45 YEARS PARADE OF HOMES ❖ TODAY & FUTURE
Today & Future
PARADE OF HOMES TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE BY ERIN DEBOOY The Parade of Homes has been going strong for 45 years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down.
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very year there are more entries into the Parade of Homes than the year
on the main floor. You’ll see a bedroom on the main floor of a two-storey with a full bathroom because that may be where the parents or grandparents live, so that’s evolving.” Separate side entrances are also growing in popularity, says Matthew Yan, vice-president of A&S Homes, as well as having a spice kitchen. “A major feature right now is adding a secondary spice kitchen off their main kitchen,” Yan says. “This allows people to do their hard cooking with all their oils and all their dishes in a separate room away from the main kitchen, so when you’re entertaining, you don’t have the smell or the clutter of the plates and glasses — they’re separate in the spice kitchen.”
their needs change — and, as builders, we want to meet those needs,” Balaz says. “Often times, customers can be the drivers in these changes.” Today, more designs are geared toward different multi-generational needs and different cultural needs as well, Balaz says. Today, more designs are geared toward different multi-generational needs and different cultural needs as well.
prior, says Jason Jaquet, vice- president of Randall Homes, which gives more choices to prospective homebuyers and the newest options in innovation and trends. “The good thing about the Parade of Homes is that builders are constantly designing new models because everyone wants to see a fresh new look,” Jaquet says. “You don’t want to be stagnant, so everyone comes up with new models to show.” The needs of the customer are a huge driver in what these new models look like, says Tony Balaz, chair of the 2025 Parade of Homes committee. “Our customers change and
“In the last five to six years, we’re starting to see the use of the home changing,” Balaz says. “You’re back to seeing two living areas
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