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Luxury Farm & Ranch Construction

On the outskirts of Austin’s city limits lies the opportunity for owning outstanding farm, ranch, ranchette or gentleman’s ranch property. There over 14,000 square miles of possibilities, complete with some of the best sport hunting and fishing anywhere. Your dream ...
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Professional Custom Home Builder in Austin

How to Choose a Custom Home Builder

Austin invariably remains in the news headlines because of the music festivals, lifestyles, and, many times for the job market. Years ago, when somebody thought of this city, it always belonged to live music and nature. But now, Austin has grown dramatically into a worl...
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Best Lots are Hiding Under Existing Homes

The times are changing. As the demand for housing in preferred locations increase, the supply of developed lots for future homes is drying up. By design, cities grow from inside out. Specifically, once a "town: is established, residents want to live as close to the town...
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Best Custom Home Builder in Texas

The immeasurable sensation of peace around rivers streaming throughout the Texas Hill Country makes it a perfect haven for moving families who want to live here with the quiet modern-day life. Hundreds of thousands of people have preferred to build a custom home in this...
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The Best Custom Home Lots Are “Hiding”

For years, custom home builders have made their living by purchasing home sites and building a new home on them, or building on a lot that a family already owns. While this is still pretty much the program, new lots are much slower to come to the market. In many cases, ...
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Customer Service, Looking Back, and Ahead

Customer service today has become one of the least understood business philosophies. When businesses think of customer service, they imagine a problem developing with their product or service, and correcting the problem. For those of us who have been around for awhile,...
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Custom Home Builder in Austin

What Does it Cost to Build a New Custom Home?

Recognizing the "All In" Cost of a New Custom Home When a family contacts us to build their new custom home we know that the process begins with a candid budget discussion. Most custom home builders Austin focus on designing and building the product that they deliver, ...
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How to Start Building a Custom Home

It always begins with an idea to live in a customized home with high-end creations of luxury and unique architectural designs to attain peace of mind and amenity. Nowadays, more and more people are deciding to have a custom-built home over the existing and spec homes. B...
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How Long Does it Take to Build a Custom House?

During the initial consultation, our clients discuss building a new custom home from scratch while focusing on the small details of the undertaking. At a certain point, a timeline is always a significant piece of planning for the custom home builder. When clients move f...
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The Best Custom Home Builders in Austin, Texas

Austin is the fastest-growing area to enjoy a sophisticated lifestyle with an upscale feel. This well-maintained city attracts diverse buyers to invest in real estate and live in the most sought-out neighborhoods. The most coveted place is an affordable, booming hub of ...
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The Marble Falls Custom Home Builder For You

Amidst a natural oasis of blossoming pond flowers and the ethereal beauty of the hill, Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas. Wherever you look will probably think of a custom home with spacious rooms in one of the finest communities. The new transition in resi...
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Custom Home Builders for Ranch Property Texas

On the outskirts of Austin’s city limits lies the opportunity for owning outstanding farm, ranch, ranchette or gentleman’s ranch property. There over 14,000 square miles of possibilities, complete with some of the best sport hunting and fishing anywhere. Your dream ...
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Design/Build Custom Homes, Lake LBJ Style

When I started my homebuilding career almost 40 years ago I remember the immense job satisfaction from scraping dirt on a lot, pouring concrete, building a home and handing lucky homeowners the keys at the end. Their excitement was contagious and it made all of us want ...
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Custom Home Financing and Pricing Explained

In my past articles we have explored Custom Home Price vs Cost per Square Foot, The Custom Home Process, Architect or Builder First, and The Best Home Sites are Hiding. Today we examine the three most common custom home pricing structures offered by builders. Let's begi...
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Builders Learn, Home Buyers Win!

Certified Graduate Master Builder, Texas Star Builder Senior Instructor for University of Housing, NAHB For the past year and a half the United States housing market has made national and international news. Builders across the country are starting less homes and dus...
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The Housing Market, a Master Builder’s View

“This is the best time to buy a home!” That line is used by homebuilders and Realtors around the country on a daily basis. When interest rates are falling, we are told to buy while rates are low. When they are rising, they tell us to buy before the rates go up. Ther...
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