We all wish we had green homes, right? Right! Who wouldn't want an efficient home that saves energy and dollars? The sad fact of the matter is that it's not possible for everyone. For current homeowners, the market is down and they may not want to sell their existing home and lose money on their investment. The problem is that energy costs are still going up, regardless of how poorly (or well) the market is doing. Even for current green homeowners, it is possible that … [Read more...]

When people think of buying a "green home", for some reason they immediately see rows and rows of dollar signs. They envision writing over their entire savings, their first born child, and their favorite sports car in order to afford the house. Nothing could be further from the truth! There are many affordable green homes, particularly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In fact, there are several ways you should be thinking about "affordability". Let's not just pay attention to … [Read more...]

You've already accomplished making one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make when purchasing your new home: the decision of whether or not to build a custom home. Now that you've decided you're going through with it, the next step will likely be figuring out what plot of land you want to build on or, if you want to go with a semi-custom home that's already pre-built, which house you'd like. Either of these factors will depend on whether or not you want a one-story or a … [Read more...]