New Homes in Howard County

Realtors in Howard County, MD

While most home buyers use the services of an experienced Realtor when buying a home, a surprising number of new home buyers are all too willing to walk into a builder's sales center and drop a few hundred thousand bucks or more without any expertise or representation. So why would so many bright and educated folks go down this road alone?

The most common reason we hear from buyers is that they were out driving around, wandered in to the sales center, and the sales representative was so nice and helpful that they just started the ball rolling without stopping to think about getting an agent. Well of course they're nice and helpful. They're trained sales people working for a builder who would love you to buy an expensive home without a Realtor!

On-site sales representatives work for the builder. Their job is to sell as many homes as possible for the most money they can and to protect the builder's interests. The contracts are usually 50 plus pages with a dozen or more addenda. A builder gets to use their own contract form written by their attorneys instead of the standard contract used by sellers of existing homes. Deposits on new homes are generally larger and in many cases non-refundable. Contingencies built into standard resale contracts to protect buyers in the areas of financing, inspections and sale of their existing home are difficult to obtain from builders. And finally, most builders will convince you to use their in-house lenders with high rates and upfront fees by giving you money for closing costs or free options.

Another comment we hear from buyers is that it's a brand new home so what could go wrong. Some of these buyers don't even do the right inspections or negotiate to get defects behind the walls fixed before the walls go up! In addition to the house itself, there are future development plans, adjacent zoning, homeowners associations, reserve funds, improvement levies and so on.

Don't be too smart for your own good. Get a Realtor who knows new home construction and the local market. We'll help you get around the sales representative's scripted processes, negotiate contract terms that protect your interests and make sure you do thorough inspections of the house and the area surrounding it so you know what you're buying.

And did we mention that the builder pays us? No, don't fool yourself into thinking the builder is going to give you a better deal if you don't have an agent. It's built into their pricing and it stays on their side if they can avoid paying it. A new home is probably the largest and riskiest financial expenditure you'll make, so slow down, think things though and make you have an experienced agent by your side.

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF NEW HOME COMMUNITIES IN HOWARD COUNTY. WE TRY TO KEEP PRICES CURRENT BUT BUILDERS CHANGE PRICES FREQUENTLY SO THIS SUMMARY IS ONLY INTENDED AS A GUIDE TO GET YOU STARTED. WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OF THESE BUILDERS. ONLY COMMUNITIES OF 4 OR MORE HOMES ARE LISTED, SO CONTACT US DIRECTLY FOR A DETAILED LIST OF SMALLER DEVELOPMENTS.

Single Detached
Builder	Neighborhood	City	Price
Cornerstone Homes	Trotter Crossing	Clarksville	Low $800s
Goodier Builders	Walnut Grove	Clarksville	High $800s
Mitchell and Best	Walnut Grove	Clarksville	$1.1 mil+
NV Homes	Walnut Grove	Clarksville	Low $900s
Selfridge Builders	Walnut Grove	Clarksville	High $900s
Trinity Homes	Walnut Grove	Clarksville	Mid $900s
Compass Homes	Preserve at Clarksville	Clarksville	$1.1 mil+
Williamsburg Homes	Trotter Landing	Clarksville	Mid $700s
Trinity Homes	Castleberry at Ten Oaks	Dayton	High $600s
Trinity Homes	Oaks at Bridle Creek	Dayton	Mid $700s
Dorsey Family Homes	Marbuck Estates	Elkridge	Mid $500s
NV Homes	Bonnie Branch Woods	Ellicott City	Mid $500s
Cornerstone Homes	Centennial Meadows	Ellicott City	Mid $800s
Keelty Homes	Cider Mill	Ellicott City	High $600s
Columbia Builders	Hollifield Hills	Ellicott City	High $600s
Dorsey Family Homes	Ilchester Heights	Ellicott City	Mid $500s
Columbia Builders	Lakeview at Buckskin Ridge	Ellicott City	Mid $700s
NV Homes	Mt. Hebron	Ellicott City	High $500s
Toll Brothers	Patuxent Chase	Ellicott City	$1.1 mil+
Winchester Homes	Riverwood	Ellicott City	Mid $700s
Williamsburg Homes	Sheppard Manor	Ellicott City	Mid $900s
Columbia Builders	Stonehouse Overlook	Ellicott City	SOLD OUT
Trinity Homes	Woods of Tiber Branch	Ellicott City	SOLD OUT
Williamsburg Homes	Cascade Overlook	Ellicott City	High $400s
Williamsburg Homes	The Grove	Emerson	Low $500s
Selfridge Builders	Holly House Meadows	Fulton	Mid $700s
Miller and Smith	Maple Lawn	Fulton	TBD
Mitchell & Best	Maple Lawn	Fulton	Mid $600s
Toll Brothers	Glenelg Estates	Glenelg	Mid $700s
Toll Brothers	Triadelphia Crossing	Glenelg	Low $1 mil
NV Homes	Warfields	Glenelg	Low $600s
NV Homes	Maple Woods	Glenelg	High $600s
Stueart Kret	Meriwether Farm	Glenelg	Low $800s
Douglas Homes	Clarks Meadow	Glenwood	$1.3 mil+
Columbia Builders	Rivercrest	Glenwood	Mid $700s
Craftmark	Maple Woods	Highland	Mid $700s
Columbia Builders	Schooley MIll Farm	Highland	Mid $700s
Dorsey Family Homes	Mission Grove	Jessup	Low $400s
Craftmark	Stone Lake	Laurel	Mid $700s
Dorsey Family Homes	Hickory Park	Laurel	Low $500s
Stueart Kret	Stone Lake	Laurel	Low $1 mil
Trinity Homes	Brantwood Overlook	Marriottsville	Mid $700s
Catonsville Homes	Estates at Cloverfield	West Friendship	High $700s
Grayson Homes	Belle Haven Estates	Woodbine	Mid $600s
Trinity Homes	Chase at Stoney Brook	Woodbine	Mid $600s
Keelty Homes	Myrtue Estates	Woodstock	Not Yet Avail
NV Homes	Saddlebrook Farm	Woodstock	High $600s
Forty West	Taylor Preserve	Woodstock	High $600s
NV Homes	Courtyards Waverly Woods (55+)	Woodstock	High $300s
NV Homes	Waverly Overlook	Woodstock	High $500s

Townhomes
Builder	Neighborhood	City	Price
Lennar	Blue Stream	Elkridge	High $300s
Bozzuto	Shipleys Grant	Ellicott City	Mid $300s
Keelty Homes	Turf Valley	Ellicott City	Not Yet Avail
Richmond American	Rockland at Rogers	Ellicott City	High $300s
Williamsburg Homes	Ellicott Station (55+)	Ellicott City	Mid $400s
Miller and Smith	Autumn Walk	Emerson	High $300s
Williamsburg Homes	Cross Creek	Emerson	SOLD OUT
Williamsburg Homes	The Landings	Emerson	Mid $300s
KB Homes	Berkshire Place	Emerson	Low $400s
NV Homes	Maple Lawn	Fulton	Mid $400s
Miller and Smith	Maple Lawn	Fulton	Mid $400s
Mitchell & Best	Maple Lawn	Fulton	Low $600s
Bob Ward	Guilford Mews	Jessup	Mid $200s
Ryland Homes	Mission Place	Jessup	Low $300s
Craftstar Homes	Riverwalk	Laurel	Mid $300s
Stueart Kret	Stone Lake	Laurel	High $400s

Condos
Builder	Neighborhood	City	Price
Beazer	Jefferson Place (55+)	Ellicott City	Mid $200s
Bozzuto	Maple Lawn	Fulton	Low $300s