Who builds the best new houses?
Nobody. Except for a few high-end custom houses, they’re all pretty much all the same. In 15+ years of inspecting houses, I’ve run across two or three excellent custom builders. Those guys build houses that are in the million-dollar range, and their crews do near-perfect work. The people who can afford those builders know who they are. When it comes to houses in developments where there’s a model home, and houses with model names (the Worthmore, the Grandview, the Blissmaster) there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between them. In any given price range, the quality of the materials, the skill level of the laborers, and the management skills of the supervisors are dead even. There is no house “brand” that is clearly superior to its competitors. Understand, I’m not saying new houses are generally bad. Truth is, they’re generally fair. If you’re shopping for a new house, don’t expect perfection, and don’t worry about who built it. Just find a house you like, in a neighborhood you like,
