by Paramount Homes | Aug 20, 2021 | Building Costs
Here’s a short Q&A with Susan Moeller, a VA Home Loan expert we’ve started working with recently, about the uniqueness and nuance of getting a VA loan for building a custom home. Q: Nobody ever seems to talk about construction loans when it comes to...
by Paramount Homes | Aug 3, 2021 | New Homes
We recently broke ground on a new custom home in beautiful Divide, Colorado, up in the mountains just northwest of Colorado Springs. Summer time in the mountains is the best season to start building a home in the Rocky Mountains! This is a busy summer, and we’re...
by Mike Rice | Aug 1, 2021 | Building Costs, News & Updates
More than ever, I’m receiving inquiries about the “state of the world” when it comes to home construction. The post-COVID world looks a bit different as compared to 18 months ago; at least temporarily, we’ve seen material shortages, supply...
by Paramount Homes | Feb 9, 2021 | Videos
Here are some time-lapse videos of a custom home we recently completed in the Peyon Pines area just east of Colorado Springs, Colorado. We used two separate cameras for the duration of the build: one in the front of the home, and one in the back of the...
by Mike Rice | Nov 24, 2020 | News & Updates
I’ve been getting asked the same question a lot these days – how has COVID-19 affected the custom home building industry? Whenever I’m asked the same question repeatedly, that’s a pretty good clue it would make for a good blog topic, so here we go....
by Paramount Homes | Apr 9, 2020 | Interviews
(Click on a thumbnail above to see a larger image) We recently handed over the keys to some clients for a new home we built in Flying Horse North. As part of the process, Kim, our Office Ninja, asked a few questions about the building process, and what they thought...
by Paramount Homes | Dec 19, 2019 | Videos
We recently finished a beautiful new home in Woodland Park, Colorado, up in the mountains right near Pikes Peak. Here’s a virtual tour of the completed home. We think it turned out very nicely! If you're interested in building a custom home in the Colorado...
by Mike Rice | Nov 13, 2019 | Building Costs
I receive inquiries on an almost-weekly basis that go like this: “Hi Mike! We are wanting to build a modest custom home in Colorado Springs. Our budget is $400,000. Can you help us?” The short answer to this is no. (I’m sorry, I know that’s not...
by Paramount Homes | Oct 25, 2019 | Building Costs
We’re often asked by prospective clients: “What is included in your homes?” as a way of understanding what makes a home a “custom home.” As I unpack the question with these folks, I’ve come to find a lot of folks understand a custom...
by Mike Rice | Aug 15, 2019 | Building Process
Out of all the questions I answer and all of the concepts that I explain in a given year, explaining the design/build process is one of the most complicated, so I’ve chosen to use this blog to explain and unpack the design/build process. There are essentially...
