get to choose the neighbourhood you want … what it looks like … whatever it may be' Parade of Homes FALL 2015 19

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