“How much does it cost to build a home?”
This is one of the most common questions we receive – and for good reason. The cost of a home is a critical factor in narrowing down your available options.
When looking at the cost of building a new construction home there are two perspectives. You can look at the costs from the purchaser’s side in terms of model costs, homesite costs and extra inclusions to the home. You can also look at it in terms of land costs, building materials cost and labour & overhead from the builders perspective.
Community and Homesite
Your choice of community, as well as your choice of homesite, are two key factors in the overall cost of your home.
The community you choose may have different architectural guidelines, as well as different foundation requirements both, change the price of the home. Some common architectural guidelines include front landscaping requirements, additional stone requirements, garage windows and upgraded siding colours. If your homesite is backing a park or on a corner, the developer may require that there is additional window trim or a rear deck built.
The homesite that you choose will also change the overall price of the home. Homesite pricing is set by developers so depending on the community the same size of lot may be a different cost. As well, the width of the lot, proximity to amenities such as parks and the lot features will all play a role. To view homesites, we have available visit our community pages.
Extra Options
Every new home comes with a variety of standard features that can be upgraded by the home buyer upon request. Pacesetter Homes has carefully chosen our standard features based on buyer’s wants and needs in Saskatchewan as well as optimizing for energy efficiency and home affordability. We also offer customized options for those looking to build their home from the ground up with us.
Popular options include customizing interior door styles, adding under cabinet lighting, adding LVP to the second floor and adding a fireplace.
If you are looking to purchase a quick possession home there are still additional options for you including adding an appliance allowance to purchase your kitchen appliances and laundry using your mortgage. As well, we also offer back yard landscaping, deck building and basement completion services.
When adding most additional options to your home purchase Pacesetter Homes will give you what is called an allowance for this item. You will then select the specific item from the supplier and Pacesetter Homes will let you know the specific cost of that item. If what you have chosen is different than the amount of your allowance it will either be added or subtracted from the total cost of the home at closing. Say for example you have a lighting allowance of $2000. Once it came time to choose your interior light fixtures you would visit our lighting supplier’s showroom and pick the options that you would like. The lighting supplier would then provide Pacesetter Homes with your selection. If the cost of the lighting you chose was only $1500 then you would see a reduction of $500 on the home cost at closing.
Taxes and Rebates
In Saskatchewan, both GST and PST are charged on new home construction. Pacesetter Homes factors both of these taxes along with their applicable rebates into the price of a new construction home. This way you aren’t left to figure out how to claim your GST or PST rebate after you move in – Pacesetter Homes has already accounted for that rebate upfront.
CMHC Green Home Rebate – This rebate is for any new construction home that meets the eligibility standards. For Pacesetter Homes we use a 3rd party company to test many of our homes to determine if they are 15% more energy efficient than a typical new home. If they are, the home purchaser will qualify for a rebate of 15% of their insurance premium. Insurance premiums are paid on any mortgage with less than 20% of a down payment.