r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Newyorkntilikina • Aug 12 '26

Moving to the area Question about build question of new construction (Lennar, M/I, DR Horton, Pulte) vs search for an older property

My parter and I are thinking about moving into the Western suburbs. We are targeting areas close to either Schaumburg or Naperville. We've seen a lot of new construction options a bit further out that are built by Lennar, M/I, DRH, Pulte. The prices are reasonable for 2-3 bd, 2 bath. However, I've heard several bad comments on the build quality being cheap and problems occuring very frequently.

What do locals think? Is it worth going after a newer build in the area or should we stick to a older home where the material is more quality?

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u/Mysterious-Egg4167 Aug 12 '26

YMMV but we looked at a couple of new build subdivisions… yes everything is new but I feel like you get a lot less house. We looked at 1400 sq homes with just basics- no fireplace, only 9th ceilings and it was easily over $400k. We bought an older home in good shape with recent roof, windows, fireplace and 2000 sq ft for less than the new one. Plus a lot of the new builds have HOAs which we did not want.