Friday, 5 April 2013

Changing Patterns of Home Ownership and New Home Construction

By Joanna Crank


It is hard to conceive of generations of families in one location when reviewing statistics about how many different homes the average adult lives in during their lifetime. The concept of continually being on the move accompanied by easy qualification for a mortgage made it simple to use a house just as a place to sleep before heading back on the road. The display homes found days and nights filled with work in an attempt to keep up with the demand for various styles of buildings.

The continual hustle and bustle of commuter employment has calmed down quite a bit leading to a public eager to make their housing requirements a primary focus once more. Projects are now being designed to appeal to certain lifestyles and interests such as house designs that enjoy golfing. Some neighborhoods sponsor their own sports programs and hire out the local park to residents for special events. Community centers are conveniently located near the homes to encourage picnics and other social activities with neighbors. The traditional family has been displaced because of distance between its members while new friends encourage neighbors to stay.

Children enjoy planning their future homes while gathering pictures of houses and rooms that appeal to them. Scrapbooks containing favorite ideas that are gathered through Internet searches are fun to look through in physical binders and online. Exterior design such as decks and special lighting are other items to include in a home wish list. It is much easier to make a separate section to hold pictures, notes and other information for the different parts of the planned house and yard. The ideas are part of the framework needed to ultimately choose the perfect home.

Choosing and printing out the ideas that most closely resemble the style of home desired makes it easier to decide what features deliver the most appeal. Things are easier for the architect if the most desired attributes are previously highlighted. Before building a prospective blueprint the clients and architect can discuss why certain features are selected. The contractor and architect review the information submitted by the client and analyze the building requirements for that area. That provides the architect with information regarding cost and any code violations to be excluded. For the most part, the home will be much like what the person has been thinking of for years.

Whenever there is more than one person involved in a decision the architect and builder must be skilled in coaching for compromise. Proposed developments often include the option to customize certain features of the style of home selected. As long as the home is not under construction, the buyer can negotiate for certain desired features within the house. It is definitely good for business when the architect and the builder have satisfied customers.

There is a special feeling of joy knowing that the new home being built down the road is where you plan to live for years. Watching it being built from the ground up is exciting because it is easy to observe the care and professionalism for each step. Remember to build your home in a style that will satisfy the needs of your own and future families.




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