Don’t get overwhelmed with one of the most important buying decisions in your life. We discuss new home financial topics including marketing information and the new home building, buying and selling processes.
There’s more than one way to do a down payment, especially if you’re a first-time home buyer navigating the costs, requirements and best practices of the entire home-buying process. From doing your financial homework, to researching locations and communities, plus timing up moving logistics — perhaps job transfers — it’s …
Depending when you read this, tax season may have come and gone, or be breathing down your neck in a few days or weeks. The reality is that no one (we know) loves taxes, but when you buy or build a new custom Florida home with ICI Homes, homeownership offers …
It’s perhaps the biggest question for many first-time home buyers —and one with no one-size-fits-all answer. That’s actually okay because many of us who buy our first new custom Florida home do so via a mortgage, also known as a home loan. A down payment lowers the price of your …
You know those fitness bootcamps espoused by influencers and perhaps your own personal trainer? The same concept can help any first-time buyer achieve the goal of homeownership in a scheduled, focused manner with admittedly less discomfort! Buying or building your first new custom Florida home can be challenging in today’s …
Searching for a new custom Florida home while navigating today’s never-boring residential construction market? There IS some recent good news out there, and it concerns perhaps the market’s hottest topic, those headline-grabbing interest rates. In May, Realtor.com® released its quarterly New Construction Report, which revealed people who bought new-construction homes …
If you’ve been following national headlines, you may have seen stories about rising homeowners insurance costs in Florida. For many out-of-state buyers, these reports can raise valid concerns. But here’s the truth: the situation isn’t as dire as it seems—especially if you’re buying a new construction home. At ICI Homes, …
Are you researching the purchase of a new custom Florida home and worrying that higher interest rates might strain your home-buying budget? It’s a valid concern. Interest rates have been all over the place as the Federal Reserve System battles inflation, slowly decreasing from highs near 8 percent in 2023 …
There are numerous paths to the new custom Florida home of your dreams, and while they all involve a financial transaction, you have more options than you might think. Most of us buy our homes via a loan. The array of choices can be overwhelming, especially for first-time home buyers. …
Homeowners in most master-planned communities usually pay one or both of these common types of residential fees in addition to monthly mortgage payments and living expenses. It’s a good idea to know about them before you begin the search for your new custom Florida home. You can set your purchase …
It’s always a good idea to ask this question no matter how experienced you are as a homebuyer. Down payments are an important part of the mortgage purchase process, and it never hurts to have it clarified, especially for first-time buyers. Most of us buy our homes via mortgages. Mortgage …