Why Buy a New Home vs. Resale?

"They don't build them like they used to." "New homes are put together too fast." When it comes to home construction, some people still long for the "good old days".

The truth is that new homes are better built, better designed, and use better materials, products and systems than ever before.

* Today's professional builders understand building science and know how to build a home that not only looks good, but is well constructed and great to live in. Today's new homes are bright and comfortable year-round, save on energy costs and have good indoor air quality and take full advantage of the many advances in building products, materials and systems. And to top it off, a new home is carefully crafted with attention to the details-both what you can see and what you can't.
 
* Modern home building is a team effort under the direction of a professional builder who uses the expertise of more than 30 different skilled trades working on a home at various stages of construction.
 
* Builders use a variety of efficient construction technologies to achieve unparalleled quality and performance. While the majority of new homes continue to be based on wood frame construction (a system that Canada has perfected over many years), the use of other, more recent systems is growing, including steel framing, insulating concrete forms and panelized wall assemblies.
 
* From roof trusses to cabinets and pre-finished flooring, many building components, which in earlier times were built on site, are now made to order in factories and arrive on site ready for installation. The result is tremendous time savings, greater precision, consistently high quality and elimination of storage.
 
* Some aspects of the construction process are highly mechanized today. Thanks to standard foundation forms and specialized framing crews, the foundation can be prepared and the frame of the house erected efficiently and quickly. And automated tools such as powernailers allow trades to work with much greater speed and accuracy.
 
* Continued research and development by the industry has resulted in an incredible range of new building components and materials. From engineered floor joists to high-performance windows to composite countertops, new products provide greater design options, reduce maintenance and increase homeowner comfort and enjoyment.
 
* As new homes have become more energy efficient, it takes less to heat and cool them. Today's mechanical systems are compact and energy efficient. New integrated systems combine functions, such as space heating and hot water heating, in a single piece of equipment. Heat recovery ventilators ensure a continuous flow of fresh air into the home, while exhausting stale air.

In short, a new home from Biltmore Homes will give you the flexibility of a modern floor plan, energy efficiency, and a superior building product compared to an existing home. Check out our latest communities for your next home.

Top Ten Reasons To Buy A New Home

1. FAVORABLE PRICING:
Competition among homebuilders makes new homes less likely to be over priced. New homes are easy to compare with other new homes in the marker equating value to value. All the homes are in the same age bracket and the options are listed up-front with process breakdowns for comparative shopping.

2. NEW HOME WARANTY:
New home buyers are assured of at least a one year warranty on the home itself, a two year warranty on mechanical items such as plumbing, heating and electrical, and a seven year warranty on serious structural defects. A third part, The Ontario New Home Warranty Program will assist is necessary. The service record is a builder is an important part of choosing a builder.
 
3. HOMESITE SELECTION:
Location, Location, Location! Being able to select the proper home site is almost as important as choosing the correct home to fit your needs. Developers and homebuilders offer a wide selections of site including conservation, planned communities, water from and golf course locations.

4. FLOOR PLAN OPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS:
Builders offer a variety of functional floor plans to fit buyer’s requirements. The homebuilder can provide the opportunity to eliminate or add rooms, upgrade materials, included new architectural details and generally customize the home.

5. LATEST MATERIALS:
Low maintenance is one of the most important features of new homes being built today, New technology in building materials has made the home of the 2000’s virtually maintenance free, especially the exterior.

6. CHOICE OF FINISHING:
With a new home, it’s possible for the buyer to be “a decorator” before moving in. Choices of carpeting, ceramic or vinyl floor coverings, kitchen and vanity style choices and other details offered by new home builders to live with their personal selections to be restricted by the previous home owner.

7. INCREASED LIFE:
It is true that all manufactured products have an expected life span. Daily use, weather and quality all play a roll in longevity. Buying a new home eases the nagging questions how long before it beaks down. For a new home the answer is simply a substantially longer period of time.

8. ENERGY EFFICIENT:
A new home built today is required by lay to meet stricter energy codes than homes built in the past when legal codes didn’t exist or were more lenient. Many homebuilders use materials that are designed to exceed the strict limits in order to produce further savings for their owners.

9. COMPATIBLE NEIGHBORS:
In most new communities buyers will be moving in with neighbors in similar circumstances. Often with pre-owned homes, the buyer finds themselves in a difficult position as the “new kid on the block” – unable to quickly fit into ling established social situations.

10. VALUE APPRECIATION:
Statistics day that a typical home will need remodeling after a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years. Since new hoes have an assured longer life, appraisals will generally be higher then on comparable existing homes, making the conditions more favorable for future re-dale at appreciated prices.

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(Watson Road and Eastview Road Area)

 

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