As recent as 2006 builders could not produce homes fast enough, and they were able to experience unit profits of 100% in some cases. Today, the profit margins are much slimmer, and sales of new homes have slowed by more than 80% in some markets. Many conversations surrounding ways to improve the housing market buzz with redundant ideas. The most common pleads are for the loosening of credit so builders can build again and consumers can buy [...]
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Price per square foot has long been equated with defining a home’s value or degree of luxury. Pre-2008, many luxury communities experienced sales of more than $800 per square foot, while tract homes, or houses in so-called less desired areas, would sell for less than $80 per square foot. Usually, higher square foot values are tied to the level of finish work, zip codes, materials, an 8+ car garage, a clothes washer in the master closet, a master closet [...]
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Despite claims by green rating systems such as LEED and Earth Advantage, green homes do not sell for more. On the other hand, well-located, green-certified homes that implement the recommendations of a good, licensed Interior Design professional sell for more (assuming a good Landscape Designer or Architect is also implemented). [...]
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Since 2009, the G Home has consistently outperformed traditional remodels, appraising for higher values, experiencing fewer days on market, and improving neighborhoods with appraisals that reset most recent square foot values. The buyers of G Homes report back [...]
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Phoenix is the nation’s leader for remodeled green homes that achieve Emerald certification as verified by the NAHB Research Center. There are 9 Emerald certified remodels in the United States. Six of the Emerald certified homes are branded G Homes, five of which are located [...]
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When visiting a local home improvement center, one will notice many manufactures ‘green’ claims for paint, carpet, tile, cabinets, or countertops. Defining a green material maybe the most confusing endeavor related to green building. Many times, one might say a product is green because it earns LEED points. Sometimes this claim is exaggerated by wrongly [...]
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