Building Your Home

Kiamie Real Estate has several resources for building your home. Find your house layout by browsing thousands of ready-to-build designs. These designs cover a variety of styles, home sizes, and can fit most budgets. Find blueprints for your next home at the following sites:

The House Designers

Southern Living House Plans

Builder House Plans

There are many more sites that you can visit as well. In fact, there are too many to mention here!

Many designers are also willing to modify an existing plan to create the floorplan that best fits your exact needs. Contact the designer to ask about modifications.

Cost can be a prohibitive factor when customizing your new home. While you can build your dream home, it is usually less expensive to buy an existing home. The cost of land purchase as well as hiring contractors to build the house are typically more expensive. That said, you can get exactly what you want!

You can also find some great tips for designing and building by reading the blog posts below.

Also, contact Kiamie Real Estate to help you find the perfect piece of land for your dream build!

11 06, 2018

How long does it take to build a house

By |2020-02-19T10:54:17-06:00June 11th, 2018|Building|0 Comments

Quality construction and design can take time. If you are in a rush, this is probably not the best option for you. Let's assume that you have already covered the costs of buying a home. The major positive benefit to building is that it allows you to slowly pay for the home as you build. Build a house in Oxford It's a great way to get the home you always wanted. Personally, I chose to build my home years ago, and it was a wonderful experience. In some cases, getting an early start on a planned [...]

28 03, 2017

MS first-time home buyer savings account signed into law

By |2020-02-19T10:55:33-06:00March 28th, 2017|Lending|0 Comments

New Mississippi law provides a first-time home buyer account to provide aid to the purchase of a new property. Mississippi is helping lead the way to home ownership for first-time home buyer Gov. Phil Bryant on March 22 signed HB 1601 into law after unanimously passing the House and passing the Senate 51-1. The Mississippi law will establish a First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account. This new law will create savings accounts for down payments or other home purchase related expenses for Mississippians. Mississippi is now one of only four states to have a First-Time Home Buyer [...]

23 03, 2017

5 Predictions for Renters and Home Buyers around Oxford

By |2018-06-24T18:00:05-05:00March 23rd, 2017|News|0 Comments

Oxford MS housing market predictions Without a doubt, 2017 is showing the real estate market in Oxford is very strong. If the property is priced right, I've seen homes sold in less than 1 day. For some time, there has been a short supply of housing inventory and the response has been to build more. For renters, they have seen prices steadily rise as well. Some national trends such as interest rates will affect the Oxford market though their impact is uncertain. Here is Kiamie Real Estate's Oxford MS housing market predictions for 2017: Rents will [...]

21 03, 2017

Mississippi First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account

By |2020-02-19T10:55:55-06:00March 21st, 2017|News|0 Comments

Some first-time home buyers may have additional financing options if HB 1601 passes. First-time home buyers rejoice! Good news for first-time home buyers looking for homes in Oxford and throughout Mississippi! The Senate Finance Committee has passed HB 1601. The Mississippi legislature proposes to create first-time home buyer savings accounts for Mississippians. The First-Time Home Buyer Savings Accounts can be used for saving funds for the purchase of homes by first-time home buyers. Consequently, the first-time home buyer can only access the funds in the account for the down payment and closing costs for [...]

8 01, 2017

Oxford Real Estate Showings in the Near Future

By |2020-02-19T10:56:16-06:00January 8th, 2017|Selling Your Home|0 Comments

Virtual reality could offer some homebuyers a convenient way to view their Oxford real estate showings. How are Oxford real estate showings changing? Many home buyers who seek a second residence in Oxford, MS have a primary residence elsewhere. Buying a property from afar is tricky. There is always a question of cost and efficiency while planning the decision to view properties. Clearing a chunk of time to account for travel to Oxford and between prospective homes. Traffic can be insane for gameday weekends. Plus, every trip to view properties only adds your the [...]

4 12, 2016

The kitchen has become the most popular room in homes

By |2020-02-20T10:26:59-06:00December 4th, 2016|Building, Homeowners, Property Value|0 Comments

The kitchen is one of the most popular room in homes with many people focused on functionality, entertaining, and higher end finishes. The kitchen is overwhelming the most popular room in homes A home that includes a “killer kitchen” or “luxury kitchen,” as described by the sellers, sells 8% faster than similar-sized homes in the same ZIP code. For this reason, a kitchen has become a focus of any renovation plan, home decor upgrade, and listings description. According to a study by realtor.com analyzing the rooms most mentioned in listing descriptions, the kitchen has [...]

26 11, 2016

Finding a fixer-upper based on neighborhood

By |2020-02-19T10:56:37-06:00November 26th, 2016|Home Buyers, Investment, Property Value|0 Comments

The neighborhood market value is the driving factor to determining if a fixer-upper in Oxford, MS is worth it. Everyone wants a deal Many first-time Mississippi property buyers as well as seasoned investors find great benefits to searching for fixer-uppers. It allows the home buyers to purchase a property with a limited budget by targeting homes below market value. Well-informed home buyers search for a fixer-upper in Oxford, MS after studying the principle of progression vs. regression. Let's look at these principles. The principle of progression as it relates to a fixer-upper in Oxford, [...]

26 02, 2016

Design resources for your next home build

By |2020-02-19T10:57:45-06:00February 26th, 2016|Building|0 Comments

Have you selected the perfect lot for your new home build plans? As you have likely discovered, Oxford has no shortage of new housing developments that seem to have no end to construction. Among these continual growth neighborhoods are Grand Oaks, Wellsgate, The Highlands, The Lakes, and Northpointe as well as many others. As of 2016, new home build will continue expansion for the foreseeable future considering the small amount of housing inventory. Finding your next home can be as easy as finding the next lot in your neighborhood of choice. Each of these planned development [...]

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