June 9, 2026

Realtor.com’s Total Cost of Ownership report, found the average buyer of a new home saves $25k+ over the first 10 years of ownership compared to the buyer of a 20-year-old home.

Is Buying a New Construction Home Really Worth It? The $25k Reason North Texas Buyers Are Rethinking Everything in 2026

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors TeamServing Ellis County, Waxahachie, Midlothian, and the Greater DFW Metroplex | 214-228-0003 It’s midnight and you’re scrolling Zillow again. You keep landing on that new construction listing in Midlothian, then bouncing back to the “cheaper” resale home two zip codes away, running the...