Great design is the foundation for great curb appeal. But it’s necessary to complete the design process with careful thought about appropriate, budget-friendly materials and details. This is the icing on the cake, and without it, much of the hard work you did to design a great home could be missed.
Builders know that today’s design exercise creates tomorrow’s new home sales, and they are positioning themselves to outpace the competition. But since circumstances limit the opportunity for hands-on, in-person meetings, we’re conducting virtual charettes on a weekly basis, finding ways to build trust and consensus even when we can’t be in the same room.
With both new home and resale inventory at historic lows, builders and developers have a great opportunity to bring new plans to market with pretty good assurance that they’ll sell quickly. And with all the focus on the pandemic, data about what today’s buyers want has been pouring in.
