{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/mandamafi-com\/2026\/09\/19\/most-of-the-best-new-home-markets-are-in-the-south\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:00:00","slug":"most-of-the-best-new-home-markets-are-in-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/19\/most-of-the-best-new-home-markets-are-in-the-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Most of the best new-home markets are in the South"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s fascinating to see how Southern metros are leading the way for new-home buyers\u2014eight out of the top 10 U.S. markets for new construction are in the South, with Charleston topping the list. There, new homes are priced 12.2% below existing homes, a rare find that\u2019s catching the attention of buyers and investors alike. The combination of builder-friendly zoning and lower land costs in these markets is making homeownership more accessible, a trend I watch closely for my clients across Texas. Having been involved in real estate investing myself since 2007, and drawing on a family legacy in the industry, I always look for these types of value-driven opportunities. For anyone considering a move, investment, or a first home, understanding market dynamics like these can make a real difference in building long-term wealth.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/news\/NWS\/realtor-com-ranks-the-top-metros-for-new-construction-in-3cq7v37gqw4d.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s fascinating to see how Southern metros are leading the way for new-home buyers\u2014eight out of the top 10 U.S. markets for new construction are in the South, with Charleston topping the list. There, new homes are priced 12.2% below existing homes, a rare find that\u2019s catching the attention of buyers and investors alike. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}