Mary Kate Dawson works new-construction purchases in Tacoma's South Hills and North End, line by line, before anything gets signed.
Tacoma, Washington · the work, in order
A guide to the parts of a new-construction purchase agreement that most buyers skip, and why each one matters.
Read the article →Why a builder's cash incentive, rate buydown, or free upgrade is rarely free, and how to find where the cost shows up in the rest of the contract.
Read the article →A plain explanation of how new-construction warranties change after the first year, and what to check before that coverage narrows.
Read the article →I spent six years on the other side of the table, in a builder's sales office in Tacoma, and I know exactly how a new-construction contract is written and who it is written for. Now I sit on the buyer's side of it. The lot premium, the design-center markup, what the warranty actually covers in year two. Nobody walks into that office with me and signs something they have not read.
Whether you're weighing a move into new construction or out of one, get a clear picture of where your home stands first.
Before you sign a builder contract in South Hills or the North End, sit down with someone who used to write them. Mary Kate Dawson will show you where it was taken back.