Metro Detroit

NEWSLETTER: DECEMBER 2021

December 16, 2021

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

AGAIN. PROBABLY.

As always, we want to wish everyone a Happy Honda™ Days and a blessed Lexus™ December To Remember to you and yours, because commercials.

What’s the plan this year – are you staying home? Heading out of town? Venturing around the block? Yeah, we have no idea either. Wherever you end up during this season of reflection, let’s think about your housing/office/occasional home-school situation.

For those of you who took our advice last year around the holidays and bought a new home, congrats – it’s probably almost halfway complete! LOL, we kid, we kid, just a little poorly-timed construction-timing humor; no but seriously, we are confident it’s at least being drywalled now.

For those of you who didn’t take our advice, or built but didn’t use us and made poor decisions as a result, don’t navigate another year of uncertain living during these unprecedented/complicated/unprecedently complicated times. Let’s find you a floorplan with that extra office space, or a guest suite for vaccinated family members, or an in-house laboratory with your own PCR equipment for family members who YouTube when they should medical. Whatever your needs, we’re here to help you navigate your home search & build.

Questions about a new home? Let’s chat! And of course, please remember to always Volvo™ Holiday Safely…..

CURRENT LISTINGS

OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION COLLECTION

2371 STANFORD | BERKLEY

Progress is continuing at 2371 Stanford (as well as its already-sold neighbor, 2381 Stanford).

Featuring 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and over 2,400 sqft, some of the highlights of this brand-new floor plan by Mark Adler Homes include an open loft space upstairs, a 2nd floor laundry, a mudroom with a bench/drop zone + USB connectivity, a spectacular front-porch that wraps around the den, and a generous deck/landscaping/irrigation package.

And of course, the superior construction, high-quality finishes, and energy-efficiency Mark is known for.

This home is listed exclusively with The New Home Experts® so connect with us for the details and to get started while you can still choose MOST of your selections!

LOT #1 | WHISPERING RIDGE ESTATES

Our first home in Whispering Ridge is getting ready for insulation and is making excellent progress! Featuring the 4 bed/2.5 bath/2,760+ sqft Wellington plan by Strathdale Development, this home will be similar to what Strathdale has been building in Stonegate, only this will have a Gourmet Kitchen, trimmed & cased arches, and a leaded glass door on the study (with more upgrades to come).

LOT #3 | WHISPERING RIDGE ESTATES

Brick is up, on this expanded Wellington plan, though there is still time to make interior selections. Featuring 4 bed/3.5 bath/over 3,000 sqft, a 3-car garage, and a ton of high-end finishes, we have not officially listed this home for sale yet but we expect it to be priced in the low-to-mid $600s.

Located near Benstein & Glengary in Commerce, Whispering Ridge Estates is located in a particular section of the township that might be the only one which doesn’t require navigating 2-lane roads while winding around every lake in Oakland County, resulting in commute times that range from 30 min to the Donner Party. Yay! Connect with us for the details!

12912 BURGANDY | SOUTH LYON-ISH

Permits are in and digging should commence shortly, for the home that will (eventually) look like the one pictured above, in beautiful Burgundy Estates.

Built by Kensington Family Homes, this 4 bed/3.5 bath colonial features nearly 3,000 sqft, an open-concept floorplan wrapped with windows and flooded with natural light, as well as an attached 3-car garage.

We say “South Lyon-ish” because technically it’s in Green Oak Township (woo hoo, lower taxes!) but it features acclaimed/coveted South Lyon Schools.

Connect with Lou and Jeff (if you’re already working with us), or reach out to Julie & Jennifer directly for the details.

4397 STEPPING STONE | FENTON

These days, a spec home nearing completion AND available is almost as difficult to find as a Lions win; realistically, it’s probably more like a Lions playoff appearance.

(note, we didn’t say “Lions playoff victory” because come on now)

But, here we are – the home pictured above is less than 90 days out and available. Built by our friends at Bristol Homes, this 3 bed/2.5 bath/2,000+ sqft ranch features soaring 9′ & 11′ ceilings, a modern/open layout, a 3-car garage, and gorgeous views of Marl Lake.

If you’re in the market for something new & time is of the essence, this home would make a delightful stocking stuffer.

Connect with Lou and Jeff (if you’re already working with us), or reach out to Julie & Jennifer directly for the details.

OUR NOT NEW BUT NEW TO YOU COLLECTION

All of our current re-sale listings are under contract – YAY!

IN OTHER REAL ESTATE NEWS…

CADY STREET| NORTHVILLE

Development in Downtown Northville looks to continue spreading eastward, with plans for a mixed-use building on a long-vacant parcel where Main Street makes the turn into downtown. Plans call for a 3-story building with a Westborn-style high-end grocer on the first floor and residential units everywhere else. The project received preliminary site plan review and special land use approval from the city’s planning commission recently, but those familiar with the parcel will agree that a good deal of environmental remediation will be needed at the site (which is adjacent to the Walled Lake Branch of the Middle Rouge River), before any vertical construction can begin… [read more]

LOMBARDO| WESTLAND

Westland is the Bestland so we’re excited that Lombardo has picked up two elementary schools (not literally because those things are super heavy – ask Lou), with plans for roughly 80 homes between both developments. Plans call for single family homes, likely similar to those recently built by Lombardo at nearby Marlee Woods. The schools, Kettering Elementary & Madison Elementary, were both within the Wayne-Westland School District but have since closed… [read more]

BUILDERS: DON’T JUST LIST YOUR HOMES…

GET THEM IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT BUYERS!

Our website caters exclusively to new-home-specific buyers, so in addition to the usual audiences found on the MLS, Zillow, etc., we also bring you local buyers searching specifically for new homes, by creating original, organic content, and pairing it with a social media strategy that guides prospects directly to your listing; and we do it for less than what resale agents charge.

Get in touch to find out how we can sell your homes AND save you money in the process.

CONTACT US

Questions about your new home search? Call or email us today – we look forward to hearing from you! Not ready for that kind of commitment? Check out our new-home-specific-search and email us incognito. Use a name like Santos L. Halper. We’ll never know it’s you…

Lou Bitove & Jeff Bortnick, owners of The New Home Experts®, have more than 35 years combined experience in real estate, much of that with builders like Pulte & Toll Brothers.  They also provide market research for area builders, developers and national firms.  If you’re considering a new home, remember: the builders rep represents the builder, not you.  Work with the only local agents in Metro Detroit to specialize in new homes, and save money in the process – ask us how!