Natural Light: The Sun and Building Your Custom Home Fort Lauderdale receives over 3,000 hours of sunshine every year.  There’s no doubt that sunshine is a major factor in populating south Florida.  But the benefits of the sun outside can also be incorporated into the indoor qualities in building your…

Much of the activity in a home takes place in the kitchen.  This makes custom home kitchen design considerations important.  Grand kitchens with all the necessary amenities for cooking, eating, and entertaining are prevalent in today’s custom homes.  The kitchen needs to be both beautiful and functional regardless of the…

If you’ve ever thought of building a unique home for yourself consider building a custom home.  By choosing to build your custom home you truly get what you want.  If you have a particular homesite or neighborhood in mind and want to be involved in the building process then this could be the…

Custom home building has been reignited and investors, homebuyers, and part-time residents have been inspired to make their vision of a new home a reality in the South Florida custom home market.  The real estate market has driven demand and existing home prices higher making it a sellers market.  So…

You’ve decided to build your new home, you’ve evaluated the area in which you want to live and you need to select a suitable homesite.  What to do next?  Here are some tips to help you make sure the lot is the best fit. It’s a good idea to first…

The real estate market in South Florida has been booming as of late, particularly in Fort Lauderdale, where many people are choosing to build custom homes on waterfront properties and close to downtown. Architectural designs have been shifting towards towards modern, traditional, and transitional attributes, and away from Mediterranean influences. …

Hurricane season is just around the corner and now is the time to make sure that your home is prepared to weather a storm. As much havoc as these massive storm systems can wreak at sea, they are even more destructive when they make landfall. Hundreds, or even thousands of…

If you picture relaxing afternoons spent by the water, fabulous fishing, and watersports, Intracoastal living could be just what you’re looking for. While this area is undoubtedly a wonderful place to live, it isn’t something to enter into blindly. As with any area of the country, Intracoastal living has its…