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New Construction
Buying New Construction? Here's Why A Real Estate
Professional Should Represent You
It might not seem necessary to involve a real estate
professional in a transaction where a buyer can deal
directly with a builder. Think again! A buyer's agent, a
real estate professional representing the buyer's interests,
can guide you along the right path, smooth the rough places
and help ensure you make a decision you can live with (and
in) for many years. Here's how:
Just as a real estate
professional calls on experience and knowledge of an area to
help buyers locate pre-owned homes in a community, he or she
can also direct buyers interested in newly built homes to
developments and communities that match client
specifications.
An agent can suggest builders based on their reputation for
delivering a high-quality product, responding quickly to
issues, and being financially sound.
An agent may be familiar with how a builder prices his products
and where there may be room to negotiate price or upgrades.
Without agent representation
Without agent representation, you are one buyer purchasing only
one home. But an agent can significantly impact a builder's
bottom line by providing a steady supply of customers. The
agent's leverage may work in your favor at the negotiating
table. [Note: The builder may require your agent to
accompany you on your first visit to the site. Check with
the builder.
The lender approval process may go smoother if an agent
schedules visits, accompanies you to lenders, and helps
expedite required documents.
Purchasing
a newly constructed
Purchasing a newly constructed home is a stimulating
opportunity, one that awakens the imagination and inspires a
fresh approach to the property acquisition process.
Customarily, buyers select one of two primary methods when
becoming involved in a new construction purchase. An
architect and a builder can be employed to construct a
custom home on a parcel of land, or a house can be bought
after the construction process is already underway. Either
method allows for a varying degree of creative control and
influence on the buyer's part. Conversely, both options
introduce consumers to many specialized factors to be taken
into consideration.
One notable difference in the transaction is the type of real
estate contract used in the purchase of the property. On
existing properties, buyers use the "Standard Real Estate
Contract" provided by the Real Estate Commission. For new
construction properties, builder contracts should be used to
appropriately address specific issues and circumstances. We
suggest negotiating the following items with the builder in
advance. (Please be aware there may be numerous additional
issues that are not mentioned below):
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