How to Handle Post-Sale Questions and Concerns for New Construction Purchases
The weeks prior to closing on your new construction home, you have done a builder walk-through and made a punch list of items that may
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How to Handle Pre-Sale Questions and Concerns for New Construction Purchases
The process of building a new home can be a bit daunting for a home buyer, especially a first-time homeowner. As a new home buyer
WHITE PAPER: What Do Home Buyers Want from Builders?
To buy or not to buy? That’s the question many prospective homeowners are grappling with in a challenging market. It’s a confusing time for home
New Home Builders Use Innovative Land Buying Strategies
The lots weren’t pretty. Filled with rocks, they’d proved nearly unbuildable, prompting previous builders to pass them over. But they were affordable and located in
CA to Require Solar Panels in All New Residential Construction
Often at the leading edge of government mandates and bans, California has just become the first state in the nation to mandate solar panels for
In MD: General Contractors Owe Non-Delegable Duty of Care to Comply with Building Code
The Spring, 2018 issue of The Construction Lawyer, a Journal of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law, reports that the Maryland Court of
Do You and Your Builder Have the Same Definition of “Custom Building”?
When I hear the word “custom”, I think of an item that has been created or built specifically to my ideals. A product created specifically
Warranties Help Drive New Home Sales in Spring 2018
Homes sold for thousands of dollars above the asking price. Sellers were deluged with competing offers. Buyers plunked down cash. Houses flew off the market
How Could 2018 Tax Cuts Affect New Home Builders?
Real estate and taxes—the two go hand-in-hand for homeowners. That’s why a $1.4 trillion tax cut like the one enacted this year can have a
Bitcoin & Home Builders: Cashing in with Cryptocurrency?
September 2017 marked a new milestone for the real estate industry: the first single-family home purchased with bitcoin. Since a home buyer in the tech