Why Winter is The Best Time of Year to Buy a New Construction Home
While the "right time" to buy a home depends on your unique needs, winter often presents hidden opportunities for homebuyers. During these cooler months, the market slows down, bringing less competition, more flexible builders, and enticing new-year incentives on new construction homes. It's a chance to secure your dream home while saving big and settling in just in time to enjoy the spring season.
AtColony Fine Homes, we understand that buying a home is a significant decision. With interest rates, housing supply, and economic factors constantly fluctuating, the timing of your purchase can greatly impact your experience. That’s why winter stands out as an optimal time to maximize your investment while securing a home that meets your needs.
Whether you’re a first-time buyer or looking to upgrade, Colony Fine Homes offers a seamless experience. Our affordable pricing,paid closing costs, and lender-friendly financing options make buying a new home more accessible than ever. Plus, with move-in ready homes in 145 different floor plans available in 21 communities in the OKC metro area, you can settle into your new space before the spring rush.
With flexible options and a commitment to helping you achieve your goals, we’ve been helping ensure a smooth and rewarding home-building and buying journey for our clients for more than 40 years. This winter, take advantage of favorable market conditions and explore the high-quality homes Colony Fine Homes has to offer.
4 Factors that Make Winter Worthwhile for a Ground-Up Home
The time of year plays a significant role in the housing market, with trends in buyer and seller activity shifting with the seasons. In Oklahoma, spring and summer are the most active times, as warmer weather makes moving easier and families prefer to relocate during school breaks. However, this high demand can lead to more competition and higher prices, with July often seeing peak list prices in Oklahoma.
Winter, on the other hand, is considered an off-peak season, particularly in Oklahoma where colder weather and snow can deter sellers from listing. For buyers, this can mean reduced competition, better pricing, and more negotiating power. February, for example, often brings the lowest list prices in Oklahoma.
Choosing to buy during the winter can be a smart move, especially for new construction homes. Here are 4 reasons why.
Financial Incentives
Builders often offer incentives on brand-new homes, including reduced prices, free upgrades, and help with closing costs, or discounts, promotions, and financing options, as well as low interest rates. Colony Fine Homes, for example, offers new buyers in Oklahoma City the opportunity to save up to$2,500 in closing costswhen they finance their purchase through one of our participating lenders.
Moreover, buying a ground-up home in a new community offers greater potential for your home to appreciate in value as the area develops. Many of Colony Fine Homes’s new developments offer attractive community amenities such as parks, walking trails, community centers, and pools. As the community grows around you, your home becomes worth more.
Better Building Experience
When demand decreases in the winter, contractors often offer more competitive rates, and material prices tend to drop. This lower demand also gives you better access to the materials you want, with more choices and less competition. Additionally, builders usually have greater flexibility during this time, which can help streamline the process and shorten the timeline to move into your new home. As a result, you may be able to get a smarter, more energy efficient home sooner and at a lower cost.
Every Colony Fine Homesnew build is designed with efficiency in mind, achieving a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index rating between 42 and 46. This surpasses industry standards, making these homes nearly 53% more energy-efficient than typical new builds and over 80% more efficient than older homes. The result? Thousands of dollars in potential energy savings each year.
In addition to energy efficiency, Colony Fine Homes homes come equipped with smart features like Kwikset SmartKey Security locks, Pfister touchless faucets, occupancy sensors, and Ecobee3 Lite Thermostats, ensuring your home is as modern and convenient as it is efficient.
Plenty of Time to Plan
Buying in the winter gives you ample time to customize your home and prepare for a summer move. Modern homes feature contemporary designs with open-concept layouts, thoughtfully placed electrical outlets for convenience, and greater opportunities to personalize the space to match your style and preferences, while updated technologies, materials, and amenities can help contribute to more energy and time savings.
The timeline of purchasing in winter is particularly convenient for families looking to settle in before the next school year. Plus, holiday planning can add to the excitement—use your wishlist for home upgrades and features you want in your new space.
At Colony Fine Homes, we offer new home buyers145 different floor plansto choose from in nearly 30 communities throughout theOklahoma City and Houston metro areas, so you can find the home that’s perfect for you, your family, and your lifestyle. Whether you choose a move-in ready property or want to pick every detail of a ground-up build, Colony Fine Homes gives you the options you need to make the right decision.
Better Building Weather
The mild winter weather in Oklahoma provides ideal conditions for construction. Cooler temperatures allow for stronger concrete curing, quicker wood framing, and stable soil preparation. These factors help ensure a solid, high-quality build while keeping your project on schedule.
Every Colony Fine Homes new home is built to surpass industry safety standards, offering enhanced protection in areas such as security, water resistance, and extreme weather durability. Features like Dupont Tyvek Home Wrap, PEX water systems, freeze-proof water spigots, and Schluter Shower Systems safeguard your home from corrosion, leaks, condensation, wood rot, and mold, ensuring it stays watertight both inside and out. For added structural security, tornado straps, anchor bolts, and Oriented Strand Board are integrated into the construction, providing exceptional stability even during severe weather conditions.
With everything brand new, there’s minimal wear and tear, reducing the likelihood of needing major repairs or replacements anytime soon. Additionally, new homes typically include warranty coverage for the construction and major systems, offering peace of mind and financial protection against unforeseen problems. For example, all Colony Fine Homes new builds come with a one-year in-house builder’s warranty, as well as a 10-year structural warranty that starts on your closing date.
Find Your New Home this Winter with Colony Fine Homes
When it comes to purchasing a new-construction home, winter offers more than just financial savings—it creates an opportunity to plan ahead, customize your home, and enjoy a smoother building process. With less competition and builder incentives, it’s the perfect time to invest in your future.
At Colony Fine Homes, we’ve been building high-quality, energy-efficient homes since 1981. With decades of expertise and thousands of homes completed across Oklahoma, we understand what it takes to build a home you’ll love. From managing permits and regulations to overcoming weather challenges, our experienced team is committed to keeping your project on schedule, within budget, and tailored to your vision.
Every new Colony Fine Home comes with the reassurance of a one-year in-house builder’s warranty and a 10-year structural warranty starting at closing. We also offer two complimentary service visits within your first year and have a dedicated customer care team ready to assist with any concerns. To make your home-buying experience even better, you can save up to $2,500 in closing costs when financing through one of our trusted lending partners.
Winter provides the perfect opportunity to begin your new home journey. With Colony Fine Homes, you’ll enjoy a seamless process and expert guidance every step of the way. Reach out to a New Home Consultant today and take the first step toward your future.
