{"id":9,"date":"2026-09-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/timmathes-com\/2026\/09\/05\/new-homes-vs-existing-homes-jacksonville-price-gap-vanishes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T10:00:00","slug":"new-homes-vs-existing-homes-jacksonville-price-gap-vanishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/05\/new-homes-vs-existing-homes-jacksonville-price-gap-vanishes\/","title":{"rendered":"New Homes vs Existing Homes: Jacksonville Price Gap Vanishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s not often we see the price gap between new construction and existing homes disappear, but that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening here in Northeast Florida. Back in 2011, new builds came with a 39% premium\u2014now, that difference has nearly vanished. Builders are working with tighter margins and offering incentives, which means buyers have more options than ever. In fact, new homes have climbed to 27% of our local market by 2024. If you\u2019re weighing the pros and cons of new versus existing, I\u2019m always here to explain your choices, walk you through what to expect, and help you feel confident in whichever direction fits your goals. My approach is all about clear information and steady guidance\u2014so you can make the right move for your future.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/hoodline.com\/2026\/08\/northeast-florida-new-homes-now-cost-nearly-the-same-as-used-ones\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not often we see the price gap between new construction and existing homes disappear, but that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening here in Northeast Florida. Back in 2011, new builds came with a 39% premium\u2014now, that difference has nearly vanished. Builders are working with tighter margins and offering incentives, which means buyers have more options than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":417,"featured_media":36,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/417"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}