Register your agent first
Many builders only work with a buyer's agent who came with you on your first visit. Walk in alone and you may be on your own for the whole contract.
For new-construction buyers
Touring new homes?Bring your agent first.
The friendly person in the model home works for the builder. Eric works for you — on the contract, the incentives, the upgrades and the inspection. Many builders ask that your agent come to your first visit, so start here.
No obligation · never sold
From the MLS
Charleston market, September 2026
- Median sold price
- $683K Half sold for more, half for less
- Average days on market
- 41 MLS average, September 2026
- Homes sold
- 264 In September 2026
- Months of inventory
- 3.3 Active listings ÷ last month's sales
Residential market statistics for Charleston from the MLS via Flexmls, September 2026. Area figures, not the price of any one home — Eric can show you what's for sale now. Deemed reliable, not guaranteed.
Sound familiar?
The sales office works for the builder.
Incentives are negotiable
Builders often offer help with closing costs, upgrades or a lower rate, frequently tied to their own lender. Compare it with a price cut on your own numbers before you choose — the calculator below shows both.
Price cut vs. buydown
Same dollars. Different payment.
Monthly principal and interest
Enter a price
Principal and interest only, on the numbers you entered; taxes, insurance, HOA and any mortgage insurance add to it. Not a loan offer. Whether your loan allows a buydown, and how much a seller may contribute, depends on the loan program — a licensed lender confirms both. Nothing you type here is saved; if you send your details, this summary goes to Eric with them.
Have Eric ask for it in your offerHow it works
Your side. From the first visit.
- 01
Tell Val where you're looking
Areas, builders you've seen, and what you need. Val answers questions any hour.
- 02
Compare the incentives
A builder's rate buydown vs. a price cut on your own numbers, plus what upgrades and the lot premium really add.
- 03
Tour with Eric
Eric registers with the builder, comes to the visit, and negotiates the contract on your side. No obligation.
Meet Val
Ask Val about buying new. Answers in seconds.
- Works for Eric. Only Eric.What you share goes to Eric and nobody else.
- Answers any hour.Nights, weekends, the middle of a move.
- Never quotes a rate.Rates, terms and approvals come only from a licensed lender. Val tells you what to ask one.
Val is an AI assistant. It never makes up a number, and says so when it doesn't know.
Questions
Straight answers.
Who pays the agent on a new home?
It depends on the builder and on the agreement you sign with Eric. Often the builder pays the buyer's agent fee; Eric explains exactly how it works, in writing, before you commit to anything.
Should I use the builder's lender?
Their incentive may be worth it, or not. Get a quote from at least one other licensed lender and compare the whole offer, not just the rate. Eric can introduce you to a few — you choose.
Is Eric a lender?
No. Eric works in real estate. Rates, terms, and whether an incentive fits your loan come only from a licensed mortgage lender.
New house. Your own agent. From the first visit.
Tour with someone on your side. Two steps, ten seconds. It goes to Eric and nobody else.