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Are You Better Off with a Used Home or a New Home? What's the Best Option for You?

When planning to buy a new home, one of the decisions you have to make is whether you will buy a brand new house or one which has been previously owned by someone else in the past. The differences between these two must be carefully considered when you want to buy home where you and your family can spend your life happily and comfortably.
A Matter of Price
Before anything else, the price is one thing you have to consider when looking for homes for sale. In today's real estate market, there are foreclosures and short sale homes in the market which are better priced compared to a new house. It seems a bit strange that a brand new house located in the same neighborhood of one which is several years old is going to sell for more compared to a previously owned house. New houses are not considered comparable so these sell for more, not to mention that there are also no issues on appraisal. Somehow, it doesn't seem right if a previously owned house have ceiling fans, window treatments, landscaping, or even a spa or pool which a new house often doesn't have.
On the other hand, a new house is exactly that, new, in an ideal move in condition and under full warranty. You have to add to the equation the price of things which are not in the house already, or that no backyard landscaping is present. Still, a lot of people find that they prefer a new house compared to others, and builders sell really well even in today's real estate market.
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