Akela Home & Building Inspection

06/30/2024

Recent changes to the governance act allows ASTTBC to govern home inspectors in BC. As I am a 50 year member of this great organization , I can pass on the confidence to my clients that I am regulated by the act to perform professionally to the standards of practice adopted by this organization.

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08/31/2023

The recent wild fires make it important to reduce your risk by removing combustibles from around your home and getting a risk assement as part of your home inspection.

05/26/2023

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05/20/2023

https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/opinion/2018/02/24/ask-for-references-and-written-contract-when-you-pick-home-inspector.html Do not trust Sponsored web pages that implement better webpage SEO and AI as they may not be a good home inspector contact them and judge them with the words Regulated , experienced, and Trustworthy. Licenced and professional are nice but anybody can get a license and call themselves professional.

Home sellers are opting for home inspections because the information can help develop a strategy for selling, writes Joe Richer.

05/10/2023

https://storeys.com/market-uncertainty-home-inspectors-toug

GTA home inspectors are reporting little work and a thinned-out workforce, sparking concerns about the future of the business.

01/21/2022

Home inspectors say buyers are “in trouble” in a hot housing market with inspections on the decline, a CBC news story said.

Locally and across Canada, home inspections came to a halt this summer and fall.

Concern for the consumer is not expressed by the realtors when they advise the consumer to remove the subjects, without advising them of their rights to an inspection, just for a quick sale.

Recently the B.C. government announced it would introduce a “cooling-off” period in 2022 that will give home buyers a chance to change their minds. Hopefully, this will allow more time for inspections to occur.

A full inspection is a must. It should be done without any realtor in attendance.

Statistics from The Home Inspector Licensing Consultation Report, published by the BC government, show the benefits of home inspections:

— 19% identified issues that the seller fixed.

— 10% prevented the home purchase

— 14% saved money

— 57% created a peace of mind.

My advice to prospective home buyers is take advantage of the waiting period get a full home inspection from a reputable professional.

Make sure you get a hard copy. Do not accept a tick box inspection without descriptive narratives. Tell the inspector you or your appointee will be on the site when the inspection takes place.

Dwight E Carroll, Akela Home & Building Inspection

12/04/2021

HHome inspectors say buyers are 'in trouble' in hot housing market with inspections on the decline. A CBC story said. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Locally and across Canada home inspections came to a halt this summer and fall. Concern for the consumer is not expressed by the Realtors when they advise the consumer to remove the subjects without advising them of their rights to an inspection, just for a quick sale.
Recently the B.C. government announced it would introduce a “cooling of period” in 2022 that will give home buyers a chance to change their minds. Hopefully, this will give home buyers a chance to change their minds.
Hopefully , this will allow more time for inspections to occur.

A full inspection is a must, it should be done without any realtor attendance .
Statistics from “The Home Inspector Licensing Consultation Report” published by the BC government show the benefits of home inspections:
Seehttps://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/121/2013/12/home-inspector-licensing-consult-report.pdf
• 19 % identified issues that the seller fixed.
• 10% Prevented the home purchase.
• 14% Saved money.
• 57% Created a peace of mind.
My advice to prospective home buyers is take advantage of the waiting period get a full home inspection from a reputable professional. ( as Mike Holmes say’s hire a talented inspector). Make sure you get a hard copy. Do not accept a tick box inspection without descriptive narratives. Tell the inspector you or your appointee will be on the site when the inspection takes place.
Akela Home & Building Inspection
Dwight E Carroll AScT/CHI
ome inspectors say buyers are 'in trouble' in hot housing market with inspections on the decline. A CBC story said. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Locally and across Canada home inspections came to a halt this summer and fall. Concern for the consumer is not expressed by the Realtors when they advise the consumer to remove the subjects without advising them of their rights to an inspection, just for a quick sale.
Recently the B.C. government announced it would introduce a “cooling of period” in 2022 that will give home buyers a chance to change their minds. Hopefully, this will give home buyers a chance to change their minds.
Hopefully , this will allow more time for inspections to occur.

A full inspection is a must, it should be done without any realtor attendance .
Statistics from “The Home Inspector Licensing Consultation Report” published by the BC government show the benefits of home inspections:
Seehttps://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/121/2013/12/home-inspector-licensing-consult-report.pdf
• 19 % identified issues that the seller fixed.
• 10% Prevented the home purchase.
• 14% Saved money.
• 57% Created a peace of mind.
My advice to prospective home buyers is take advantage of the waiting period get a full home inspection from a reputable professional. ( as Mike Holmes say’s hire a talented inspector). Make sure you get a hard copy. Do not accept a tick box inspection without descriptive narratives. Tell the inspector you or your appointee will be on the site when the inspection takes place.
Akela Home & Building Inspection
Dwight E Carroll AScT/CHI

10/22/2020

I am now doing PCA Property Condition Assessments to the ASTM 2018 standard. In the past Commercial Property Inspections were not usually done to any uniform standard. My clients deserve better than a modified home inspection which many inspectors do. These PCA inspections are a requirement of government and financial institutions along with other documentation before the client can get financing. My experience is industrial and I have worked for many years in manufacturing and have infinite knowledge in that area. call me to book a PCA inspection and be assured you are getting a well documented quality inspection with drawings and site maps. at 250 470 8467

06/21/2020

The PGA (Professional Governance Act) is now a reality in BC and will affect those inspectors who are not governed by it. This means under the act home inspectors will be fined and in some cases dismissed for not acting professionally. Current inspectors will be re assessed for competency before they can continue to practice.

03/31/2020

Home inspectors have to follow the corona virus rules about distancing and quarantine requirements. Domestic real estate based inspection is not an essential service unless you are a Building Official and work for a city or region we should not be inspecting homes or buildings. We need to do our part in flattening the curve .

03/27/2020

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