{"id":10,"date":"2026-09-12T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/johnbraconnier-com\/2026\/09\/12\/planning-to-buy-or-build\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:00:00","slug":"planning-to-buy-or-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/planning-to-buy-or-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning to buy or build"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Thinking about taking the leap into homeownership or building from the ground up? As your local Edmonton realtor, I know how important it is to start by identifying your needs, the right community, and setting a clear budget. Whether you\u2019re deciding between building new or buying an existing home, I always encourage clients to research builders carefully, factor in every cost, and seek out trusted professionals for guidance. Don\u2019t forget to protect your investment with the right warranties and insurance. Your goals are unique\u2014and my commitment is to help you achieve them with honest advice and support at every step.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/planning-to-buy-or-build\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about taking the leap into homeownership or building from the ground up? As your local Edmonton realtor, I know how important it is to start by identifying your needs, the right community, and setting a clear budget. Whether you\u2019re deciding between building new or buying an existing home, I always encourage clients to research [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":27,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}