How the real-estate collapse can benefit you!
For-sale and foreclosed homes aren’t the only thing sitting around. So are contractors and building materials. As a result, this is a very good time to have a house built for you.
According to MSN and SmartMoney.com NOW is the best time in recent years to build a new home, and here’s why. Both articles refer to the spiraling costs and labor hassles associated with constructing a new home, especially a new custom home. However, both experts agree that all costs associated with designing, planning and building a new custom home have been reduced significantly since the peak in 2006.
Darren Fonda of Smart Money had this to say: “After years in which spiraling costs and labor hassles made such projects a pricey indulgence. People are now enjoying a buyer’s market for building a new home, thanks to economic pressures that are driving down prices for land, materials and labor. In many markets, builders are squeezing more upgrades and labor savings out of the subcontractors who do most of the work. Consumers are also scoring discounts on their homes’ aesthetic trimmings. Synthetic slate roofing tiles, for instance, now cost up to 50% less than quarried slate. When it comes to counter tops, certain colors have hit the bargain bin.”
Darren went on to poke a little fun at builders, architects and contractors who he said (according to consumers he chatted with for this article) were largely unavailable and unresponsive two years ago but today are quick to return a call and even offer reduced prices and elevated services.
For those of you who haven’t had the chance to see the results of all the aforementioned savings, our price sheets with all the Blackstone standard features reflect the current savings provided by a generous building environment. For those interested in a custom home I might add that Mike Kerschner of Blackstone Homes has been seen meeting with Wynstone buyers on a frequent basis-and enjoying it! 
Check out our price sheet of new homes in Wynstone at www.wynstoneliving.com.
Best Wishes,
Kim Mazzuca
Windermere Real Estate/West Campus, Inc
Wynstone Sales Office
1000 SW Campus Drive
Cell – 206.407.6711
Email: kimmazzuca@aol.com
January 15th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Hi Kim – Nice post! For the right buyers, this is a great strategy.