Building a home from scratch is in many ways a huge part of the American dream. A dream that allows you to add your own personal flair and to tailor the design based on your wants, needs and lifestyle. What’s interesting in days long past everyone built a home from scratch, however today, due to…
Finding quality home builder construction is not always easy if you don’t know what you’re doing. But it’s the key to building a home you’ll enjoy for years to come. So how do you find the right home builder or contractor to build your home? After all, there are many types of home builders and…
The answer to the question, “should I use a real estate agent for purchasing new construction?” depends on the situation and the homes available in your area. You might be required to use a real estate agent to get the home you want. In most states it depends on which house you wish to purchase,…
What is the secret of low cost home building? It’s largely the same secret any creative poor person knows. If you want something really badly, and you simply do not have any money, then you make what you want. You make your plan work with what you have, and what you can buy for cheap.…
When looking at the past 50 years of green building history, we have to wonder, what is green home building, and where is it headed in the future? In the beginning green home building flew in the face of traditional thinking. The innocent goals of affordable green building met with vicious opposition in the 1960s.…
Online new home builder reviews can be quite informative. Unfortunately we find that some new home builder reviews lack that ring of truth, while others have too small a sample to count. Should you take all new home builder reviews seriously or with a grain of salt? Each review must be carefully weighed, and other…
Estimating custom home building costs can be very tricky. There are many factors that impact the cost of building. Location, quality, materials, architectural features, plumbing fixtures and construction methods all play a part in the cost of a home. The best way to estimate average cost for your area is to call and ask different…
This decade has so far produced the lowest interest rates for home construction loans and home building loans in history. In 2009 when the prime rate plunged to below 4% for the first time since the 1950’s, mortgage rates dropped with them. In addition the government has created government programs to offer mortgage rates, which…
If you are about to seek a loan to buy a new house, you may be wondering, “How do home building loans work?” It can be confusing unless you understand one simple fact which clears up most questions. A home building loan is a different loan than a home mortgage loan, and you will likely…
A house building timeline is a very rough estimate, and very few of them are accurate at all, due to weather delays, variations in materials and construction methods and the use of modern technology on some homes and not others. The size of the home and the type of foundation also create variations. This house…