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What to Know Before Building a Guesthouse

March 7, 2023 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

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What Is an ADU? 6 Things to Know Before Building a Backyard Living Space

Before adding an ADU, a.k.a. accessory dwelling unit, to your property, consider these legal, design and financial implications.

Accessory dwelling units or ADUs — those separate living units tucked inside a single family home or sharing land with one — are having a rock star moment.

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Filed Under: Finance, Home Design, New Construction, Real Estate Tips Tagged With: Finance, Home Design, New Construction, Real Estate Tips

More Buyers Are Specifically Looking for New Construction

May 21, 2021 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

A recent post revealed that 16% of adults are planning a home purchase in the next 12 months. Among that group of prospective buyers, 42% are looking to buy a newly-built home and 30% an existing home. A year earlier, in the first quarter of 2020, only 24% of buyers reported a preference for new homes, while 40% were looking for an existing home. These changes provide evidence that a growing number of buyers are looking specifically at new home construction from the onset of their home search.

When broken down by generation, a majority of Millennial buyers (56%) would prefer a new home, the most of any generation. In contrast, 44% of Boomers and 41% of Gen Z buyers are looking for an existing home. Regionally, in the Northeast and West, a majority of buyers would prefer a new home. In the Midwest, on the other hand, 41% are looking for an existing home.

If you are one of the 42% of buyers planning to buy new construction this year, plan to be patient.  Homebuilders are so busy that they can’t keep up with the demand.  Buyers can expect to wait a minimum of 10 months to a year.  They have waiting lists for future phases. Get in touch with us to chat about new home options in your area, any time!

 

* The Housing Trends Report is a research product created by the NAHB Economics team with the goal of measuring prospective home buyers’ perceptions about the availability and affordability of homes for-sale in their markets. The HTR is produced quarterly to track changes in buyers’ perceptions over time. All data are derived from national polls of representative samples of American adults conducted for NAHB by Morning Consult. Results are not seasonally adjusted due to the short-time horizon of the series, and therefore only year-over-year comparisons are statistically valid. A description of the poll’s methodology and sample characteristics can be found here. This is the second in a series of six posts highlighting results for the first quarter of 2021. See previous post on plans to buy.

 

Article source: https://www.residentialrealtytoday.com/?open-article-id=16011409&article-title=more-buyers-are-specifically-looking-for-new-construction&blog-domain=eyeonhousing.org&blog-title=eye-on-housing.

Filed Under: Baby Boomers, Buyers, Construction Industry, First Time Home Buyers, Housing Market Update, Millennials, Move-Up Buyers, New Construction Tagged With: Baby Boomers, Colorado Real Estate, Colorado Springs, Community, COVID-19, Finance, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Update, Millennials, Rent vs. Buy, Senior Market

How to Decide on the Ideal Home Size for Your Family

March 5, 2021 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

Making the choice to purchase a new home is a major decision for anyone. Once you’ve settled on the idea that you do want to buy a home, there are many more options you’ll have to face; one of the most important is the ideal size of a home to best fit your family and lifestyle. Here are some tips so that you can choose the right size home to meet your needs:

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Filed Under: Buyers, First Time Home Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, New Construction, Real Estate Tips Tagged With: Colorado Real Estate, COVID-19, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, New Construction, owning a home, Real Estate Tips, work from home

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