PROPERTY SEARCH
Sold Properties
Open Houses
New Construction
Market Reports
BUYING & SELLING
Buying
Selling
Market Reports
Work with a Real Estate Advisor
Find Home Value
EXPLORE TOWNS
Market Reports
Explore Town Areas
CT Guide
MORTGAGE-CENTER
Mortgage-Center
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Full Real Estate Services
Relocation
Preferred Vendors
Home Warranty
AGENTS / OFFICES
Sotheby's Auction House
Member Sign In
THINKING ABOUT NEW CONSTRUCTION
New Construction?
 
This guide has been created to help prepare you for your new home purchase so that you know what to expect and can handle it with ease. Whether you buy a newly built home or purchase an existing resale home, both approaches offer advantages. Examining both options can help you get started in your home purchase.

The Advantages of Buying a Newly Built Home
 
The benefits of buying or building a new home add up fast with today's advanced methods and technologies:

   
 Designed for You.
You can get a custom home designed with your needs and tastes in mind, or if you're buying a newly constructed home, you can have your builder add personal touches, such as higher countertops or a preferred bathtub style

Greater Safety.
There is less risk of fire in today's new homes, many of them having hard-wired smoke detectors, with battery-powered backup. Wiring systems have been improved, and new homes have more outlets.

Easier Maintenance.
Many new homes are constructed with siding, window, and trim materials that never need painting. New roofing materials are denser, longer lasting and many have fire-retardant features.

Greater Energy Efficiency.
Improved heating and cooling systems and better insulation techniques offer efficiencies.

Structural Strength.
In areas subject to inclement weather or earthquakes, builders now use extra bracing and framing systems to better withstand exterior stress. Soils are tested and foundations engineered to resist or accommodate movement. New drainage devices collect rain from gutters and slopes, then deliver water directly into storm drains. Roof and floor trusses enhance structural strength and create new interior design options

Better Health.
Today, asbestos and lead have been completely eliminated from materials used in new construction. Formaldehyde emissions from products such as particleboard and plywood have been substantially reduced as well. New control systems are available for areas where radon could be a potential problem.
 
   
 
With our range of new construction financing programs -- including Builder Best ® and Construction Loan ExpressSM , our comprehensive construction financing program -- you'll be able to focus on your faucets and fixtures, not your financing.
 
Get additional information on
 
 
 
 
 
Contact us today and we will get started on finding the right construction financing solution for you.
 
HOME | MARKET REPORTS | RELOCATION | BUILDING & LAND TECHNOLOGY | RESOURCES
AGENT SIGN -IN | AGENT EMAIL | ABOUT US | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | SITE MAP
© 2010 Litchfield Hills Real Estate LLC
Sotheby's International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned And Operated.