You’ve decided now’s the time to buy a home. Congrats! Whether it’s your first home or your fifth, the home-buying journey is exciting and full of many decisions, the first of which is whether to buy a brand-new home or resale home. As your families’ needs and preferences change, deciding on what’s most important to you will help determine if a new home or older home will be a better fit for your lifestyle. We’ve taken some of the guesswork out of the decision and have highlighted some of the top advantages of buying a brand-new home!

Bringing Your Dream Home to Life!

When you buy a resale home you’re living in someone else’s vision for a lifestyle that may be very different from your own. And unless you’re planning on some serious and costly remodeling projects, you may not love everything about an older home.

A new home lets you create your space to perfectly complement the way you and your family want to live without costly renovations. Floor plans can be customized to support YOUR lifestyle. If you fall for a three-bedroom design but need another bedroom, an experienced builder will probably be able make the structural modifications to support it. Your new home is a blank canvas for you to express your style and personality. Color palettes, flooring, cabinets, countertops, hardware, tile, and lighting are just a few of the features and finishes that can be personalized to your liking with the guidance of your builder’s design studio team. 

Predictable Costs

Chances are purchasing a resale home will come with some necessary upgrades and repairs. There’s nothing worse than moving into an older home and finding out it needs some major work done. These hidden costs can actually diminish the savings from purchasing an older home! While many defects are usually identified during the inspection, things can and do go wrong after settlement. Unfortunately, many families have learned this the hard way and have experienced unexpected and very unwelcome costs early on in homeownership.

In a brand-new home, everything is shiny and new, including high-ticket items like roofing, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. Homebuilder warranties also provide homeowners with more peace of mind. If anything beyond normal wear and tear goes wrong during that initial coverage period, your home builder will make it right with no out-of-pocket cost to you. 

Low-Maintenance Living

Say goodbye to your weekend warrior days trying to tackle home projects and improvements. A new home is turnkey, pristine, and high-performing, which means you have more time to spend enjoying it with the people you love most. Skip the trip to Home Depot and plan your next backyard barbecue instead!

Creating Your Community 

The saying goes, “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your neighbors.” But in a new home neighborhood, you can come pretty close! New communities tend to appeal to and attract groups of people in similar life stages with related interests. If you have a young family, how wonderful would it be to live on a cul-de-sac filled with neighbors who have small or school-aged children? If you’re an outdoor enthusiast, a community that includes hiking or biking trails and easy access to state parks and natural areas would be a dream. 

As more companies adapt to their workforces working from home long term, we’re seeing increasing interest in escaping the noise and commotion of the city for a slower-paced lifestyle and homes that offer more land and open space. New communities are usually built in suburban areas with quieter, tree-lined streets and larger front and backyards offering more space for kids and pets to roam and explore. Most are also in proximity to shopping, restaurants, and entertainment, offering opportunities for recreation and social connection without having to commute to the city.

Energy Efficiency and High Performance 

 Brand-new homes are simply built better. Materials and construction methods are continuously improving, and your new home will feature a level of energy efficiency and performance that resale homes can rarely match. Tight joints and seams, high-quality insulation, and dual paned Low-E windows keep your new home airtight, reduce heat transfer, and lower energy consumption. Eco-friendly products like Energy Star appliances also require less energy and reduce monthly utility bills.  

At Authentic, every home we build is an OGE Positive Energy Home! Photo by OG&E

OG&E’s Positive Energy Homes offers a higher standard in efficiency – saving energy, money, and more.  To ensure each of our homes meet these standards our homes employ advanced materials and an innovative design to:

• Increase energy efficiency and reduce utility costs.

• Deliver a higher level of comfort in every season.
• Provide a higher standard of construction value and overall quality.
• Meet or exceed all specifications of a 2010 Energy Star® home.

Learn more about OG&E's Positive Energy Home standards here.

Building Dreams Since 2006

Kenyon and Brandi Woods, the Founders of Authentic Custom Homes, are passionate about delivering the highest-quality homes that genuinely reflect the character and aspirations of their owners. Check out our communities in the greater Oklahoma City area or the greater Kansas City area and let's start building your new forever home, TODAY!