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How to Find Your Next Home: A Guide to Searching Available Homes, Floor Plans, and Communities

4/09/26

Finding the right new home comes down to one thing: matching what's actually available to what you need. Maybe you know your must-haves down to the bedroom count and school district. Maybe you're just starting to explore. Either way, our website is built to meet you wherever you are in the process — and we've packed it with tools to help you search by the criteria that matter most to you.

Start With the Map: Three Ways to Look

The interactive map is the heart of the search experience, and it gives you three different views depending on what you're looking for:

  • Communities — See every neighborhood we're building in, mapped across the area, with starting prices for each. This is the best place to begin if location is your top priority or you're still narrowing down where you want to live.
  • Available Homes — See individual homes that are ready or nearly ready, plotted right on the map so you can see exactly where each one sits.
  • Model Homes — Tour our professionally designed model homes to get a feel for finishes, layouts, and what's possible before you commit.

You can switch between these views at any time, so it's easy to zoom out to compare neighborhoods, then zoom in on the specific homes within them.

Filter Down to Exactly What You Want

Everyone's home search has its own non-negotiables. That's why each view comes with filters to narrow results to your criteria. Depending on the view, you can sort and filter by things like:

  • City and school district
  • Price range
  • Square footage
  • Bedrooms and bathrooms
  • Garage spaces and lot size
  • Floor plan, collection, or series
  • Number of stories
  • Move-in timing

Set the filters that matter to you and the map (and list) updates to show only the homes that fit. If your priorities shift mid-search, just adjust the filters or reset them and start fresh.

Don't Miss the Available Homes List — There's More Inventory Than You Think

Here's something a lot of buyers don't realize: the homes you find on big third-party listing sites are not the full picture.


Our Available Homes List is updated almost every day, and it often includes brand-new inventory that hasn't even made it onto the MLS yet. New listing sites can lag behind by days or weeks. If you're only searching elsewhere, you may be missing homes that are available right now.


The takeaway: if you want to see everything that's truly available, check our list directly. It's the most current, most complete view of our inventory — and it's frequently ahead of what you'll find anywhere else.

Understanding Communities (and the Neighborhoods Within Them)

One thing that surprises a lot of buyers: a single community may contain several Community Pricing subsets within it, each with its own pricing and floor plan options.


These subsections are usually organized by one of a few things:

  • Phase — Different stages of the community's development
  • Lot size — Larger or smaller homesites grouped together
  • Product series or collection — Different floor plan families, each with its own size range, features, and price point

So when you open a community page, you might see it's "Selling from" a starting price, and then find multiple series within it — each leading to its own set of floor plans and available homes. This structure is what lets a single community serve a wide range of budgets and lifestyles, and the community page lays it all out so you can see your options clearly and transparently. Prices, square footage ranges, and what's included are all right there.


If a community shows labels like "Closeout," "Final Opportunities," or "Grand Opening," those tell you where it is in its lifecycle — helpful signals for big timing moments.

Beyond the Map: More Ways to Explore Our Homes

The map and filters are just the start. If you'd rather explore by design, we have several other tools to help you picture yourself in the home:

  • Floor Plan Gallery — Browse our full library of floor plans in one place. Great if you know roughly the layout or size you want and want to start there instead of with a location. You will find a section listing all communities the plan is built in on each page if you fall in love with a plan!
  • Interactive Floor Plans — Explore a plan's layout digitally and see what optional configurations are available, so you understand how a home can be customized to fit how you live
  • 3D Virtual Tours / Matterports — Walk through a home from your couch. These immersive tours let you move room to room, get a real sense of scale and flow, and revisit anytime — day or night, from anywhere
  • Photo & Video Galleries (coming soon) — See real finishes, design details, and inspiration across our homes. We have exciting updates for these pages coming in the near future! 

Different buyers think differently. Some want to start with a neighborhood, some with a floor plan, some just want to "walk" a home first. All of these paths lead to the same place: finding a home that's available to you. 

Save What You Love

As you explore, you can save your favorite homes, floor plans, and communities to your account (should you choose to create one). That makes it easy to compare options side by side, come back to them later, and get recommendations tailored to what you've shown interest in — so your search picks up right where you left off. Click the ♡ heart icon on the right of the community/address/floor plan name to save!

The Bottom Line

The best home search is one built around your criteria — not whatever happens to surface on a third-party site. Use the map's three views to explore by location or by home, set the filters that match your priorities, and check the Available Homes List directly for the most current inventory (including homes you won't find listed elsewhere yet). Then dig deeper with floor plan galleries, interactive plans, and 3D tours to find the home that truly fits.


And this is always evolving — we're continually adding new tools and new inventory to make finding your home easier. The best way to see what's available to you is to start searching.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find an available home on the website?

Start with the interactive map and switch to the "Available Homes" view to see individual homes plotted by location. Then use the filters — price, square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, city, school district, and more — to narrow results to your criteria. For the most complete and current inventory, open the Available Homes List, which is updated almost daily.


What's the difference between the three map views?

The map has three views: Communities (every neighborhood we build in, with starting prices), Available Homes (individual homes that are ready or nearly ready), and Model Homes (designed homes you can tour to see finishes and layouts). You can switch between them at any time.


Why should I check the Available Homes List instead of a third-party listing site?

Our Available Homes List is updated almost every day and often includes new inventory that hasn't reached the MLS yet. Third-party sites can lag behind by days or weeks, so searching our list directly is the best way to see everything that's truly available right now.


What does it mean when a community has different series or neighborhoods?

A single community often contains several smaller neighborhoods, each with its own pricing and home options. These are usually organized by phase, lot size, or product series (also called a collection). Each leads to its own set of floor plans and available homes, which is how one community can serve a range of budgets.


Can I search by floor plan instead of by location?

Yes. The Floor Plan Gallery lets you browse our full library of plans in one place, so you can start with the layout or size you want rather than a neighborhood. You can also explore interactive floor plans to see optional configurations.


Can I tour a home online before visiting?

Yes. 3D virtual tours (Matterports) let you walk through a home room by room from anywhere, and photo and video galleries show real finishes and design details. Interactive floor plans let you explore layouts and available options digitally.


Can I save homes I'm interested in?

Yes. With an account, you can save your favorite homes, floor plans, and communities to compare them, return to them later, and receive recommendations based on what you've viewed.


What do labels like "Closeout," "Final Opportunities," or "Grand Opening" mean?

These indicate where a community is in its lifecycle. "Grand Opening" means a community is newly selling, while "Closeout" or "Final Opportunities" signal limited remaining homes — useful for timing your decision.