Tampa Ranks in the Top 10 Relocation Destinations

Tampa Ranks in the Top 10 Relocation Destinations - Tampa ranks 8 of 10

Tampa Bay’s metro area is No. 8 on a list of top-10 destinations for people who pursue relocating to a U.S. state other than the one where they live, according to recent Realtor.com research. Tampa is the only Florida city on this latest Realtor.com list, and ICI Homes is a preferred builder in several major, …

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Is Summer a Prime Home Buying Season?

Florida Custom Home in Summer

If you need or want to buy a new custom Florida home for whatever viable reason, summer can be the best time of year to do it. That’s regardless of what’s happening in today’s residential real estate market. Sometimes our priorities dictate our timing, not market conditions or headlines. On the other hand, if you …

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Homeowner Maintenance Made Easy: Sprinkler Filter

sprinkler filter

When you buy a new custom Florida home from ICI Homes, you’ll quickly discover that the sprinkler system is one of its important exterior features. Luckily, Florida’s sub-tropical and tropical climate comes with Mother Nature’s sprinkler system — those typical summer showers and occasional tropical downpours. But, like most climates, Florida also has a drier …

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Homeowner Maintenance Made Easy: Smoke Detector

Homeowner Maintenance Made Easy: Smoke Detector - homeowner maintenance made easy 1 1

Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are much more than another addition to your homeowner maintenance to-do list. In fact, it’s not a bad idea to move them near the top of that list, to be safe. Guarding your household is exactly what they’re designed to do, so read on to discover how to keep …

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Homeowner Maintenance Made Easy: Paint Touch Ups

Paint Touch up Homeowner Maintenance

Aside from architecture and building materials, paint likely makes the most significant design impact on your new custom Florida home. Its colors and finishes help shape a home’s exterior and interior appearances. And, like all home-construction elements, paint eventually requires a little maintenance help. Periodic touch-ups help keep your painted surfaces looking as pristine as …

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Community Spotlight: Exploring Seven Pines

Community Spotlight: Exploring Seven Pines - Community Spotlight

Folks searching for a new home in northeast Florida should put Seven Pines on their to-do list. It’s a beauty from location to amenities, with an amazing amount of lot and floor plan choices. But Seven Pines isn’t merely a new community springing from previously unknown acreage. It’s sprouting from thousands of acres long stewarded …

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Homeowner Maintenance Made Easy: HAVC Filters

HAVC Homeowner Maintenance

Comfortably cool interiors are one of the best aspects of a new custom Florida home, but as with any mechanical system, a bit of regular upkeep helps keep your air conditioner humming along. Luckily, maintaining your air conditioner is an easy task for ICI Homes homeowners. Read on to learn how to incorporate two such …

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