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1.
Favorable Pricing
Competition among
homebuilders makes new homes less likely to be overpriced. New homes are
easy to compare with other new homes in the market equating value to value.
The homes are the same age and options are declared up front with a price
breakdown for comparative shopping. It’s very common, in Atlanta, to find
lower pricing on new homes than 2 or 3 year old resales of the same plan in
the same area.
2.
Simplified Financing
Securing financing is the
major obstacle to home ownership. Most homebuilders have done the leg work
for you, assigning only the most reliable and competitive mortgage companies
to their list of “preferred lenders”. Homebuilders include a contribution
toward closing costs in the price of their homes, if we use their preferred
lender(s). One large lender offers long term interest rate locks on new
construction only.
3.
New Home Warranties
New home buyers are assured
of at least a one year warranty on the home itself (several of Atlanta’s top
builders to offer 2 years and even 5 years) and most likely five years on
major appliances, including air conditioning and heating systems. Many of
today’s homebuilders extend structural warranties to a full ten years
underwritten by insurance companies.
4.
Modern Appliances
Appliance manufacturers
introduce new models every year and homebuilders are able to offer the
latest state-of-the-art equipment at the time of completing a new home.
And, because the homebuilder buys for his entire production of new homes his
purchasing power can reduce the cost to the buyer.
5.
Homesite Selection
Location, location,
location. Being able to select the “just right homesite” is almost as
important as choosing the proper home to fit the buyer’s lifestyle.
Developers and homebuilders offer a wide selection of sites including golf
course locations, waterfront, rural acreage and more.
6.
Floorplan Options
Builders of new homes offer
a wide variety of functional floorplans to fit your lifestyle. If you have
a home built, you can have the plan you want on the lot you want. What
could be easier? You can even have the front elevation (look) you want -
within builders guidelines - be it a front porch, or bay windows, etc. If
it’s not an “inventory home” custom homebuilders also offer the opportunity
to either eliminate or add rooms, upgrade materials, include special
architectural features and generally customize the home.
7.
Latest Materials
Low maintenance is one of the
most important features of the new homes being built today. New technology
in building materials has made the homes of the 21st century better and
better as the years go by. Vinyl windows, for example, are a great
improvement over aluminum or wood windows, structured wiring meets today’s
high tech demands within the home, and Hardi Plank siding has a 40 to 50
year warranty against deterioration. There’s a long list of material
improvements we would be happy to demonstrate to you.
8.
Choice of Finishing
With a new home it’s
possible for the buyer to be the decorator before moving in. Choices of
carpet, wall coverings, paint color, lighting fixtures (except production
builders), window treatments, etc. enables the new home owners to live with
their personal selections and not be restricted by the taste of previous
owners.
9.
Energy Efficiency
A new home built today is
required by law to meet stricter energy codes than homes built in the past
when codes didn’t exist or were much more lenient. Many homebuilders use
materials that are designed to exceed the strict limits to produce future
savings for the owner.
10.
Lower Maintenance
It is a given that all
manufactured products have an expected lifespan. Daily use, weather and
quality of care all play a role in longevity. Buying a new home eases the
nagging question of “How long before it breaks down?” With a new home the
answer is simply, a substantially longer period.
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