This is for all the newcomers out there. We updated the welcome email experience: instead of getting two slightly different NewHomeSource emails when you sign up, you’re only going to get one awesome email from NewHomeSource.
In the market for your dream home? It’s time to start shopping for a new home, and NewHomeSource is here to help.
New homes offer more style, choice, energy efficiency, comfort, amenities, safety features, technology & design options than typical used homes. You can rest easy with a new home’s lower maintenance costs and warranty.
The NewHomeSource app is your personal assistant to help you maximize your new home shopping experience. Shopping for a new home can be an overwhelming experience with so many places to get home and community details. NewHomeSource contains only communities which you have added giving you a virtual wallet of your favorites communities and homes. Use NewHomeSource to browse listings and tour homes like never before.
NewHomeSource Features:
Easily Learn About & Find New Homes
• Favorite homes and communities to bookmark the listings
• Explore unique interactive media including virtual tours, videos, interactive floor plans
• Browse popular, educational articles to learn about the new home buying process
Track Your Favorite New Homes & Communities
• Quickly and easily browse the photos and details of your favorite new homes and communities in one place
• Add additional photos and notes to a community or home for reference later
• One-click to access driving directions and to contact home builders
Explore Interactive Media Tools*
• Interactive Site Plans allow you to view available new home sites within the community and the floor plans available on that site
• Interactive Floor Plans allow you to view different room configurations and possible additions available on any given house plan
• Interactive Cutaways highlight all unseen selling points of a home, from plumbing systems to insulation. Use these views to learn about the energy savings a new home can provide your family for years to come
• Exterior Changer allows you to view a variety of option configurations on the exterior of your new home, including customizable roofs, shutters, and so much more
• Exterior 360 View allows you to walk around the outside of the home and look at the architectural features and the front/back yards!
• Virtual walk-throughs gives you total control of your new home “walk-through” even before the homes and communities are built. You can navigate from room to room, exploring features and discovering available products
*Tools offered may vary by homebuilder
Free Mortgage Payment Calculator
• Estimate your mortgage payments with a built-in financial calculator
• Features such as Easy New Home Price and Upgrade Price sliders let you watch how different additions to your new home impact the final cost
• Tap View Assumptions to view and edit details of the loan (loan type, interest rate, etc.). Update these details to show more accurate mortgage payments estimates.
More Virtual Reality Tools
• Use a virtual furniture drop tool to arrange furniture and visualize room space
• Use a room measurement tool to quickly capture measurements using your phone’s camera.
• Use a point of interest tool to quickly view local amenities, such as restaurants and stores in relation to your location by simply holding your phone up in any direction.
Background Location Access
When you ‘Always Allow’ location access, the NewHomeSource app will collect location data in order to send you notifications when you are near a saved community and provide you with directions to visit the community, even when the app is closed or not in use.
