While getting the right price right on your new home build is important, there are other key factors that can make a big difference in how smoothly your project goes. Here’s a my tips on 5 things negotiate with your builder—besides just the cost:

Start your build with peace of mind that your builder isn’t in financial difficulty.

Here’s how to check that your builder has a good credit history and the funds to support your new home build.  

Here are some valuable tips to guide you through the process of getting defects fixed on your new home build

Tips to prevent budget and program blowouts, even if you've never managed a project before.

Here’s our take on the secret to budgeting a build, and it’s not what you think 👇🏼 

If you asked me, Annelyse, if you had to start a new build right now, what would you do? 👷🏽‍♀️

Heres my answer:

Here are some practical tips to help you keep track of your home build without getting lost in the process

Here are three tips to ensure a smooth handover process

Here are some essential steps and resources to help you conduct thorough financial checks before committing to a builder

Here is a list of some important questions to consider asking your builder before signing up for a building project with them.

Builder not communicating? Here’s our guide on exactly what to do.

With the average cost of delays being $4,600 every month, there are some common causes and simple strategies to avoid them or manage it with a builder when it occurs.

In this blog post, I’ve broken down the real cost of time delays during a build and simple strategies for how to avoid them.

Before executing any construction contract, there is one golden rule (that many forget!).

There are a number of established pathways first time home buyers can take to bring on board a builder to build their first home.

This blog post looks at the four most common builder procurement options are, their risks and complexities.

Worried about variations blowing out your budget? This blog post covers 3 tips for minimising variations during your new home build.

In the blog post, we dive into what Provisional Sums are, how they can be used for good on your HIA Victorian New Home Contract and how they are drawn upon during your build. Plus tips on getting the most value on your new home build.

A common issue for home building clients is finding out midway through a build that particular bits of work have been excluded from the builders scope of work. In this blog post, I talk you through my top tips for making sure the building works you expect are in the contract

Thinking sneaking in a change during your Build wont incur cost and time impacts is a common misconception for first time home building clients! Every time a change is made to your plans during construction, the following two things automatically happen.