For Builders & Developers

Every home you sell, arrives with its record.

A permanent record of every system in every home you build — verified by the trades that installed it, attached to the property, handed to the buyer at closing alongside the keys. The standard of care behind the home, documented at the moment the home was built. Your warranty team thanks you. Year-one service calls drop. And ten years from now, the homes you stood behind still show your name on the record.

Day 1
The Most Accurate Moment
The most complete, accurate picture of a home's systems exists the day construction wraps. Capture it at handover and the rest of the home's life is grounded in fact, not memory.
23%
Year-One Service Calls
Industry benchmarks show roughly a quarter of year-one warranty calls trace back to documentation gaps — missing manuals, lost permits, unknown installer. AHR closes the gap.
Forever
Your Name On The Record
The buyer's record carries the builder's name on the originating entries — not as a marketing claim, as the verified origin of the home's systems. Reputation compounds across every resale.
What Changes For Your Buyers

Three concrete shifts in how your homes perform.

AHR is the home's real operating record — every system signed by the trade that installed it, handed to the buyer with the keys. Not marketing collateral, not a binder that gets lost. For the people buying your homes, that changes three things.

// Shift 01
From "trust me" to verified.
Today's home-buyer experience: a binder of paper manuals, a stack of permits, a list of subcontractor names they'll never call. AHR replaces all of it with a single signed record. The buyer can see what was installed, when, by whom, with what warranty — before they sign closing documents.
// Shift 02
From year-one chaos to year-one clarity.
When a system has a question or a service need in year one, the homeowner doesn't call your warranty desk wondering who installed the furnace. They open the record. The contact information, the install date, the warranty terms are right there. Your team gets fewer calls; the homeowner gets answers faster.
// Shift 03
From handover to compounding reputation.
Most builders sell a home once. The record AHR creates carries the builder's name on every originating entry, forever. When the home resells in year seven, the next buyer sees who built it. The builder's reputation is now an asset that compounds across the home's life, not a memory that fades.
The Handover Package

The documents a buyer should already have — without having to ask.

AHR at closing captures everything that went into the home during construction. The buyer takes possession of the property and the record together.

Every install record
Furnace, A/C, water heater, ventilation, electrical panel, solar — signed by the trade that installed it, with make, model, serial, install date.
Every permit number
Permit numbers attached to each system, as recorded by the contractor who pulled them. The buyer has the reference if they ever need to look it up with their municipality.
Every manufacturer warranty
Warranty documents stored alongside each system. Terms, registration confirmations, transfer eligibility — right where the system is.
Pre-occupancy service
Duct cleaning, commissioning, balancing, final inspections, any service work done between trades-out and buyer move-in — logged the same way an in-service repair would be.
Trade contact information
If the homeowner ever has a question about a specific system, they have the contact details of the company that installed it — not a generic warranty hotline.
Your name on the originating record
Every entry shows the builder who delivered the home. That attribution stays attached to the record through every resale of the property, forever.
Builder Partnership

Founding partnerships, scoped to your volume.

We are onboarding a small founding cohort of builders right now, with reduced membership and rate locks for the early partners. What it costs depends on how many homes you deliver a year, so the right number is a short conversation rather than a checkout page.

Founding cohort · open now · 50 spots

Tell us roughly how many homes you deliver in a year, and we will put together founding terms that fit, co-branded AHRs at every closing, and a rate lock held for the founding period.

Request founding terms →
Prefer email? partnerships@harmelo.com
Who Builder Partnership Is For

Built for for-sale builders who stand behind their homes.

Builder partnership is structured for residential builders selling new homes to end-buyers. The economics work for custom builders, mid-size local builders, regional production builders, and national builders.

// Best fit

For-sale residential builders — single-family, townhome, low-rise multifamily condo. Whether you do 12 custom homes a year or 6,000 production homes, the partnership scales with your volume. Builders integrating AHR find it most valuable as part of their handover package and marketing differentiation at the sales centre.

// Not a builder partnership

Purpose-built rental and build-to-rent operators, pure spec/flip builders, and contractors doing additions aren't the builder-partnership shape. If you own and operate purpose-built rental buildings, the multifamily partnership is your productsee AHR for multifamily →

What Builders Ask First

Honest answers to the real questions.

Does AHR replace my new home warranty program?

No. Tarion, Alberta New Home Warranty, BC Home Warranty, and equivalent state and provincial new home warranty programs operate exactly as they always have. AHR is a supplemental record of what was installed and when — not a substitute for statutory warranty programs, deposit protection, or claim processes. Builder's counsel should review against your specific jurisdiction.

Does AHR change my disclosure obligations?

No. Existing disclosure obligations to buyers, lenders, and regulators continue as before. AHR is designed to be supplemental documentation that travels with the home, not a replacement for any existing legal or contractual disclosure.

Who pays for AHR — me or the buyer?

You. The builder partnership covers AHR at closing for every home you deliver. The buyer takes possession of the home and the record together, at no separate cost to the buyer. The buyer can keep AHR active themselves post-closing to continue logging service events, repairs, and replacements (at standard AHR rates), but the originating record from your handover is theirs to keep regardless.

What if my trades don't use the registry?

Trades you work with regularly will receive an invitation to enroll — the founding contractor cohort is open and free for trades you sponsor through your builder partnership during year 1. For trades who don't enroll, your team can enter the install record on their behalf, with the contractor's documentation attached. The verified-by-signature workflow works best when the trade signs directly, but it's not a blocker for participation.

Can I co-brand the AHR with my company?

Yes — co-branding is part of the partnership. The AHR delivered at closing carries your logo and brand alongside Harmelo's, in a layout designed for the closing package. The originating-builder attribution on each system record stays attached to the property through every future resale.

What does it cost the buyer to keep using AHR after handover?

Your buyers' first 12 months are free, and the first 20,000 homes site-wide lock in the Founding Home Rate of $79.99/year after the free year, held for the life of the home. Buyers who receive an AHR during the founding period get the full early-enrollment window.

What Asset History Report is not

Honest about what we do and don't do.

AHR is a record. It is not a permitting authority, an inspection service, a warranty program, or a substitute for the regulatory processes governing residential construction. Builders' counsel should review against the specific jurisdiction.

Permits & municipal compliance

We do not pull permits, contact municipalities about permits, pay for permits, or verify that a permit is on file with the relevant authority. Permit numbers attached to records reflect what the contractor entered; verification with local authorities is the responsibility of the permit-holder.

Inspection, certification & workmanship

We do not perform, supervise, certify, or verify the quality of any work performed. We are not licensed contractors, engineers, building inspectors, or code-compliance auditors. AHR verifies that the contractor signing a record is a real, credentialed, insured tradesperson; the workmanship itself is between the builder, the contractor, and the relevant authority.

New home warranty programs

AHR does not replace or modify provincial or state new home warranty programs — Tarion, Alberta New Home Warranty, BC Home Warranty, and equivalent jurisdictional programs continue to operate as they always have. AHR is supplemental documentation of what was installed and when. It does not substitute for warranty registration, deposit protection, or statutory claim processes.

Service, dispatch & warranties

We do not perform, schedule, dispatch, quote, or charge for service work. We do not issue, manage, transfer, or honor manufacturer warranties. Warranty documents on the record are stored for reference; we don't administer or enforce them.

Code compliance & occupancy

We do not verify that a home meets local building code, that occupancy permits have been issued, or that any construction milestone has been formally approved. The record captures what the trades signed for; jurisdictional approvals are between the builder and the authority having jurisdiction.

Disclosure obligations

Partnership participation does not alter existing disclosure obligations to buyers, lenders, or regulators. AHR is designed to be supplemental to existing obligations, not in place of them.

The record is the record — not a substitute for the professional judgment, regulatory processes, or contractual relationships that govern residential construction. Our role is to keep the record straight, structured, and accessible to the parties who need it.

Ready to deliver AHR at every closing?

Founding builder partnerships are open. Fifty spots, first come, first served. We'll walk you through the partnership structure, the handover package, and how AHR integrates with your existing closing workflow.

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