There are endless home styles these days - from modern farmhouses and craftsman style to modernist and Cape Cod styles - so choosing just one can be a difficult task.
If you're building a home from scratch and there's a chance you may sell it eventually: think long term, keep your future buyer in mind, and look at the styles of other homes in the area. Choosing a less specific or trendy style could work in your favor but if you really love a certain style of home, always have and always will, follow your instincts!
Today we're looking at one of the most popular styles of homes in this country - colonial style - a familiar, traditional, and formal aesthetic that is very prominent in the south and northeast.
Let's dive into the history of this architecture style, the key characteristics and features, colonial style homes for sale right now, and more.
The American colonial style is one of the oldest architecture styles in the United States, dating back to the 1600s and 1700s when European colonists settled here. This style of architecture dominated design well into the 19th century. Various parts of the US developed their own styles thanks to immigrants from different parts of Europe settling here, resulting in subsets such as Spanish colonial, French colonial, and Dutch colonial styles.
The earliest types of these homes consisted of two stories, with one room on each floor, built from brick, wood, stone, or all three. During the 1700s, the "four over four" style was introduced allowing for four rooms per floor.
Colonial style homes come in many different shapes and sizes - so we've listed the key characteristics and features for you below!
Colonial homes for sale in Virginia.
Colonial homes for sale in Maryland.
Colonial homes for sale in Massachusetts.
Colonial homes for sale in New York.
Colonial homes for sale in California.
Colonial homes for sale in Texas.
Colonial homes for sale in Portland.
Colonial homes for sale in Georgia.
Colonial homes for sale in North Carolina.
To ensure that the buyer (and lender) is paying a fair amount for the home, buyers insert an appraisal contingency, which allows the buyer the ability to walk away from the purchase without penalty if the appraisal returns a value lower than a set value (usually the purchase price). Aside from walking away, the buyer can renegotiate for a lower price with the seller, request that their lender make an exception, and approve their loan as if the property had appraised to match the purchase price or make up the difference between the purchase price and appraised value via their own funds. In most cases, if the buyer makes use of the appraisal contingency to walk away, they are likely to receive a complete refund of their earnest money. However, buyers must be cautious and include this in the contract to avoid problems at a later stage.
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