Building a new home is filled with decisions. Which lot will you pick? Which floorplan? What color scheme will you use? Not to mention hundreds of other upgrades, options, and selections. But when you build a new home, it isn’t just the home you need to plan for: You’ll also have a yard. We’ve all
Bathroom Dreams in 2023: A Look at Innovative Design Trends
We’ve heard it time and time again: Bathrooms and kitchens sell houses. But the mark on what’s trending seems to be forever moving. Here are 10 bathroom trends we’ve seen pick up in popularity over this year that we’re loving. 1. Light, but not white It’s been a few years since the white-on-white kitchen and
Demystifying The D.C. Metro Housing Inventory: What You Need To Know
It’s been a solid couple of years since the housing market and inventory threw us for a loop. But while building supply issues have leveled out and much of our world has returned to normal (or a new normal, at least), housing inventory remains a frequent topic in the media. So where does the housing
Planning to Build a New Home? Ask Your Potential Builder These six Questions:
Living in the D.C. metro has plenty of perks, and having a variety of diverse neighborhoods and suburbs, beautiful amenities, and tons of options for entertainment and education are just the beginning. While there are undoubtedly plenty of beautiful homes in the District proper and surrounding counties, there are lots of reasons to build new.
4 Real Estate Market Data Takeaways at the 2023 Midpoint
It’s hard to believe we’re already in Q3 of 2023. The year has moved quickly—and, as tends to be the case in our neck of the woods, so has the DMV real estate market. When we last looked at what the market was telling us, we’d seen indicators that some pre-COVID trends might be
Four Things to Know If You’re New to Living in the DMV
Life in the DMV—the metro area comprising D.C. and the surrounding Maryland and Virginia counties—is unique, unlike anywhere else in the country. Even if you’ve lived in other state capital cities, there are some things bound to surprise you. Here are four things that you might find interesting about your new potential home in the
Four Reasons to Build a New Home in Maryland
Building a new home in the D.C. metro comes with an expansive area to choose from that spans two states in addition to the District proper. Each city within each state comes with its own feel and benefits, but the same could be said of the state you choose in general. Here are four of
New Home Kitchen Trends to Follow in 2023
The average cost to remodel a kitchen is $150 per square foot, and with the average kitchen in the United States measuring in at 250 square feet, that means it will cost around $37,500 to remodel—and that’s without enhanced finishes, upscale appliances, or the extra square footage from extended eat-in spaces that are found in
Unlock Success with Your New-Build Floorplan: 4 Key Factors for Optimized New-Home Planning
The new-home-build process is filled with choices, but aside from selecting your builder, perhaps no choice has a bigger impact on your final “product” than your floorplan selection. We all know things look different on paper than a real-life walkthrough, so if you have an opportunity to see a model, it’s a definite advantage. However,
New Home Building Trends to Watch For
Through the end of 2022 and into the beginning of 2023, we’ve seen numerous shifts in the new-home-building landscape. Some, like the return of a somewhat more stabilized market, were fairly predictable. Others, like continually climbing interest rates were less so. Add to it all a seemingly more stable supply chain and the inflation appearing
