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I've never heard houses referred to as "used" or "pre-owned."
I live in New England in an area where there's not much new construction. I am fine with my "used" house on a very beautiful "used" lot in a very beautiful "used" neighborhood.
Exactly. It's the political correctness and paranoia thing in full swing, like the "pre-owned" term for used cars. Salesmen call them pre-owned because it makes them sound better than they are and also because it doesn't remind people of other people's germs, sweat, and maybe even other body fluids being in the car at some point in the past.
I do not like new construction. New construction homes seem very generic to me, especially here in Houston, because most of the new homes and subdivisions look exactly the same. This may be a geographical phenomenon, however. The new homes here are also built with very small yards, in the interest of adding more houses in a smaller space. And mature trees of the older homes is an advantage in our hot climates. And just because one buys a new home doesn't mean it is built without problems. Shoddy construction is rampant in new home build, once again in the pursuit of profit.
Another thing I don't necessarily like about neighborhoods of new homes - there's higher neighbor turnover for some reason regardless of the price point. In our last neighborhood, we were an anomaly owning the home for over a decade. Most people move within five years. In our current neighborhood of older homes, there are many residents who have lived in the same homes for over 20, 25 years. It's not unusual to have original owners. I don't know...I kind of appreciate that stability, where people move into homes, raise their kids in the same home, and remain in the home until retirement. I know that turnover is very common but like I said, I appreciate things like that. Adds to that "Mayberry" feel.
In the market I'm in right now, I'd be hard-pressed to pick used over new because the used ones have insane markups while the new ones comes with incentives and their own low rate financing.
We are on our 7th home that we've owned and lived in. Only 1 was a Used house.
We do not even consider pre-owned homes when we look for a new place. That one house and seeing our friends' experiences with pre-owned homes has turned us off to them.
It's nice to have a new place, be ACTIVE and OBSERVANT in the build process, and then be able to hold the builder to task for any shortcomings.
In the market I'm in right now, I'd be hard-pressed to pick used over new because the used ones have insane markups while the new ones comes with incentives and their own low rate financing.
Exactly! We looked for months trying to find a "used" home and they were all out dated and needed a lot of work. For the same price we were able to buy brand new. The builder is established with excellent reviews. No issues reported. It is a solid home. 1/2 acre lot and a lot of mature trees in the subdivision. All new appliances, carpet, etc. Lots of younger families with elementary and middle school aged children which is what we wanted. Sometimes in older subdivisions there are no younger families with children.
As for the other 2 new homes that we had built in the past, the last one we lived there for for 10 years and never had any issues. It's all about researching the builder and the materials they use. We are very happy with the choices we have mad over the years, but to each their own!
I have owned homes ranging in age between new construction and 150 years old. Generally speaking, the new construction had more issues than the 150 year old home.
The best maintained home I ever had was a Tudor built in the 1920's. The sellers had just replaced the slate roof before putting it on the market.
I have owned homes ranging in age between new construction and 150 years old. Generally speaking, the new construction had more issues than the 150 year old home.
It makes sense, if you stop to think about it. New homes range from excellent to crappy in their construction; the passage of time will weed the crappy ones out, leaving only the well-built ones still standing. The poorly-built homes from 150 years ago were bulldozed long ago.
We are on our 7th home that we've owned and lived in. Only 1 was a Used house.
We do not even consider pre-owned homes when we look for a new place. That one house and seeing our friends' experiences with pre-owned homes has turned us off to them.
It's nice to have a new place, be ACTIVE and OBSERVANT in the build process, and then be able to hold the builder to task for any shortcomings.
lol, the irony is that once you live in the home, it's "pre-owned". I'm sure that when you sell, you hope to find buyers who will consider a "pre-owned" home
True, but as you see in the replies here, there are people who will only buy Used. I should be OK. There's a market for all tastes out there.
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