Warranty move to cost up to $2,000 per home

The provincial government has taken the first step in passing legislation aimed at protecting new home buyers in Alberta — a move which could add up to $2,000 to the cost of each new home.

First reading was recently given by the Alberta legislature to the New Home Buyer Protection Act, which would make warranty coverage for new homes mandatory in the province.

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