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Spring Maintenance Checklist for Townhome Living
Spring Maintenance Checklist for Townhome Living – Protecting your Investment Fresh season, fresh start — and a home that runs as beautifully as it looks. Spring has a way of waking everything [...]
Understanding the Mortgage Stress Test
Understanding the Mortgage Stress Test: What Ontario Homebuyers Need to Know With housing prices improving and encouraging conversations underway about removing GST/HST on new homes for all buyers, not just first-time home buyers, [...]
Winter Maintenance Checklist for Townhome Owners: Protect Your Home and Your Peace of Mind
Winter Maintenance Checklist for Townhome Owners: Protect Your Home and Your Peace of Mind Winter in Ontario has arrived with all the usual suspects — cold winds, drifting snow, and the hunt for [...]
2026 Paint Colour Trends — The New Baseline for Modern Comfort
2026 Paint Colour Trends — The New Baseline for Modern Comfort These are the trends designers are forecasting, translated into spaces that feel cozy, stylish, and doable for homes with smaller footprints (townhouses, [...]
Claim Your Savings with Starward Homes
Claim Your Savings with Starward Homes Great news for first-time homebuyers: Ontario has introduced major rebates on newly built homes—and when combined with the federal government’s existing rebate, the result is big savings [...]
Smart Home, Smart Investment: How Technology Is Transforming the Modern Home
Smart Home, Smart Investment: How Technology Is Transforming the Modern Home The New Standard of Living The way we live is evolving, and so are the homes we live [...]
Understanding the GST Savings on New Homes
Understanding the GST Savings on New Homes (and What’s Next for Housing Affordability in Canada) Buying a home — especially your first home — is one of life’s biggest milestones. It’s equal parts [...]
The Role of a Tarion Warranty in Protecting Your New Home
The Role of a Tarion Warranty in Protecting Your New Home Home Ownership 101 Series Introduction Buying a new home is one of the most exciting and significant [...]
The Homebuyer’s Journey
The Homebuyer’s Journey: Tips for Navigating Your New Home Build Buying a new home is one of life’s biggest milestones—and at Starward Homes, we know it’s as exciting as it is important. With [...]
Top 5 Reasons to Buy a New Home
Top 5 Reasons to Buy a New Home Buying a new home is more than just unpacking boxes in a fresh space — it’s planting new roots, setting the tone, and designing a [...]
Fall in Full Colour: The Best Autumn Destinations in Hamilton & Cambridge
Fall in Full Colour: The Best Autumn Destinations in Hamilton & Cambridge There’s something magical about fall in Ontario. The air turns crisp, sweaters come out of storage, and the landscape transforms into a [...]
MarketWatch: Understanding Amortization Options in Ontario
MarketWatch: Understanding Amortization Options in Ontario For many Ontarians, navigating the path to homeownership means making sense of mortgage terminology. Among the most important factors to consider is your amortization period—the length of [...]
Fall in Love with Home Ownership: Why Autumn Moves Make Sense
Fall in Love with Home Ownership: Why Autumn Moves Make Sense There’s no denying it—Canada’s housing market feels different this fall. Higher tariffs and ongoing rate uncertainties have left many buyers taking a [...]
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Outdoor Space This Season
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Outdoor Space This Season Because great spaces deserve to be enjoyed right to the last warm breeze. Late summer is the perfect time to [...]
The Perfect Backyard BBQ: Tips for Outdoor Entertaining Before Summer Ends
The Perfect Backyard BBQ: Tips for Outdoor Entertaining Before Summer Ends Because summer’s not over until the last burger is flipped. The final stretch of summer has a magic all its own [...]
Explore these Move-In Ready Homes in Beautiful Cambridge!
Explore these Move-In Ready Homes in Beautiful Cambridge! Cambridge (Ontario) is a beautiful city blending historical charm with all things modern. What makes it such a special place to live? [...]
Starward’s latest Communities: Getting ready for move-ins!
Starward’s latest Communities: Getting ready for move-ins! Congratulations to all our new homeowners –It’s been a busy summer on the community construction front as we continue to work towards getting you moved in! [...]
What’s Happening in the Community
Walking, Golf and Boas…all for a good cause! We know that healthy, thriving communities are made up of more than just homes. It’s truly about the people. And, while Starward has supported many [...]
Tips and Tricks to Take Care of Your Sod
Tips & Tricks to help your new sod thrive! It’s exciting to move into your new home, especially when freshly laid sod is put down and you now have a beautiful yard to [...]
Neighbour to Neighbour Golf Tournament Highlight
The Neighbour to Neighbour Golf Tournament was a success! Thanks to everyone involved in this years Neighbour to Neighbour Golf Tournament. Check out this video highlighting the event.
The YWCA Walk a Mile in their shoes, supported by the Starward Community Care Foundation
Strong communities are about more than just homes, they’re about the strength and vitality of the people living here. The YWCA Walk a Mile in their shoes, supported by the Starward Community Care Foundation, [...]
The Starward Community Care Foundation is proud to support the YWCA’s Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event
Raising awareness and funds that support a strong no to violence against women, children and gender diverse peoples.
YWCA Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
An event worthy of everyone’s support – YWCA Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
Is now a good time to buy?
Is now a good time to buy? June 29 2022 The headlines in the papers are painting a daunting picture of housing market declines as we see broader market activity and interest rates being [...]
River Mill is Growing
The Ridge at River Mill – 200 New Homes Coming Fall 2021 River Mill, a master planned community just north of Cambridge off Maple Grove Road, has been steadily growing, offering recreational parks [...]
Scenic Views at Scenic Trails
Scenic Views at Scenic Trails Escarpment living is a dream for many families – and Scenic Trails delivers. Sitting majestically on the corner of Redfern and Sanatorium in West Hamilton, and mere minutes [...]
Welcome to the Neighbourhood!
Brooklyn Heights 1 & 2 in River Mill, Cambridge Brooklyn Heights 1 & 2, a community of 113 three story, two-and-three bedroom towns ranging in size from 1360 sqft – 1930 sqft, and [...]
belle’ville in Ancaster – SOLD OUT
The bijoux was the belle of the ball! On June 12th we released belle’ville in Ancaster and received a resounding - YES we want these homes! - from our clients. belle’ville , a [...]
Scenic Trails – Closing Info
Scenic Trails Closings Fall is a time for new beginnings! Scenic Trails, our 4-storey mid-rise luxury condo building on the Hamilton West Mountain began closings this past September and have moved in many of [...]
2021 Women of distinction awards
Women of Distinction – The Courage of Covid In years past, the YWCA Women of Distinction awards has recognized many outstanding women and organizations who’ve been committed to the development of other women and [...]
Simple Scheduled Maintenance
Your new home will be fresh and shiny when you move in – let’s keep it that way! We’ve listed some of the best tips for simple, scheduled maintenance that will keep your new [...]
What do homebuyers typically buy after moving in?
There are a lot of costs to consider in your budget when buying a new home, so we’ve created a list for your consideration of the typical purchases for new homebuyers after they move [...]
Top 10 upgrades that pay off at resale
When purchasing a new home, buyers are offered many upgrades to choose from. Even when purchasing an existing home, there is the opportunity to make your own renovations and upgrades to the existing amenities. [...]
Size Matters – What is the right square footage for you?
It’s a logical relationship - as home prices go up, sizes go down. Homebuyers now are learning to make the most with the least space. In the past, the rule of thumb was 1,000 [...]
Mythbuster – The Truth about New Homes
Have you been skeptical about the new home buying process? Let us ease your mind by busting some of the most popular myths about new homes. 1. It’s cheaper to renovate an existing house. [...]
Scenic Trails – Construction – Take a tour
Take a tour of Scenic Trails, the newest luxury condo mid-rise on the Hamilton West Mountain. 144 units plus luxury amenity spaces including two beautiful outdoor terraces connected by "The Cave", a gorgeous indoor/outdoor [...]
Santa Run – Chedoke Heights contributing to a stong Hamilton
We were all in for the iRun Hamilton 5k Santa run that took place on Sunday November 24th at the RHYC. In support of Hamilton Foodshare, the 5k Santa Run had over 500 Santa’s [...]
Best Home and Garden Shows in our Area
As Spring begins, so do some of the best home and garden shows in the GTA West. These shows are a great way to find home and garden inspiration as they expose you to [...]
How to Cut Costs in Your New Home
When building or buying a new home, it is important to find the balance between saving money and purchasing high quality products that will require little to no replacements or repairs and cost more [...]
Checklist For First Time Home Buyers
Whether or not you agreed with our last blog post and are in favour of buying new homes, if you are a first time purchaser, we are here to help you through the process. [...]
What Makes a New Home More Efficient
As we mentioned in Start Fresh, Buy New, one of the benefits of buying a newly-constructed home is the fact that this new home is probably filled with the hottest construction products, saving you time and [...]
Start Fresh, Buy New – The benefits of newly purchased homes
In 2017 in Ontario alone, over 79,000 homes began the ground-breaking process. Compared to past years, this was a 25.1% increase in new home and condominium construction. Why is the demand for new homes [...]
Hot Products Used in New Home Construction
As we mentioned in Start Fresh, Buy New, one of the benefits of buying a newly-constructed home is the fact that this new home is filled with the latest and hottest construction products, saving you time [...]