Notes from the Dome: Homebuyer protections, UCP spurns tax credits

The Alberta government is urging prospective homeowners to use a new online registry to search for reputable builders before forking out cash for a new home.
The registry follows the creation of mandatory licensing for residential builders, which took effect Dec. 1. More than 1,900 licences have been approved. 
“Now that we have both builder licensing and new home warranty rules in place, homebuyers will be better protected when they make the biggest purchase of their lives,” Mu