Building Your Own Custom Home Can Save You Big Money

blog / December 29, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Find Out How Building Your Own Custom Home Can Save You Big Money in the Long Run By Ryan Siebert I’m often preaching the benefits of custom home building be using verbiage that focuses on the custom portion of the project.  At a recent seminar that I participated in […]




November Naperville New Construction Sales Report

blog / December 20, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Naperville New Construction Sales Report for November 2016 By Scott Wiley By the time you read this report you may already be sick of winter.  The good news for those of us in Real Estate, especially in new construction sales, is that winter may be short this time despite the lack […]




I Wouldn’t Trust a "Home Builder" To Build My House If My Life Depended On It!

blog / December 15, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] How You Can Assure Your Home Builder Doesn’t Give You An Incorrect Bid By Ryan Siebert I’ve been working in residential construction for the last 10 years and have had the privilege to take part in over 450 projects.  At one point in time or another during each project there […]




Chicago Sales Report, November 2016

blog / December 9, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] November 2016 Chicago Sales Report for Real Estate Transactions By Pat Cardoni The November Chicago sales report numbers are in.  It looks like the election malaise is over.  Late summer/fall contract slowdown ended with a bang as 80 new construction single family and 168 new construction attached single families went […]




Why Do We Blog?

blog / November 28, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Blogging is fun, but that isn’t the only reason we do it! By Ryan Siebert Building a new construction home may be one of the most stressful and complicated transactions anyone will take on.  The prices are overwhelming, the details are often missed, and the timelines are never hit. […]




Reasons to Join HBAGC

blog / November 21, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] 2016 Key Awards Banquet By Ryan Siebert This past Friday the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago celebrated their annual Key Awards.  It was a night for the builder association to come together to celebrate the year’s successful projects just in time for the holiday season.  




How To Have A Fun and Affordable Day In The City

blog / November 7, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The City of Chicago is One of a Kind! By Ryan Siebert This past Saturday I enjoyed the benefits living in the Ravenswood Garden neighborhood in Lincoln Square.  I was overwhelmed at the options I had in transportation, closeness to tourists activities, entertainment, exercise, food or simply getting a […]




The Wonderful World of Warranty Work

blog / October 31, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] How to Handle Your Warranty Punchlist By Ryan Siebert Contrary to your belief, your builder wants you to call them with your warranty punch list.  What they don’t want is for you to be upset with them before they ever start to address the repair work in question.




Your Builder is Judging You Too!

blog / October 24, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] What is Your Builder Looking For in YOU? By Ryan Siebert Contrary to your belief custom home builders are not going to take any and every client that comes their way.  What your builder knows is the relationship you will have while building your house is comparable to that […]




What Should Come First, the Drawing Designs or the Budget?

blog / October 17, 2016

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] All of Your Dreams Can Come True, For The Right Price By Ryan Siebert When planning to build your dream home, you will likely find yourself at a fork in the road between designing your dream set of house plans, and planning your budget out.  Before you give the […]