Why Buy New
If you’re in search of a new home, you’re likely debating the benefits of a newly built home versus an established one. There are several factors you should consider before you start your search. Let us give you some thoughts to ponder.
If you’re in search of a new home, you’re likely debating the benefits of a newly built home versus an established one. There are several factors you should consider before you start your search. Let us give you some thoughts to ponder.
Come visit this European-influenced model by Divine Custom Homes. You’ll love this 4 bed / 2.5 bath stunning Italian Rustic Farmhouse. It is no wonder then that this home won the Most Energy Efficient Home award in the Parade of Homes this year.
The Mediterranean exterior of this 4 bedroom, 3 bath Spring Valley model, ran away with 8 top honors in the 2020 Parade, including the People’s Choice award and Best of Show.
In this year’s RGVBA Parade of Homes, the Waldo Homes team was immensely gratified to be recognized by their peers in the industry who awarded the company over eight awards, including the top award, Best of Show.
BUILT TO SAVE™ is an energy-efficiency certification program which recognizes new homes that outperform minimum code building requirements. With the help of the BTS program and third-party inspectors, the builder is guided through a process which leads to certifying their homes as high-performance. In this blog post, we present to you with some of the most common energy performance issues, and we also present to you the benefits of owning a “BUILT TO SAVE” certified home.
The Federal Reserve Bank, the central bank of the United States, dropped interest rates to zero for lenders in March 2020 in anticipation of the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 was not the only factor, but it was a key factor for reducing interest rates to some of the lowest levels in history, and this has created some tremendous opportunities for financing and home ownership.
Choosing a good builder to build your home is only one part of achieving your dream. The other part is choosing where you want to live. In the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas there are a wide variety of new home communities from which to choose.
If you are looking for ways to add depth and visual interest to your rooms, large-format tiles are your answer. These tiles come in square and rectangular shapes in both ceramic, porcelain, and stone.
Many of us across the country have been faced with one common question: what can we do during this time when the safest place to be—due to the Coronavirus pandemic—is at home? It’s easy to feel trapped at home if you’ve got nothing to do with your time. So here are a few ways to spend your time wisely.
Magic Valley Electric Cooperative’s members can connect online through the company’s new user-friendly web portal and mobile app, “MVEC Connect.”
Perhaps you share a driveway or access road with your neighbor, or you have a section of land that you share with others, or you have heard the words “utility easement.”
Title insurance is a form of protection coverage called “indemnity insurance” that is issued by a Title company and protects lenders and homebuyers from financial loss sustained from defects in the title to a property.
All you need to do is have a dream, visit with a quality builder, and then find the right financing option—like the One-Time Close Construction Loan option.
As the year ended in 2019, the RGVBA members gathered to honor two members with the highest honors the Association can bestow: the Builder & Associate Member of the Year awards.
What do the rich and famous have in common? Most all of them have a home that has been updated with complete automation and “smart home” technology. The good news: you too can now have a “smart home”!
The Rio Grande Valley’s annual Parade of Homes has been rescheduled to May 30-31 & June 6-7 and it will showcase some of the most stunning homes in the Rio Grande Valley.
If you have decided to custom build your new home, the most important challenge you will have is choosing the right builder. Here are 10 tips on questions to ask in order to pick the best builder for you.
A special training workshop for builders, the On-Site Field Training & Workshop for New Home Construction, took place on February 18, 2020. It included 3 hours of classroom instruction and continued after lunch on two jobsites: one with a home in the framing stage and one in the completed stage.
Choosing the right insulation and ensuring that it is properly installed is critical for homes in the Rio Grande Valley.
