custom homes: Custom Home Building: Trend or Here to Stay? - 08/19/16 07:20 AM

Custom Home Building: Trend or Here to Stay?
More and more people are opting to build their own custom home rather than buy ready-made new construction. There are many reasons for this, which I'll get to in a moment, but this increase will surely create a further shortage of available trades.
The definition of a custom home build is when a home is built by a homeowner on their piece of land. It is not, for the purposes of this article someone who buys a custom home; it is someone who builds a custom home.
So why has custom … (1 comments)

custom homes: Custom Homes on the Rise Could Spell Opportunity - 02/20/15 05:06 AM

Custom Homes on the Rise Could Spell Opportunity
Custom homes have always been a part of any real estate market and will continue to be. The number of homes being built on an owner's land with either the home owner or builder acting as the general contractor jumped significantly in 2014. Is it that we are all watching too many home improvement shows and the mystery of building is being simplified or is it because the demand has risen so dramatically? I would say it could be a little bit of both.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB's) … (0 comments)

custom homes: Baby Boomers & New Homes - Irresistible Attraction - 03/22/13 08:42 AM

Baby Boomers & New Homes - Irresistible Attraction
Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964 - and they are a very important part of the new home industry due to their strong buying power. Not only have they worked for many years and have equity in their existing homes, but they also have inherited the largest passing down of wealth from their parents. Most of the Baby Boomers' parents were from either the Silent Generation or the GI Generation - both generations of savers. That strong saving ethic has translated into wealth being passed down to Baby … (3 comments)

 
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