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First Home Buyers
Building your first home is a truly exciting milestone that should be celebrated. While the journey can sometimes seem a little daunting, our home builders will work with you through each stage of your building process from finding the perfect design that suits your budget, to handing over the keys to your very first new home. Take a look at our handy tips, tricks and information to help you along the path to building a first home that’s better than you ever imagined.
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Hotondo Homes’ Forever Retreat range was carefully crafted for first home buyers and encompasses luxury and style that was previously thought to be out of reach. This timeless collection of homes is affordable, suit various blocks and feature everything you could want in a first home.
Property Wants vs. Property Needs
It really is the great Australian dream to own your own home. When it comes to choosing the right property, however, that’s when you may begin to feel a little overwhelmed. With so many choices out there, it can be difficult to narrow down the perfect space for you. That’s why it’s a good idea to draw up a literal...
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What You Need to Consider Before Visiting a Display Home
Building a home is one of the most exciting times of your life. It means you're ready to start a new chapter for your family. So now that you're ready...
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How to Get Good Kerb Appeal for Your Home
First impressions are everything, with many individuals concentrating on styling the inside of their homes they tend to forget that decorating the exterior is just as important. As this is...
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Top 5 Delights That Come With a New Home
Now that your dream home has come to life, it’s finally time to start enjoying it. There is a whirlwind of joy that comes with the new homeowner experience, from...
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Can You Knock Down Your House and Rebuild?
It’s the question that’s kept investors, renovators and homeowners guessing for years: is it better to sell, revamp or simply knock down the house and start over? While it seems...
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It was worth building a home than buying one
I definitely recommend Hotondo for anyone looking to build, in the long run I could see that it was more worth my time building a home than buying one. It suits our current lifestyle perfectly and we look forward to building again someday!
Fairley – Leeton, NSW -
We feel like we’re living in 5-star accommodation
We love the quality of materials used and the little details that make our home different from others. Though we don’t have a big house, we feel like living in 5-star accommodation because of the quality inclusions. Hotondo Homes Toowoomba nailed the floor plan that we wanted, and we had a lot of compliments from friends about it. Steve really listens to what the clients want. Maybe a bit pricier than other builders, but it’s really worth it given the quality of the home.
Kristian – Toowoomba, QLD -
An absolute dream to work with!
This is my first build and I am completing it on my own, I cannot recommend Donna enough for the help, guidance, professional work and extremely timely response to my 10,000 emails and phone calls. Best of all if she didn't know she would find out and give me all the information I needed to make a decision. My build is starting way before I thought it would and the team has worked very hard to get everything sorted on time.
Jess – Jimboomba, QLD -
Everything was seamless
This was our first new home build and what we thought was going to be a nerve-wracking experience turned into a pleasurable journey. From our first meeting with Jimmy to our day of colour selection with Julie everything, everything was seamless. The office staff were extremely friendly and helpful, and our site manager Dustin was a pleasure to work with as were the tradies. I would highly recommended Hotondo to anyone
Brett – Albury Wodonga, NSW/VIC
