Considering New Construction? Talk to Matthew before a model home visit 561 504-4798
Considering New Construction? Talk to Matthew before a model home visit 561 504-4798
Every agent inside a model home is paid by the seller. I'm not. I price the home all-in, flag the homesites resale won't pay you back for, and read the contract before you sign. Most builders only recognize your agent if they're registered on your first visit, so call before you tour.
Base price is a marketing number. I build the real one: lot premium, structural options due at contract, realistic design-center spend, the CDD assessment on that specific village, HOA for that product type, insurance and closing costs.
Your builder's lot map, marked up: shallow rear yards behind the pond line, preserve lots backing future phases, west-facing lanais, homes siding amenity parking. Plus what comparable premiums actually recovered at resale.
A closing-cost credit tied to the builder's lender is not free money. I run it against outside financing as total cost over a realistic hold period. Sometimes the incentive wins. Sometimes it costs more than it gives.
Builder agreements are drafted by builder counsel. I walk you through deposit forfeiture, delay and force-majeure language, escalation clauses, change-order cutoffs, arbitration terms and what the warranty actually covers.
Toll Brothers, Mattamy, David Weekley, ICI, Dream Finders and Pulte, side by side on standard specs, structural flexibility, build times, warranty administration and contract friction. No sales office will give you this.
Get my breakdown of what these communities actually cost: CDD by village, HOA by product type, insurance, and the price bands that matter at your budget. No tour required, no obligation.
Call me first. Most builders only recognize your agent if they're registered or present on your first visit, and I'd rather price the homes and homesites with you before the sales office frames them.
Send me the agreement and the option list before you sign anything else. There is usually more room in the upgrade list, the homesite choice and the financing than buyers realize at this stage.
I spent twenty years in Boca Raton and Delray Beach before moving here. Get the side by side on property tax, insurance, CDD and HOA before you assume your equity goes further up here.
The community pages on this site carry CDD assessments by village, HOA dues by product type, collection-level price bands and school-zoning caveats. Read the work before you call and judge it for yourself.
Buyers only, never builders. I price incentives against outside financing, flag the lot premiums resale won't reimburse, read the purchase agreement before you sign, and say plainly when a competing builder or a resale home is the better buy.
Twenty years in Boca Raton and Delray Beach before northeast Florida, the same comparison many of my clients are running. Certified New Home Specialist, Highlight Realty, Florida license SL3216518. Call before you register: 561-504-4798.
Matthew Sodel, Real Estate Advisor & Certified New Home Specialist, Highlight Realty, FL SL3216518, 561-504-4798, matthew@newhomesjax.com, jax-property.com
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