A first-time buyer should still budget for a home inspection at $400 to $600 on new construction, since a pre-possession walkthrough catches deficiencies before they become the builder's problem instead of yours, and a lawyer handles the title transfer through ISC exactly as they would on a resale.
Compare the builder's price against Saskatoon's $444,700 benchmark and against recent resale comparables in the area before signing, since new construction pricing moves on the builder's own schedule, not the resale market's.
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