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 new homes have 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. And new control systems are available for areas where radon could be a potential problem.