While interest-rate hijinks, rising costs and pesky inflation shouldn’t be ignored, there are multiple good reasons to buy your first new custom Florida home in 2025.
Assuming you’ve done your financial homework, been approved for a mortgage, if applicable, and are ready for a down payment, we at ICI Home are here to offer some guidance.
For many home buyers, purchasing a new custom Florida home for the first time can be a stressful experience. It’s a big goal and transition, but these opportunities exist in every residential real estate market, and under every kind of economic headwind.
Read on for what to prioritize as a first-time home buyer in 2025.
Match your home to your circumstances
Heard the phrase, “date the (interest) rate, marry the house?” Being confident in your housing and financial priorities allows you to weigh any impacts from the current interest rate (which tends to zig and zag) then make an informed decision.
Waiting for a rate drop costs you time and opportunity. What if it goes up? The benefits of becoming a first-time homeowner outweigh stress over percentages, plus frees you from landlords.
Choosing a smartly priced home in your financial ballpark not only helps you make your dream of homeownership come true, it gets you off to a fantastic start as a first-time buyer, becoming the gateway to building valuable equity — ownership of your new purchase — with every mortgage payment (since most of us buy our first new custom Florida homes via home loans).
Buy new to eliminate additional expenses
Turnkey conditions helps all your dollars go farther in 2025 and beyond!
A new custom Florida home from ICI Homes means everything from building materials to decorative finishes are top-notch and ready to begin their life with you and yours.
That’s regardless of whether these are inventory homes, model homes or custom builds. They’re all new. Existing homes are not. Fixer-uppers or make-dos might seem like a bargain for first-time buyers looking to maximize every penny, but consider future expenses of replacing roofs, floors or re-painting interiors and exteriors AFTER a down payment, closing costs and moving expenses.
You have no such costly renovation expenses with a new build.
Seek quality and sustainability
They’re cost-effective and good for the environment — another win-win. And yet another boost toward first-time homeownership in 2025 and beyond because these features repay you with cost savings down the road.
We’ve built new custom Florida homes all over the state for 45 years, and all are built to our own EQ Factor standard. This means the absolute latest in residential construction processes, components and techniques, resulting in homes with superior sealing and comfort.
You also get Energy Star appliances and environmentally friendly paints, carpets and other design elements. Our mechanical systems also are certified, and each of our new custom Florida homes comes with an industry-standard HBW 2-10 warranty.
Ready for your new custom Florida home? Talk to ICI Homes here,
Assuming you’ve done your financial homework, been approved for a mortgage, if applicable, and are ready for a down payment, we at ICI Home are here to offer some guidance.
