we've told you about the bad builders in the past on today's video we're going to
tell you about some good builders some great builders and we're naming names
hi this is chris morton real estate broker with exp realty in raleigh north carolina and
on today's video we're going to tell you about the good and the great builders in the triangle
area with the raleigh and triangle parade of homes coming up now we felt like was a great
time to give some praise to some of the really really good builders before the parade happens
and if you stay until the end of this video we're going to give you all the details you need to know
on how to get into those parade homes but before we get started a disclaimer this is a list of
builders that we know do a really really good job we've either worked with them directly in the past
or we have had conversations with other agents that have had great experiences please know not
every good or every great builder in the triangle raleigh area is on this list there's just too
many of them raleigh and triangle are a hotbed for really really good builders and yes there are some
bad builders we've warned you about those in the past but please know this is not the complete list
if you have a great experience with a builder feel free to put it in the comments below
just know that this isn't everybody but these are some that we recommend and that we work with and
do a really good job and of course please know we will be doing future best builders in the triangle
video so please drop us a line again with someone that you may know of we'll add them to the list
and again sorry if we missed someone let's get started with this one in no particular order other
than price we will get started with one27 homes they build in the 200 to 300s category they are
from johnson county local builder they build in smithfield selma zebulon clayton wendell area so
more of the outer rim of the triangle areas really good builder we have a client that's currently
building with them now should be done with their house in late october everybody's excited they're
doing a really really good job next up we have capital city homes they build in the 300
000 to over 700 000 price band built all over the triangle really really good builder they have
in fact even built a silver award-winning home last year in the parade of homes so definitely
someone we would recommend next up we have h and h homes they build in the 370 000 to
over 500 000 price range they built all over the state however in the triangle area they build in
youngsville cary wake forest willow spring garner and other locations around the triangle next up
we have garman homes they build between 300 000 and 550 000 a little bit higher than that
built all over the triangle really really good builder i've sold their stuff in the past highly
recommended they are very very easy to work with very very cool their plans are really innovative
someone we definitely would recommend you talk to as well they build in wake forest rolesville
wendell holly springs pittsboro and fuquay varena among other locations next up we have davidson
homes they build between 350 000 and over 500 000 they're building in fuquay varina clayton zebulon
and knightdale among many other cities what's really cool about davidson homes is they build the
same floor plans in all of their neighborhoods so if you are really wanting to see what the
bumblebee floor plan i made that up looks like and they don't have one completed in knightdale where
you were looking you can go to fuquay varina and more than likely there might be a bumblebee plan
that's either their model or is far enough along that you can walk through it with a lot of other
builders they build multiple multiple different plans and it's difficult to kind of figure out
what that home is like obviously the best way to discover a home is to walk through it so
that's a really good thing about davidson homes i've had many clients who've almost bought homes
from them ended up going with another builder but had nothing to do with david's in it more had to
do with location and timing of getting homes done so definitely this is a builder we would recommend
very very easy to work with through the process that we've been through so far next up we have
terramor homes they build in the 300 000 all the way over 650 thousand dollars we've talked about
terramor a lot in the past they're one of my favorite builders and in fact we've sold
seven maybe a few more homes of theirs in just this year alone they build everything from
townhomes all the way up to really really big nice nice nice homes all over the triangle they're in
wake forest knightdale fuquay varina smithfield and many other places in the triangle really
really good builder they build a select number of plans and generally similar to davidson homes you
can kind of go to different neighborhoods and get a feel for their different stuff
based on what they build they build about 100 or so homes maybe more a year and so really really
good builder easy to work with definitely someone we recommend obviously because i've sold quite a
few of their homes next up we have dr horton homes they build in the 400 000 to over 500
000 price range in the triangle they actually bought terramor homes a couple of years ago
they're a national builder and we typically knock on the national builders for being cutting corners
and not being so great dr horton is one of the exceptions to the role they do a really really
good job definitely a builder we would recommend next up we have gemstone homes they build between
400 000 and over 600 000 in the triangle they build everything from town homes all the way up
to detached homes they are a really good builder for everything from a starter home all the way
up to really really nice luxury homes and they won the bronze in last year's parade of homes
next up we have david weekley homes they build between 400 000 and over 550 000 in the triangle
again this is another national builder but they do a really good job they build in a neighborhood in
particular that i know about called encore at window falls and you guessed it wendell north
carolina it's a 55 plus community do a really really good job we've got some clients that have
been talking with them about building definitely someone we recommend and of course they've got
regular neighborhoods as well all over the triangle really good builder
next up we have experience one homes they build everything from three hundred thousand dollars
all the way up to one point two million dollars they're a local builder from right here in the
triangle they've been building in apex wake forest and in other parts of the triangle lately next up
is matt baldwin homes they build in the 300 000 to over 800 000 category they won the gold in
their price band last year in the triangle parade of homes they built a lot in raleigh wake forest
youngsville and franklinton area that sort of northern part of the triangle
next up we have homes by dickerson they build everywhere between four hundred thousand dollars
all the way up to over two million dollars they are one of my favorite builders really really
do a good good job and in fact in last year's parade of homes they won three gold awards one
silver award and brought one bronze award for their homes i think they literally had
just five homes and they won an award for all five of them they're known for building
custom homes and building really high quality homes and for being a green builder they were like
the number one green builder in north carolina one of the top green builders in the entire country
homes are rock solid they don't have those nail pops that you typically see in new construction
their crawl spaces are sealed the air is healthy it's just a really good experience living in the
home and it's an equally really good experience building a home i've got two different clients
building with them in two different neighborhoods one in wake forest and the other in durham
everybody's happy so far it's been a good experience i've built with them with clients
in the past have never had a hiccup with homes by dickerson definitely someone we recommend
next up we have icg homes they build between 500 000 and 1.5 million dollars in the triangle
and last year's parade of homes they won a bronze and a silver award for two of their homes
and again they build all over the triangle including raleigh wake forest
chapel hill cary and many other cities in the triangle next up we have legacy custom homes they
build between 500 000 and 1.5 million also another custom builder they build all over the triangle do
a phenomenal job i love their detail work and what they do definitely a builder we recommend next up
we have l l homes they build between 600 000 all the way up to over a million and a half as well
custom builder warren smith is the owner of the company does a phenomenal job super nice guy great
easy to work with definitely someone we recommend they always do really innovative stuff especially
for the parade of homes you're going to see really cool handiwork of the others if they do build a
parade home definitely someone we recommend next up we have massengill homes they build from 400
000 all the way up to over a million and a half as well built all over the triangle
especially have a really good neighborhood in fuquay varina north carolina they won the gold
and the bronze last year in the parade of homes i have a client who's building in that fuquay
neighborhood it is gonna be in that four to five hundred and fifty thousand dollar price range in
this neighborhood custom builder meaning you pick the plan you pick the go to the design center
you do everything along the steps and in fact they had to come into town my clients did and had six
different design center meetings over two days to pick everything out very smooth process has
been great so far the architect modified the plan to suit their needs they're going to be thrilled
when they move into their house middle of next year definitely a builder we recommend they build
again all over the triangle definitely someone i would recommend you search out if you are
looking and out and about for the parade of homes next up we have speight built they build between
one million and two and a half million dollars custom custom builder they won the gold in the
parade of homes last year in their price category really really good builder definitely someone we
recommend you look at as well and take a look at and tour their homes next up we have braswell
homes they build between seven hundred thousand and over nine 900 000 they built one of our
favorite homes in the parade last year we took a bajillion pictures of it it had this amazing large
giant tub in the master and in fact they won the gold in their price category for this particular
home we're talking about if they're building in the parade this year and you're in town definitely
recommend you check out braswell next up we have upright homes they build between 500 000
and over a million and a half they actually built one of my homes in bedford in north raleigh
way back in 2005 a really really good builder does a really good job was very very hands-on
and definitely had really good communication with him definitely someone we recommend
they build a lot in cary apex durham parts of the triangle next up we have dixon kirby they build
amazing crazy homes starting around million and a half all the way up and up and up to four million
dollars one of my very favorite builders since i met these guys back in 2000 they did the better
homes and gardens concept 2000 home in chapel hill i was blown away then i'm constantly blown away
with what they do custom builder they're always pushing the limits of what can be done their
craftsmen and vendors have to hate them because what they ask is insane they had a house one time
probably two or three years back that had this crazy handrail going up on the staircase that
turned and it was all one piece of wood i've never seen anything like it before so definitely someone
we recommend high high quality high high quality builder if they're doing a home in the parade of
homes you definitely want to search them out if you're in town during the parade of homes next
up we have annis mangrum and sundance they build between 1.2 million and over 2 million dollars
custom custom builder these are two builders in the same family they have been building some
amazing homes lately they won the silver and the gold last year in the parade of homes and in fact
they won the gold in the very highest price ban last year for an amazing home in downtown raleigh
definitely someone we recommend checking out if you're thinking about building a home
or if you're checking out the parade of homes definitely someone you'd want to look for
next up we have loyd builders they build between one million and over three and a half four million
dollars triploid is the owner he's about nine feet tall amazingly nice guy very talented builder they
built some crazy great homes a couple years ago they built a home in avalaire in north raleigh
that won the gold it was three and a half million dollars never seen anything like it in los angeles
this home would have been 15 20 million dollars beautiful beautiful work definitely someone we
recommend high high quality builder next up we have homestead they build between a million up
to three million plus build all over the triangle been seeing them a lot in the north hills area
where they've been buying older dilapidated homes tearing them down and building some really amazing
stuff built up also in wake forest and also in that avalaire north raleigh area we talk about
we've had a client who built with them a few years back that we know well they are still to this day
thrilled with the home high quality very good workmanship very good craftsmanship definitely
someone we recommend you search out next up is raleigh custom homes they build between 700 000
and over 3 million as well another custom builder high quality really good stuff and they won the
bronze and the silver last year in the parade of homes can't speak highly enough for them really
really good work definitely someone we recommend you search out next up is exeter building company
they build between 1.1 million all the way up to 2 million dollars really good builder built
all over the triangle they are affiliated with that homestead builder we talked about before
amazing stuff you really can recognize their designs because they usually have
a squared off bay window at the front of the houses really really cool well-designed
well-maintained houses you're going to mostly find them up in the north raleigh part of the triangle
next up is sagebuilt they build between 700 000 and over 1.6 million dollars local builder really
really good work definitely someone we recommend build all over the triangle next up let's talk
about cambridge custom homes they built between 600 000 and over one and a half million dollars
they won the gold last year in the parade of homes in their price category again really really good
builder definitely someone we would recommend you talk to next up we have stellar blue they build
between 800 000 all the way up to over 1.7 million built primarily in wake forest north raleigh area
this is a construction company building company owned by a woman she does a phenomenal job
definitely someone we recommend you check out definitely has a modern touch i would think you
would feel the california vibe from what she's doing definitely someone we recommend and also we
have to recommend bost building company rex bost is the owner they do amazing work anywhere between
one and a half million all the way to over three million they built the model home the show home
for avalaire before they sold it way back a couple three years ago really really crazy good maybe it
was longer than three years ago crazy good work they're building in destin right now in cary among
other places some really really cool stuff in destin that has sort of a california vibe to it
great builder been building for a long time one of the most respected and one of the best builders
around and they won a silver in last year's parade of homes so if you want to know any more details
about any of these builders feel free to reach out to us you can send us an email we'll be happy
to respond back and give you any more information further thoughts on this and i know i've talked a
lot about the parade of homes in this so i want to give you the details on what it's about the
wake county parade of homes and now it's emerged with the durham chapel hill parade of homes is the
largest home tour in the nation it's been going on for over 50 years it's free to the public
it's happening this year the first three weekends of october definitely somewhere we recommend
everyone from zero dollars all the way up to five million dollars will be there building homes and
the goal is they are competing for a silver bronze and gold we've talked about in this video in each
of their price categories so you will probably see like 200 to 300 as a price category you'll see
2 million and up as a price category and they're all competing to win the award and the reason that
award is so important is because it gets promoted on things like this and it's free advertising for
the builders they give them an opportunity to both show off what they can do the best of what
they can do but also obviously to sell homes these homes are going to either be for sale
or they can definitely build you something similar to that so definitely uh event if you're in the
area or can come to the area that we recommend you hit up early october and of course if you have
any questions about this how this all works you can definitely give us a holler we're definitely
happy to help with that being said check out this video we've done in the past we love it we think
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