Buying or Building a New Home

The Benefits of Buying a New Home No matter what the economic climate, buying a new home always has advantages. Whether it's added flexibility, efficiency or modern conveniences, there are many reasons that being the first owner of a home makes more sense than ever.  

Additionally, home ownership and housing are essential to the strength and vitality of a nation.  They are the cornerstones of family security, stability and prosperity and strengthen our nation's communities, encourage civic responsibilty and provide a solid foundation from which Americans can work to support their families, enhance their communities and acheive their personal goals.  Read more.

 

Building, Buying and Owning a New Home Everything you need to know about buying, financing, building and maintining your home can be found here, where you'll learn about the benefits of homeownership and gain insight into the new home buying process.

 

How to Choose a Builder or Remodeler Use this checklist to help you select a builder or remodeler to work on or build your home.

 

Home Trends One of the most exciting parts of building your own home is selecting - and, of course, modifying - the floor plan.  Visit these resources to stay abreast of design trends and learn what's new in today's market from floor plans to the finished product.

 

The Art of Model Home Shopping Buying a new home is an exciting and sometimes daunting task.  Carefully shopping model homes before you buy can relieve the pressure of the selection process and alleviate concerns, before you begin building.

 

Home Shopping on the Internet  Start your home search from home.  Most builders have very user-friendly and informative websites, often including 'virtual home tours', so spend some time viewing a variety of builder websites before you hit the model homes.  Also, visit these home listing Internet sites to find builders, communities and new homes available today.

Financing Your Home Interest rates continue to hover near record lows and it's nevern been easier to finance your home purchase - whether it's your first home, a vacation propoerty, or a retirement villa.  These resources inform you about how much house you can afford, settlement and closing costs, and how to access the most current lending rates.

 

Pre-Settlement Walk-Through Tips Before you go to settlement on a new home, you and your builder will "walk through" the house to conduct a final inspection.

 

What Other Resources are Available to You?  Visit Your Road Home at the Colorado Housing and Finance Authortiy website for homebuyer education offerings and down payment and closing cost assistance programs.