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New Construction - A Reason to Move

February 10, 2025

With so many homeowners "stuck" in their current homes that have an interest rate below 4%, they need a really good reason to move out of their home and trade it for a house with a much higher interest rate. For some, life events like a marriage/divorce or having babies/becoming empty nesters push them out of their house and into a bigger or smaller home. Others have job transfers that require them to relocate out of state. But for everyone else, it takes a really compelling case to trade a 3% mortgage rate for a 7% loan. 

So what would entice someone to move out of their old home and into a new one? It wouldn't be a lateral move. It would have to be a step up - newer, nicer, bigger or all of the above. And new construction offers all of that. 

Riverwood Homes is building new homes with the latest styles, features, and technology. Our houses are equipped with many features you won't find in most used houses, including the following:

  • Solar panels
  • EV outlet (for charging electric cars)
  • Certified by Energy Star and Indoor AirPlus (indoor air quality)
  • Tankless water heater
  • Conditioned crawl space
  • Enhanced insulation in ceiling, walls, garage, and crawl space
  • Low-E windows
  • Bosch kitchen appliances
  • Quartz counter tops
  • Frameless, soft-close cabinets
  • 8' tall doors on main level

We also have several homes built on large lots with huge garages. For example, we're building in Osprey Estates where the lots are 0.5-1.0 acres. Each of these houses has a fully landscaped yard with space to enjoy the outdoors with a buffer from your neighbors. These homes all have large garages with an RV bay. In fact, every house we build in any subdivision that has at least a 70' wide lot will have an RV garage. 

And if our current inventory of finished homes doesn't fit your specific requirements, we can build a customize a house just for your family's needs. 

We understand that both costs and interest rates have risen substantially in recent years. We feel your frustration, and we feel the pain ourselves as our costs and borrowing rates have likewise increased. But even though everything is more expensive now, we are offering you more features and a better product that is worth trading up for. 

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