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Custom, production or on your own land. Contracts, warranties and the loan structure that governs the whole build.
Get matched nowThe contract and the loan decide more than the floor plan does
A construction loan draws in stages against inspected progress, which means the lender's schedule and the builder's schedule have to agree before ground breaks. Homeowners who learn that late spend the build fighting a calendar they never saw.
Warranty coverage is the other thing that separates builders, and it is written down. Our guides tell you which figures on this subject are published by a government source and which ones are marketing, because in this category the difference is large.
Before you sign with a builder
Written from primary sources, with every figure linked to the page it came from.
Cost to Build a House
Two federal price series answer two different questions, and mixing them is the fastest way to a wrong number.
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Choosing a Home Builder
Builder confidence, price cuts and months of supply are published monthly, and they tell you more about your leverage than any review page.
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Custom vs Production Builders
Census tracks spec houses and contract builds as separate populations, and per square foot the contract builds run higher.
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Construction Loans
No authoritative source publishes construction loan rates or draw schedules, so here is what the federal data does show about paying for a build.
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Building on Your Own Land
The Census contract price series is built for your situation, and it stops at the property line. Everything past that line is your line item.
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New Construction Warranties
No national survey of builder warranty terms exists, so the document you are handed is the only authority. Here is how to read it.
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Builder Contracts
Census measures the contract price without the lot and by finished area. Write your contract on the same definitions and most disputes disappear.
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