What a first-week Clarington listing tells you
A resale in a newer phase usually comes with some of its builder warranty left, so ask the listing brokerage for the enrolment date and any outstanding items, and walk the lot line to see how the grading between houses has settled. On the older streets of Bowmanville and Newcastle, the questions turn to wiring, the age of the plumbing stack and whether an addition was permitted. Location questions are changing too: Metrolinx is extending the Lakeshore East line into Clarington, with stations planned at Courtice and on Bowmanville's west side, so ask how a home sits relative to the planned stop and the traffic that will come with it. Highways 418 and 407 already put the north of the municipality within reach of the rest of the GTA.