Intro to the New San Antonio Home Market
Many people aren’t aware that San Antonio has a strong market for new homes. In fact, many real estate agents would say there is a shortage of San Antonio new homes available on the market becaus of decreasing numbers of new housing starts and building industry consolidiation.
There are a large number of San Antonio builders to select from when shopping for a new home in this healthy market, driven by both private sector business relocations plus a strong military housing market. With Lackland Air Force Base nearby in addition to several other military installations, Air Force families who want to buy buy a home near their base will find a nice inventory of new homes that fit within the Basic Allowance for Housing.
Most builders, such as Fieldstone and Pulte Homes have had a presence in the San Antonio market for many years, providing high quality houses and highly innovative floor plans for home buyers. Real estate agents who frequently with with the top builders in this TX real estate market are frequently able to negotiate better builder incentives for their clients.
One agent whose area of expertise is San Antonio new homes says that buyer incentives from builders can be substantial, sometimes adding up to thousands of dollars in valuable services, gift certificates with local furniture stores, all expense paid vacations, and other goodies.
In short, San Antonio new homes are a viable alternative to the used home market because of reduced prices in recent years since the 2005 peak in the real estate market. Builders are in stiff competition to reduce their overhead and inventory. That, coupled with rising demand for remaining inventory, makes for a strong new home market in San Antonio.
