HomeBuilder Product Development Roadmap –
What HomeBuilder Has Accomplished and What To Look Forward To
Updated: October 5, 2026
*This roadmap reflects our current direction based on client feedback and market needs. Priorities and timelines may shift in response to technical discoveries or market changes. We’ll update this roadmap as needed.
HomeBuilder by Suite Engine is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central extension that provides functionality specific to residential developers. It includes managing phases, models, and lots, relations with home buyers, cost analysis, catalog of products, contract management, décor center (selection of upgrades and extras), construction planning and scheduling, purchasing, and after-sales services.
Completed Roadmap Highlights:
Detailed “Release Notes” are published on the “HomeBuilder Updates & News” page.
2026
- INSPECTIONS MOBILE: Make the Inspections – Work Order process fully mobile-compliant.
- INSPECTIONS TARION PHOTOS: Add images to the existing Tarion integration.
- WARRANTY SERVICE: Create a total package of reporting and follow-up tools for warranty.
- SELECTIONS PROCESS: A significant package of changes to make the selections process more robust.
- PURCHASE REQUEST: Create a simplified and automated purchasing tool for site-supers, including approvals.
2025
- TRADE TYPES: Determine a trade type early and assign the vendor later.
- BUNDLES LITE: A simple bundle tool with fewer options.
- LOT CREATION: Simplified setup of Lots.
- CHANGE-TRACKING: Auto-setup tracking changes.
- ITEM CATEGORIES: Separate House Area sets from Item: Categories to be reserved for color selections.
- PRE-DEFINED SELECTIONS: Make complete home selections by color palette or upgrade level.
- WARRANTY SERVICE MANAGEMENT: Service issue tracking tools.
- SELECTIONS SCREENS: Item picker in Selections no longer requires House Area or Category to be entered first.
2024
- TARION (a government-assigned body that supervises warranty programs in Ontario): First Release
- SALEFISH (CRM/Sales web platform): First Release
- IMPLEMENTATION: Published Configuration Worksheets for managed data loads.
- DIMENSIONS: Dimensions for Lots and Phases in complete Dynamics 365 Business Central compliance.
- DOCUMENTATION: Microsoft Word templates published.
- USER DEFINED TABLES: Sales and Lot installment statuses.
- PORTAL: Personal Azure storage made available.
- WARRANTY SERVICE MANAGEMENT: Making the management service orders easier to manage.
- ITEM-VARIANT CREATION: Simple Item-Variant Setup with a specialized (flat file) worksheet.
- MOBILE INSPECTIONS: Providing fewer clicks to process a deficiency on mobile devices.
Planned Features on the HomeBuilder Roadmap
2026
- GLOBAL ITEMS: Remove Global Items as a concept and add “Push to Companies” to Local Items
2027
- SELECTIONS – COST/PRICER: Reduces the number of sales prices to enter.
- RENTALS BUDGET AND INVOICES: Automated condo fees and other basic rental charges management.
- INCOMING PAD: Pre-authorized debit functionality for rentals and installment deposits.
- HIGH-RISE BUDGETING: Contract change management added and better reporting for high-rise.
2028
- CUSTOM HOMES: Add the ability for Custom Home Builders to use the system.
- APS: Agreement of purchase and sale documentation inside or attached to Lots.
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