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Zander Homes is a second generation homebuilder that operates in Houston, Texas and its surrounding areas. Growing up in the industry it was natural to catch on to the things that come along with home building.  I will discuss the Rising costs for Homebuilding in Houston + the Shortage or Quality homes and Land that we are facing. We pride …

There seems to be a critical part of the New Home buying experience missing with today’s purchasing of new Townhomes, Patio Homes in mostly the inner loop of Houston. Yes, we all know there is a shortage of homes in Houston – a shortage of lots in Houston as well.  There are also shortages in qualified labors and companies to …

Continuing our Build On Your Lot (BOYL) conversations for Building a New Home in and around Houston.  We will now review some typical costs associated with Building a Custom Home in Houston & its Surrounding areas.  While there are multiple factors that can influence cost:  There are 3-Main Phases of Building on Your Lot are:  (1). Lot/Site Preparation  (2). the …

Continuing our build on your lot section.  We tend to get a lot of the same questions from a variety of people, backgrounds and reasons.  Some of the top trending questions are: What will the final costs be?  Your builder shouldn’t be able to answer that right off the bat – as a variety of things can influence costs.  Even …

(BOYL) Building on your lot in Houston & its surrounding areas have become increasingly more popular.  I will be trying to uncover a few very important things when building on your lot over the next few weeks. Budget – With land being a premium and large volume of various homebuilders, remodelers, contractors and want to be real estate professionals there is a lot …

Extra, Extra – Read all about it. Zander Homes is among the just released – “2014 Star Award Finalist” for the (TAB) Texas Association of Builders. *Best Bathroom Renovation: for Jim Harris healthsavy.com & Dana Wilson’s Residence. Awards Presentation is July, 24th. Lets hope for the best. But very excited to be apart of Finalist with over 500 entries state …

Have you been seeing a lot of building going on lately?  It’s not only you noticing – as Houston had more New Home Starts last year then the entire state of California.  see the report: http://realtynewsreport.com/2014/04/04/houston-home-building-to-churn-until-2018/.  Few other highlights asthma noted by GHBA.  New home prices are at all time high & supply still very tight.  Even though Houston could …

Strong job growth, low inventory of homes, rising rental rates, low unemployment and a few other items keep Houston leading the nation in the Housing Market.  #metrostudy.  http://www.metrostudyreport.com/houston-market/houston-continues-to-lead-the-nation.  There are roughly 65,000 new jobs added each year in Houston antibiotics with a normal population growth at 125,000 – Houston keeps strong.  We are thankful for all of the hard work from all …

Master bathrooms & Kitchens Remodel & Renovations still dominate the top things to do when thinking of remodeling or updating your house.  These are all around good things for everyone.  The homeowner gets a new updated desired area – whiling increasing functionality and beauty.  IF/When you plan on selling your home  – you’ll see the most ROI Return on Investments, …