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NHBB: Award entrants going for broke
Building relationships and a rapport with customers is the key to New Home Building Brokers, which is now based out of Home Base in Subiaco.
The relatively new business, which provides “complete unbiased information about new home builders in Australia”, works on more than 100 homes a year and is entering the 2012 SUBIZ Awards for the first time. Continue reading
The 2012 Master Builders Awards Ceremony
Last Saturday we achieved a tremendous milestone when we attended the 2012 Master Builders Awards.
New Home Building Brokers was one of the three finalists for the Best Customer Service Awards supplier / contractor. Nearly 400 Perth builders and companies in the building industry applied for the awards… Continue reading
Are Perth houses energy efficient?
According to a recent research, Perth houses are not energy efficient because of their size and building regulations do not encourage home builders to change their ways.
Masters of Environmental Design researcher Dirima Cuthbert, from the University of Western Australia, has been asking Perth home buyers if they really need an extra bedroom. Continue reading
Master Builders Bankwest Best Customer Service Awards: NHBB is one of the three finalists!
We are thrilled and excited to announce that NHBB have been nominated as a finalist for the 2012 Master Builders Bankwest Best Customer Service Awards along with two other organisations. The Master Builders Bankwest Awards are an important recognition… Continue reading
Posted in New Home Building Brokers, Reviews
Tagged awards, customer service, home builders review, Master Builders
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Upside-down & Reverse living homes
At New Home Building Brokers we are asked every week about upside down (reverse living) homes and floor plans. This terminology means having the kitchen and living spaces on the upper floor rather than the ground floor. Continue reading
Perth builders fall over’s increase
In a time when builders are finding it tough and every deal counts, why does it appear so many deals are falling over?
A fall over is when a person decides not to go forward with a builder after signing an agreement of sorts; this can be either the preliminary or preparation agreements or an individual one with the selected Perth Builder. When a person walks away from these agreements, builders will generally retain the deposit paid by the client. The maximum deposit anyone should have paid to this point is 6.5% of the contract value. However, as a rule most builders deposits are around $2,000. Continue reading
Satterley’s Erindale Grove Estate in Gwelup
After much controversy , this estate has finally sold its first blocks and homes are now under construction. The Residents of the Gwelup community lobbied hard for this land development to be stopped due to concerns about possible asbestos contamination. The DEC (Department of Environmental and Conservation) said… Continue reading
Posted in Housing News, New Home Building Brokers
Tagged development, display homes, Karrinyup, perth builders
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Are Perth’s homes still affordable?
The slump in WA’s housing market does not seem to be significant enough to provide the majority of West Australians with an ‘in’ to buy a home. Unfortunately it looks like the great Australian dream of owning a home is still just as difficult as ever.
Earlier this month… Continue reading
Eco design home
We’re proud and excited to show you this amazing home that was built in Augusta and was featured in yesterday’s Sunday Times home section. Needless to say, it was an expensive house as it features recycled water, solar heated water … Continue reading
Posted in Building in Perth, Housing News, Reviews
Tagged amazing home design, Augusta, Perth's best builders, Sunday Times
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Building a home in Perth: what people want
Our Quick Cuppa competition ended two weeks ago and we are so proud of the great success we’ve had – but most importantly we are proud of our great fans who provided great support and many interesting answers!
We have experienced a dramatic increase in the number of fans on our Facebook page, but we dare to think that people ‘liked’ our page not only for the competition but because they trust our brand – after all, only 10% of the actual number of fans entered the competition.
It’s true that there is no right or wrong answer – everybody has their own priorities – however the results are quite interesting and worth sharing, so our entrants can also compare their opinions. At a first glance we can tell that our fans are very attentive to details and they don’t just focus on price (even if this is of course a major factor): for instance, very important factors are the finishing, ease of the whole process and the reliability of a building company. Cheap builders, you are warned! Continue reading
Posted in Deal, New Home Building Brokers
Tagged building a new home, competition, dream home, Facebook, reliable builders
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