What Is An Inventory Home?

An inventory home is a completed new construction home that is available for sale by the builder. Inventory homes are the builder’s way of offering the buying public an opportunity for owning a brand new home without the wait time of the building process (typically 4-6 months). 

 

4 Bed, 3.5 Bath Home in St. Charles by Fischer and Frichtel features a Main Floor Master Suite

Home buyers who want a newly constructed home but are overwhelmed by the process of making selections on colors and finishes should take a look at inventory homes. And for those buyers who need to see exactly what they are getting without having to visualize their finished home from a display home or a floor plan brochure, an inventory home is a great option.

 

Why Inventory Homes Are Great For Home Buyers

This Low Maintenance Villa by by Bridgewater Communities includes an exterior maintenance package for a low monthly fee.

New construction homes are great homes to purchase. They require less maintenance, are more energy efficient and are safer than older homes. Newly constructed homes often come with warranties that are far better than any warranty you can get on an existing home.

Learn More About The Benefits of Buying New

In addition to all the great reasons for getting a newly built home, builder inventory homes offer other great perks as well. For example, a home buyer gets to enjoy the beautiful results and hard work of interior finishes that were a collaboration of the builder and their interior designers. 

 

Beautiful Custom Kitchen in a Ballwin by Wool Custom Homes

Together they create a home that is on trend with some of the most popular colors and finishes for details such as flooring, countertops, light fixtures, and other details. This ensures that you don’t have to stress over every selection and wait for the work to be completed. 

 

The open living area and tall ceilings are a popular feature in this move-in ready home in St. Louis County by Renaissance Living.

Many buyers want to be moved into their new home in time for the holiday season.  Builders prepare for these demands and often have great opportunities on brand new, move-in-ready inventory homes.  Although every builder is different, it is not uncommon to find year-end savings or promotional opportunities on these homes.

St. Louis and St. Charles County Builders With Inventory Homes For Sale

Throughout the years The Boehmer Team has worked with many new home builders in the St. Louis and St. Charles County areas.  We have created a list of preferred builders that we recommend to our clients. Each of these quality builders has inventory homes from time to time. We keep an updated page of those inventory homes at BuyNewAndNow.com.

 

Enjoy a spacious kitchen, center island, and upgraded appliances in this St. Louis County home by Genesis Development.

See Our List of Preferred Builders

While builders will be happy to provide you their own in-house sales representative, we recommend you contact an experienced Realtor for help when buying a new home. An experienced real estate agent will represent your interests in the transaction, not just the builder’s interests. If you have a question about buying an inventory home or would like more information about inventory homes, contact The Boehmer Team for expert assistance.

 

 

 

The Rise of Pumpkin Spice

Real estate - now, pumpkin spice flavored! Not really, but it could be pumpkin spice scented via candles and air fresheners (though we don’t recommend it). Fall has become pumpkin spice season and these days it seems to be showing up in everything. With so many pumpkin spice options, we had to ask ourselves, how did pumpkin spice get so popular?

In 2004, coffee brand, Starbucks, premiered the pumpkin spice latte in their stores. That year, sales grew by 11%, much attributed to the new drink. It was so popular that they have continued to offer it every year since with earlier and earlier start dates. In fact, 2018 is the earliest that the pumpkin spice latte was made available, back on August 28. 

The pumpkin spice latte has become a hit around the world and is currently available in 50 countries. The pumpkin spice latte even has it’s own twitter channel. In 2014 @theRealPSL debuted on Twitter and now has 110,000 followers.

Starbucks didn’t even create the first pumpkin spice beverage. It had been offered for years at other small coffee shops. But their particular blend and marketing power definitely contributed to the pumpkin spice craze. Numerous other companies took notice and have attempted to harness the revenue-generating popularity of pumpkin spice as it has proliferated in consumer goods. Nielsen data shows pumpkin-flavored food, personal and household goods have gone up almost 80 percent since 2011 in pumpkin-flavored sales.

We can thank the spice company McCormick for making pumpkin spice its own singular spice. In 1934 McCormick offered the pumpkin spice blend as a shortcut to flavoring the pumpkin pie desserts that are ubiquitous with Thanksgiving. Funny thing is, pumpkin spice doesn’t even have pumpkin in it! 

According to BettyCrocker.com you can make your own pumpkin spice with:

• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves

When trends get this big, detractors and trend weary consumers soon follow. There are plenty of rants and memes by people who have grown to disdain pumpkin spice season. But the popularity of the flavor has grown to encompass many different brands, foods, beverages and other items.

For a list of pumpkin spice flavored items and where to find them in the St. Louis area CLICK HERE. 

Some of our pumpkin spice favorites include: Schlafly Pumpkin Ale, Panera Bread Pumpkin Muffins, and Dairy Queen Pumpkin Pie Blizzard. Some other pumpkin spice items we want to try: Williams Sonoma Pumpkin Spice Hand Soap, Kahlua Pumpkin Spice Liqueur, and Godiva Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles.

Happy pumpkin spice season! What pumpkin spice items will you try?

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The Boehmer Team serves St. Louis and St. Charles County, Missouri with a focus on residential real estate. Our members are experienced in new construction and buying and selling pre-existing homes. We can help you find a reputable mortgage loan officer, repairmen, or other real estate related services. Do you have a real estate questions? Contact us or visit www.TheBoehmerTeam.com.