The best part about building a new custom Florida home is the opportunity to make it truly yours.
Buying a Home
The Homebuyer journey can be tricky, but we offer tips, tricks and advice for those seeking a new home in the sunny state of Florida. And when you’re ready, consider using ICI Homes as your builder in any of our fine communities or on your own lot.
Our Top Four Suggestions for First-Time Home Builders
Ready to take the home-building plunge? As a newbie? All we at ICI Homes ask you to remember is this: even if the new custom Florida home you’re seeking or dreaming of isn’t the first home you’ve purchased, it’ll be a new experience if it’s the first home you’ll have …
Build or Buy: Think Hard About Building
Searching for a new home is frustrating when you can’t find a newly-finished home you like in a new community. Or, you’re not finding ANYTHING — new or in resale — that floats your boat. Take it as a sign it might be time to build your own. “Wait,” you …
Answers to Why on Earth You’d Want to Move to Florida
The problem with moving to Florida is that inevitably, some folks will think that’s not a good idea. And they have no compunction about telling you. Never mind if you must move to Florida because (A) your boss says so, (B) your in-laws or parents have promised to babysit every day …
The Here, Now and Future of Smart Homes
Intrigued about a smart home? Do you want your new custom Florida home to be equipped with the latest remote-controlled, digital and electronic capabilities? Smart homes are one of the hottest trends in the home-building industry, but like any trend, they come with many options, cautions and positives. The technology …
ICI Homes Featured in St. Augustine Record – Home Designs for Aging in Place
Don Wilford, Northeast Florida division president of ICI Homes, said with the Baby Boomer generation so active in the new home market, it’s important for builders to give them options to suit their needs now and into the future. Those options can range from something as significant as an elevator to something as simple as a walk-in shower.
Have Info, Will Buy: Millennials’ Influence on Homebuilding Industry
Over the last 100-plus years, each generation of U.S. home buyers has exhibited specific preferences and behaviors when buying and selling their homes. Millennials — generally thought of as folks who reached early adulthood in the early 2000s — are no different. Like Baby Boomers and Generation X-ers before them, …
Things You Can Do in Today’s Smart Homes
So you’ve decided to go all-in with a new custom smart home, and you want to automate it like the alternate reality of your favorite science-fiction novel. Just think — inanimate objects will spring into action at the sound of your voice while a robot pours your morning coffee. We …
What Millennials Seek in a Home Buying Experience, Part II
In Part I of our series on what Millennials seek in a home-buying experience, we discussed some non-interpersonal aspects of how this generation tends to pursue their daily lives and business. If you need a reminder, Millennials are the youngest major generation in the U.S. They achieved early adulthood in …
What Millennials Seek in a Home Buying Experience, Part I
Are you a prospective Millennial home buyer or know someone who is? In the U.S., Millennials are today’s youngest signature generation. Their spending power, cultural influence and priorities are impacting how many industries conduct business nowadays, and the home-building industry is no different. Millennials, by definition, are those who began …