New Build Realtor Austin

The builder's agent works for the builder

The friendly person in the model home is paid by the builder and represents the builder's interests. Builder contracts are written in-house, heavily favor the seller, and are not the standard TREC forms most Texas buyers see.

Adrian reads the contract, the addenda and the HOA documents, flags the clauses that matter — completion dates, escalation and material-substitution language, arbitration, earnest money treatment — and negotiates before you sign.

Register Adrian on your first visit

This is the one rule that matters: bring your agent or name them on the very first visit to the sales office. Most Austin builders will not allow representation to be added later, and the builder keeps the difference either way — it costs you nothing to be represented.

Adrian will tour communities with you, or send a written registration ahead of a visit you make on your own.

Where the real money is negotiated

Builders protect the base price to keep comps high, so value gets negotiated elsewhere: design-center allowances, rate buydowns through the builder's preferred lender, closing cost credits, lot premium waivers, upgraded structural options and standing-inventory discounts at quarter end.

Adrian tracks what each Austin community is actually giving, which is rarely what is advertised.

Inspections on a brand-new home

New does not mean flawless. Adrian orders independent pre-drywall and final inspections plus an 11-month warranty inspection before the builder's first-year coverage expires, and manages the punch list through the builder's warranty process.