The Importance of Customer Service from Home Builders Building a home is not for the faint at heart. There are tons of difficult decisions to be made, and the stress can be unbearable. However, an experienced custom home builder with excellent customer service will ease your worries and turn a stressful situation into an exhilarating experience. Customer service from your home builder can go a long way. You’re not just building a home together with your team; you’re also buil

Two types of roofing materials being used on these homes by Nova Homes of South Florida Metal Roofing Standing seam, 24 or 26 gauge, Galvalume steel panels offer great resistance to sea spray corrosion. Aluminum and zinc are also great corrosion-resistant options. While metal roofs don’t fit in the traditional look for seaside living, they have a lot to offer. The reasons metal roofing works for coastal living are numerous. Color options are numerous. Textures and shapes are

The beachfront estate at 2500 Gordon Drive, with 9,394 square feet of space, was listed at $60.9 million. It’s been a challenging year for Southwest Florida. Especially with such obstacles to overcome as recovering from Hurricane Irma, which hit in 2017, and the more recent crises of red tide and algae blooms along our coasts. But in 2018, the luxury home market still managed to flourish in Lee and Collier counties and even broke records despite all the setbacks. More: Pricie

Gorgeous Two-Story Home Under Construction by Nova Homes of South Florida Monthly Market Report (Month Ending September 2018) After Hurricane Irma passed through last September, many listings were temporarily withdrawn from inventory, while other would-be new listings waited to enter the market. By October 1st of last year, inventory had dipped by 6.9 percent when compared to 2016. Partly due to that temporary drop, this year’s Oct 1st inventory shows an increase of 10.4 perc

Luxury Waterfront Home Under Construction by Nova Homes of South Florida NAPLES, BONITA SPRINGS AND ESTERO Closed Sales The number of closed sales year-to-date remained stable when compared to the same period last year with 7,139 closings vs. 7,010 in 2017. Meanwhile, closed sales priced above $2 million increased 21.6 percent over the first six months of 2017 to 354 sales compared to 291 during the prior year. New Listings/Inventory Available inventory on July 1, 2018 was 6,

Porcelain Tile is included in every home built by Nova Homes of South Florida Remember, the TCNA defines porcelain as tile that absorbs less than 0.5 percent of moisture. Why doesn’t porcelain absorb much moisture? According to the TCNA, porcelain is naturally dense, which means it’s harder to penetrate. In other words, it’s nearly waterproof. This property makes porcelain a no-brainer for bathroom installations, as well as other areas of your home that are exposed to moistur

A New Home Under Construction in Naples, Florida by Nova Homes of South Florida While many consumers pay a lot of attention to home price increases, most don't pay enough attention to price per square foot, real estate experts say. "Price per square foot is considered to be a more stable reference point than home price," said Jonathan Smoke, Realtor.com's former chief economist. In a market like Southwest Florida, it's a good way to eliminate the fluctuations that come from s

Nova Homes of South Florida's Home Design Center in Naples, Florida The goal of a builder’s showroom is to create an impressive, customer-focused place that streamlines decision-making and increases revenue. The good news is builders are increasingly aware that a design studio store needs to be more in line with current retail trends. But the bad news is that in creating a space with flash and dash, brains can get sacrificed for beauty. An effective design center is based on

Single story home by Nova Homes of South Florida under construction in Naples, Florida Single-story living. We cater to a mid-tier and luxury clientele, and as Baby Boomers start to retire, they are looking for a place to call home where they can age in place. For the past few decades, most luxury home buyers in the Florida market were dual income families that needed large two story homes with 4-6 bedrooms for their children. Now, we are seeing more and more older buyers see

Nova Homes of South Florida is building expansive homes for multigenerational living Generation everyone. It looks like multigenerational living is here to stay. Not since the 1950s have so many families chosen to live with multiple adult generations under one roof, according to Pew Research, challenging designers and builders to maximize efficiency without compromising style. Home builders are learning quickly that privacy and accessibility are two must-haves for multigener