Buying, selling, financing, and furnishing your new home is a fun and exciting challenge. Look at the articles, columns, blog posts, radio shows and videos for advice on new construction home building. With these helpful home construction tips, building a new home is a whole lot easier.
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – May 4, 2008
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce ran down some of the ways loan options will be restricted, thanks to a new set of guidelines that has just been published by some of the country's top lenders. She answered questions about whether to go through with a new construction purchase, and talked to a seller about whether she could sue a buyer to make sure he closed on the purchase of her house. Don't forget to sign up for Ilyce's weekly newsletter and check out the videos at www.expertrealestatetips.net. and be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel.
New Home Construction Declines
More bleak housing data. The number of building permits issued fell 5.8 percent from February to March, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Deve...
New Construction: Pay Attention To Vacant Lots
When you're building a home next to a vacant lot you need to be aware of plans for the property next door. What can you do if the builder of new construction in your neighborhood follows different plans? It helps to talk with a real estate attorney to understand your recourse when you build a home and then plans for the vacant lot next door change.
Using A Real Estate Agent To Buy A New Home
You should definitely hire a real estate agent to help you negotiate with a builder on a new construction home. Hiring an agent won't cost any more and will give you someone who is well-acquainted with deals like yours. Just because you are a good negotiator doesn't mean you're able to navigate a real estate deal without an agent.
Construction, Condo Sales Continue To Drop
Construction spending in January 2008 fell 1.7 percent from December 2007 and dropped 3.3 percent from one year earlier, to $1,121.5 billion, accordin...
Rebuild House On Lot With Mortgage
A couple asks if they should tear down their ranch house while they still have a mortgage. They say many of their neighbors tear down their houses so their street has many new brick homes. They think they can rebuild and increase their home value by several hundred thousand. To determine is it's worth rebuilding, they need to estimate all those costs associated with rebuilding, including construction and alternative living arrangements.
Neighborhood Construction Put On Hold
In a slow housing market or real estate recession, you need to be careful with new construction. If you are already seeing warning signs like the developer has put construction on hold, or only a fraction of the development has been completed, you might want to rethink your purchase. If the builder is having problems, there are no guarantees that the plans for the neighborhood will ever come true.