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The Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA) booklet “Buying and Selling a Home” is 40-page  guide to the law for buyers and sellers of residential real estate in Saskatchewan. It outlines common legal issues that arise in a typical real estate transaction. Buyers and sellers of real estate sign contracts and make other important personal, financial and legal decisions along the way. The booklet provides general information to help buyers and sellers of property make informed decisions when making or accepting offers, seeking financing or arranging transfers of title. The booklet is available in PDF format on PLEA’s website www.plea.org or may be ordered in quantity free-of-charge. PLEA is a non-profit, non-government organization funded by the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan and the Department of Justice Canada.
 

Home Renovation Tax Credit program
Click here for a  PDF version of a new fact sheet from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regarding the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC). Further information on this tax credit is available on the CRA’s HRTC website at www.cra-arc.gc.ca/hrtc. (Program ends February 1, 2010)

 

Green Book III
Order your PDF version of Regina's Green Book III: Smart Ways to Save 
by clicking HERE.


Low-Flow Toilet Rebate Program
The Provincial Toilet Replacement Rebate Program is funded through the Go Green Fund. It provides a $50 rebate to Saskatchewan home and multi-unit complex owners who replace a high volume toilet (13-litre per flush or higher) with a dual flush or 6-litre or less per flush toilet.  Single family and multi-unit application forms can be found on the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority website. Information and forms will also be available at Saskatchewan Watershed Authority regional offices and low-flush toilet retail and wholesale outlets.

 

Canadian Home Builders' Manual
Canadian Home Builders' Association Builders' Manual is the definitive guide for home building in Canada.

For those who need to know how to build homes in one of the toughest climates on earth, the Canadian Home Builders' Association Builders' Manual is the most authoritative guide you will find for building superior energy efficient housing.

This newly expanded and updated edition, based on the building techniques proven by R-2000, offers over 400 pages of concise information and east-to-follow instructions.

Included are an expanded section on renewable energy and a brand new section on home automation.

 

To order your copy, contact the Regina & Region Home Builders' Association at: 546-5225 or come into the office at 1801 MacKay Street to pickup a copy

$45.00+taxes (RRHBA Member Price) or $65.00+taxes (Non RRHBA Member Price)

www.buildermanual.com