Energy costs are going up. One of the most significant expenses in owning a home is the heating and cooling costs. What if I told you about a new home that could be cooled in the summer buy using a single ice cube? What would your reaction be? You’d be looking for the catch, which there certainly would be one unless you lived in an igloo.
What if the truth was that the Richmond new homes built by Boone Homes could save you 38 percent or more in just heating and cooling costs alone? What would your reaction be? What would your reaction be if I told you that the 38 percent savings is in comparison to other new homes? When the same home is compared to a used home, the savings increases even further. Would you be shocked to know it is true?
Boone Homes is now building Energy Star homes on prime real estate in prime planned communities in the Richmond area. These energy star homes are so efficient that even the unconditioned attic is cool in the summer time compared to any other home without Energy Star technology. All the new Richmond custom homes constructed by Boone Homes are now built with energy star technology. (more…)
Noise resonates around walls, under closed doors and slices through conversations. The rumble of sound consumes the silence with fervor. If only there was an office away from the office where things could actually be completed and progress accomplished. If only I could find a business oasis that would not devour family time, clutter the kitchen table and consume a guest bedroom. Has the noise epidemic ruined your home office? What if your home had an office? Not just another space, but a genuine office. What would the impact be? What if that office was on the first floor? Would the home suddenly be virtuous?
Boone Homes builds custom Richmond new homes, many of which have a first floor study. Though there are probably more, here are 3.5 virtues we have found in a first floor study. (more…)
Richmond new homes have drastically changed in the last few years. The high cost of energy has contributed directly to this change. Now it seem like a good plan to try and purchase a more energy efficient home, maybe even a new home with updated insulation and current energy features. Maybe you’ve been curious on all the new energy efficient products available today, but have thought the home is too expensive to really be a serious consideration. Maybe you didn’t know that ENERGY STAR® was not just for appliances, and that homes could also be ENERGY STAR® rated.
So what is the benefit of an ENERGY STAR® home?
Increased heating efficiency in the winter, about 38% savings
Increased cooling capacity in the summer, about 38% savings
High efficiency windows reduce drafts
Tax rebates depends on locality
Mortgage rebates depending on the lender some up to $1,000
Increased resale value
So what are the extra costs on owning an ENERGY STAR® home? Very little. (more…)
Investments are always a challenge. The view into what investment will appreciate, and what investment will depreciate can only be known with certainty in hind sight. However, here is one key source of data to analyze in order to increase your chances of a good investment in Richmond real estate: Location.
A beautiful five bedroom 4.5 bath home with a full finished basement, located on a home site that backs up to an interstate will not appreciate as quickly as a used car. Location plays a meaningful role in determining more than just price. Location plays a meaningful role in all of the following:
Lifestyle
Comfort
Convenience
Safety
Price
If location plays a key role in lifestyle and comfort, you need to include a Boone Homes community on your list of places to visit. (more…)
This Artisan home built by Boone Homes, a Richmond home builder, is ready for occupancy. There are plenty of reasons why you will want to take a look at this Richmond new home located in Charter Colony. The first floor boasts an expansive family room with a gas log fire place turned down low for that late night show. The cozy breakfast area and designer kitchen with granite counter tops augment the interior appeal of the home and provide the gathering place for the party, or holiday event. With all of the first-floor adorned with hardwood floors there is little reason to shy away from hosting the party in the formal dining room. Retreat to the first-floor study for the mid-afternoon conference call without deserting the family. This expansive home boasts 5 bedrooms and 3-1/2 baths. (more…)
This new home built by Boone Homes, a Richmond home builder, is ready for occupancy. The home features an open, first-floor plan with a gourmet kitchen featuring granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. Kick off your shoes in the deluxe mudroom and hang your coat on the designer built-in cubbies. Enjoy the latest magazine on the deck overlooking the private yard with sod and irrigation. Relax in the basement family room or grill out on the lower patio.
Buyers will love entertaining in the formal dining room or retreating to the formal living room for a spot of tea. Need to take that important business call? No problem. You can escape to the first-floor study without leaving your family too far behind. (more…)
Remember the Def Leppard shirt your sister got at the concert? Or, what about the grey one with the Ninja Turtles that your brother wore as he karate-chopped the bad guys? Those shirts were oh so cool! Remember the day you inherited the prized shirt? The hand-me-down now had mustard embedded on the sleeve, and hole in the side. The prize was washed, folded and neatly presented, but it still lacked luster and failed to excite as much as in the day.
Used Richmond real estate is much like a once prized shirt that has now been handed down. No matter how good its condition at the time of the hand-me-down, it’s still used. In a used home, the carpet enjoyed someone else’s pet dander, the jetted tub has who-knows-what in the re-circulating jets, the siding has been touched up and painted, the deck has a hole in it, the insulation really doesn’t insulate, the – you get the idea. With all these challenges why not try a new home? (more…)
A title in a recent article posted on Reuters read “New Home Sales Up, Inventory at a 43-1/2 Year Low.” While the increased sales is an encouraging headline, the backside of that headline should prompt some questions.
Answer #1: Used home inventory is excessively high. Why? It’s similar to purchasing a car: Not many people get excited about buying a used car because they know they inherit the problems others left behind. Consider the foreclosed or distressed homes that are flooding the market. The ailment for owners of a home in this desperate condition is, in many cases, marginal at best. On the other hand, a used home without a seller in the financial dunk tank is usually a used hand-me-down no longer suited for the needs of the current user. The description of a used home, to clarify terminology, means it was built with yesterday’s technology and construction methods, has yesterday’s energy efficiency, yesterday’s curb appeal and was previously enjoyed by someone else.
Answer #2: Builders are strapped for cash and cannot build new homes. (more…)
