Build Your Dream Home with Local New Construction Experts: The Kotaska Team

Right now, many builders are offering enhanced incentives to help move inventory—such as reduced prices, interest rate buydowns, closing cost credits, and money toward design upgrades. These perks can make new construction more affordable and customizable than many resale homes.

Builder incentives often include:

• Discounted prices on quick-move-in homes
• Interest rate buydowns when using the builder’s preferred lender
• Closing cost credits when working with their title company
• Upgrade allowances for to-be-built homes

These vary by builder and community, and your agent can help you find the best deals available.

In many cases, yes. Builders typically tie incentives like rate buydowns and closing cost credits to the use of their preferred lender and title company. Your agent will help you compare these offers to ensure they truly benefit your bottom line.

Absolutely. While you can walk into a model home on your own, the builder’s sales representative works for the builder—not for you. You deserve someone on your side.

That’s where the Kotaska Team comes in. With years of experience in both real estate and the building industry, our team knows how to navigate builder contracts, spot hidden costs, and advocate for your best interests throughout the process. From helping you compare builders and communities to managing timelines and inspections, we’re with you from first tour to final walkthrough—and even after closing. Best of all, this expert representation comes at no extra cost to you.

A spec home (also called an inventory or move-in-ready home) is already under construction or completed, which means faster move-in times and possibly better pricing. A to-be-built home lets you choose the floor plan, lot, finishes, and upgrades, but typically takes 8 to 12 months to complete.

Yes, but negotiation works a bit differently with new construction. Instead of lowering the base price, builders often offer value in the form of credits, upgrades, or financing perks. Your agent will help you understand where there’s room to negotiate.

The build timeline can vary based on the builder, weather, and supply availability—but typically ranges from 8 to 12 months. Our team will keep you updated throughout the process and help with inspections, walk-throughs, and final approvals.

With our deep knowledge of local builders and communities—and our backgrounds in the building industry—we guide buyers from site selection to final walkthrough. We’re with you every step of the way, ensuring nothing gets overlooked, and even after closing, we remain a resource for your homeownership journey.

It depends on the builder and how far along the construction is. For to-be-built homes, you’ll have opportunities to choose finishes and options early in the process. Once the permit process is complete and selections are signed off on by you, changes may be limited or incur extra costs.

Yes—most builders offer a one-year builder warranty for workmanship and materials, and some offer longer structural warranties (up to 10 years). Some systems and appliances may be covered separately by manufacturer warranties.