New Construction Permits Up After a Slow Start in 2017 Home-building overall stalled in January, but more permits indicate construction will pick up in the months ahead. Single-family construction rose 1.9 percent in January to a rate of 823,000, up from 808,000 in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing… Read More
Ready for Solar Power? Should You Lease or Buy? Whether or not a home buyer is willing to pay for your solar panels is still up in the air. Everybody talks a good game about conserving energy and cutting costs, but when it comes right down to a choice of properties, homes with solar panels… Read More
Is Low Resale Inventory the Reason That New Home Sales Hit an 8-Year High? This data is not surprising seeing New Construction was at a virtual standstill during the economic downturn. What is surprising is the time of year that new home sales is taking off. Buying a new construction home is not like buying… Read More
For today’s Fast 15 feature home we’ll start in the back yard of Number 9 on our list of 15 of the newest homes for sale in Chandler, Arizona. 460 E Alamosa Drive, Chandler AZ – This resort-worthy backyard haven offers a stylish Pergola over the tiled patio with fireplace, built in barbecue and smoker,… Read More
Individual electronic home devices, many of which you’ll find in new construction homes, have been available for several years. The trick is to interconnect all of the separate technology and make it work in unison… the smart home. Both Google and Apple developed systems to do this. I’m not sure this would actually be a… Read More
It’s encouraging to see new construction again underway all around us. Formerly abandoned residential new build neighborhoods are actively selling and new retail is popping up everywhere. This is not only good for (more choices) but home owners as well (evidence of demand). Have you ever wondered what towns in the U.S. are currently booming?… Read More
When you hire “The Builder” to construct your new home, do you know exactly who you’re hiring? The information in the article below is PRECISELY why I tell every new home buyer that I work with, to part with the minimal cost of having a home inspection on a New Construction home. With so many… Read More
The advice in this video is, in my humble opinion, priceless. I always, ALWAYS, suggest that a home buyer have an in-depth home inspection, but very often the buyer of a New Construction home believes that because the home is brand new there can’t be anything to fix. Wrong! Home Builders attention is divided among… Read More
We’ve seen this happening in and around some of the older communities in the Phoenix area lately-urban renewal; small businesses incorporated into residential neighborhoods, the tearing down and rebuilding of older homes, new construction popping up on long-vacant lots, entire blocks being renovated. It’s working well in other major cities. There is controversy here however…. Read More
