Building a New Custom Home and Saving Money

Are you planning to build a new home? You’ve probably read some of the articles allegedly written by experts who willingly share the secrets to saving a lot of money. Saving $30,000 to $120,000 is a pretty attractive concept. Who wouldn’t want to save money like that?
The first rule is don’t believe [...]

Affordable Houses – Limited Gov Funds Available Now

Special Affordable Home Program Through Section 502 of the United States Dept. of Agriculture
Call to ask how you can qualify to purchase a brand new home for $225,150 with low low monthly payments.
Limited funds are available in Clallam County, which means only a small number of homes can be built under this special program.   [...]

Homebuilders Downsizing New Homes

Some large national homebuilders are reducing the size of homes they are building in an effort to reduce the cost and make them more affordable.   KB Homes, Warmington Homes, and John Laing Homes all have scaled down floor plans as the industry seeks to stem losses due to falling home prices, tighter mortgage lending [...]

Home Builders Offer Incentives

Homes and Land are still selling, albeit at a slower pace.   The northwest region of the U.S. has been one of the strongest real estate markets nationwide.   In Pierce County, for example, the median price of homes appreciated from $151,900 in 2000 to $254,221 in 2008.   In 2008 those sames homes are [...]

3 Reasons The Cost of Building New Homes is Lower

We are in a buyer’s market in Sequim and Port Angeles for existing homes and land, and most people know this, but something many people do not realize is that we are also in a a great market for building a new home.   The cost of building a new home is lower than last [...]

New Home Construction in 2008

How many new homes are being built so far in 2008? Has the slowing real estate market and the troubled economy hurt the building industry? No doubt it has, but the picture is brighter than I might have thought just by reading headlines and listening to the talking heads.
I’ve tracked building permits issued [...]