Royalty Homes

What Royalty Homes does

Royalty Homes is a privately held, family-owned residential custom home builder headquartered in Windsor, Ontario, with additional offices in London and Sarnia. The company has been designing and building custom homes in South Western Ontario for more than 20 years, serving individual home buyers in Windsor, Leamington, Harrow, Maidstone, Tecumseh, and the surrounding Essex County area. Its go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, with customer acquisition supplemented by referral partnerships with a RE/MAX Preferred real estate agent (Shadi Habib) and RBC Royal Bank mortgage services.

The company's core offering combines in-house architectural design with full construction services. An in-house drafting department produces more than 50 pre-designed, pre-priced floor plans that can be built as-is or custom-modified, and a team of licensed architects delivers fully custom blueprints tailored to client specifications and budget. Construction is differentiated by ENERGY STAR qualified building practices — Royalty Homes built Essex County's first ENERGY STAR home, and its homes are independently verified to be at least 30% more energy-efficient than the Ontario building code baseline. All projects are enrolled in the Tarion Home warranty program, and product lines now extend beyond single-family custom homes into small multi-unit residential (e.g., the 478 Janette 6-unit townhome project in Windsor).

The revenue model is project-based: one-time fees from custom home construction, pre-construction planning, design-build engagements, and lump-sum contracting, with final price determined by design, specifications, and square footage. The company is 100% family-owned and operated by the Habib family — Ed Habib (President & Owner), Shadi Habib (Engineer & Owner), and Zack Habib (Owner) — with no external private equity or institutional capital. Recent operational activity includes a 2024 featured single-family project (2435 Roxborough) and ongoing regional expansion across South Western Ontario.

Name

Royalty Homes

Legal name

Royalty Homes

Website

https://royaltyhomes.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Royalty Homes is a family-owned custom home builder in South Western Ontario that designs and constructs ENERGY STAR certified residential homes for individual buyers across Windsor, London, and Sarnia. It combines in-house architectural design with full construction services, offering 50+ pre-priced floor plans plus fully custom builds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Construction

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), Residential Building Construction (2361)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Green / High-Performance Home Construction (Net-Zero, Passive House) (IMAFABAH)

Keywords

• Custom home building
• Residential construction
• Home design services
• Energy efficient homes
• Design-build contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Home Construction: Revenue generated from designing and building custom homes for individual homeowners. Services include construction, pre-construction planning, design-build, and lump-sum contracting. Price is calculated based on design, specifications, and square footage of the custom home.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Royalty Homes designs and builds custom homes for individual residential clients in South Western Ontario, including in-house architectural design by licensed architects, 50+ pre-designed floor plans, and end-to-end construction services (Construction, Pre-Construction, Design-Build, and Lump-Sum Contracting). The company builds ENERGY STAR qualified homes that are at least 30% more energy-efficient than the Ontario building code, and participates in the Tarion Home warranty program.

Product overview

Royalty Homes is a residential custom home builder operating in South Western Ontario for more than 20 years. The company offers a unified home building service that combines in-house design capabilities with construction services. Their portfolio includes custom home building where clients work with licensed architects, and pre-designed floor plans (50+) that are pre-priced for quick deployment. Core services encompass Construction, Pre-Construction, Design-Build, and Lump-Sum Contracting. Featured projects include the 2435 Roxborough (two-story home) and 478 Janette (side-by-side townhome).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Home Building

Quantifiable outcome

• ENERGY STAR homes are at least 30% more energy-efficient than homes built to the Ontario home building code

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ENERGY STAR (NRCan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerENERGY STAR qualified new homes are independently verified by a third-party home energy rater to ensure they meet ENERGY STAR energy efficiency guidelines. Royalty Homes built Essex County's first ENERGY STAR home.
• Tarion Warranty CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyalty Homes subscribes to the Tarion Home warranty program, which provides warranty protection for new home buyers in Ontario.
• RE/MAX Preferred (Shadi Habib)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerReal estate referral partnership linking home buying and home building services for integrated customer experience.
• RBC Royal BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMortgage financing partnership providing home buyers with access to mortgage services through RBC for home purchase financing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reid's Heritage Homes: Ontario homebuilder with operations in Southwestern Ontario including the Kitchener-Waterloo region and surrounding areas. Comparable in product mix (single-family custom and production homes) and target buyer profile.
• Doug Tarry Homes: Southwestern Ontario-based custom and production home builder, also recognized for ENERGY STAR and energy-efficient construction. Highly comparable to Royalty Homes on geography, product type, and energy-efficiency positioning.
• Remington Homes: Ontario-based custom home builder offering design-build services to individual buyers in the GTA and surrounding regions. Comparable custom-home product, in-house design services, and target buyer profile.
• Mason Homes: Ontario-based residential homebuilder offering both custom and pre-designed homes across multiple communities. Comparable to Royalty Homes in offering design flexibility, pre-priced plans, and single-family construction in Ontario.
• Silvergate Homes: Ontario custom home builder focused on design-driven single-family homes. Comparable to Royalty Homes on custom single-family construction, in-house design, and Ontario regional market focus.
• Landvin Homes: Ontario homebuilder operating across Southwestern Ontario with a portfolio of single-family homes and townhomes. Comparable regional footprint and product mix including townhome-style projects like Royalty's 478 Janette.
• Harvey Kalles: Toronto-based luxury custom home builder with in-house architectural design capabilities. Comparable in offering fully custom, design-build services to individual homeowners in Ontario, though positioned at a higher price point.

Broad incumbents

• Brookfield Residential: National homebuilder with operations in Ontario offering master-planned communities and single-family homes. Comparable product line but operates at much greater scale, capital base, and geographic breadth.
• Great Gulf Homes: Established Ontario/GTA homebuilder with broad portfolio of single-family homes, condos, and master-planned communities. Comparable core product (single-family residential construction) but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Linwood Homes: Custom and modular home provider in Ontario/Canada offering pre-designed plans and energy-efficient packages. Comparable on pre-designed plan catalog and energy-efficiency positioning, though delivery model differs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/royalty-homes

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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