Building a Hurricane-Resistant Home

The Southern Belle Water View

I  encourage you to read the messages and letters I received from clients after Hurricane Matthew (scroll down). It’s easy to see how grateful homeowners are for having taken steps during the building process to create a hurricane-resistant home. Protecting this most important investment comes with a cost. Yet not protecting it can be more costly. […]

Home Builder Choice, Part 3: Custom Design Builder

Rinek Architecture

Having reviewed the basics of tract and semi-custom home builders, let’s take a look at the custom design builder. This type of contractor – including Rinek, Inc. — delivers homes that breach higher, sometimes much higher, levels. A custom design builder may be able to compete with the production and semi-custom builder if asked to, […]

Cost Per Square Foot, Part 2: Semi-Custom Home Builder

The Crassatella Front Door

Let’s take a look at  the semi-custom home builder and how it differs from the tract builder. When looking at these smaller, often independent builders, the possibilities for design and feature choices start to open up. You can expect the pricing to be higher. Semi-custom builders may offer model homes, but they are more likely […]

How Home Builder Choice Affects Cost Per Square: Tract Builder (Part 1 of 3)

Project Management

Buyers looking to build new homes are quick to ask: “How much does a home cost per square foot?” Most understand that there are variables, but there is a learning curve. It depends upon the specific type of home, the impact of design factors, and the features they may want in a home. Let’s look […]