Thinking of Building? Many clients decide, for a variety of reasons, to have a new home built rather than purchasing an existing home. Building a new house in the South Bay often requires the original structure be demolished and removed from the site as the availability of existing raw land is scarce.  Building a new home can be challenging, but it can also be extremely rewarding.

Obviously, hiring an accomplished architect and contractor will be one of your first decisions and probably one of your most important ones.  Both Lindas have worked with a variety of local, well-respected architects and builders and can help guide you through this process and make recommendations.  Additionally, their participation in the design process is invaluable—to the extent that it’s useful to have a real estate agent looking for design flaws, evaluating with a completely different perspective than you might, personally. And this can be the key to alleviating headaches for you down the road when it comes to resale. We are happy to assist you in the selection of the lot, introducing you to local architects and builders and reviewing any future home plans you are considering building.

Building in the South Bay, you can safely assume as a rule of thumb, it is impractical to build for under $250 a square foot. This figure can go up dramatically based upon the selection of the lot as a starting point and then of course style of construction, appliances chosen and desired finish materials.