Triangle New Construction
Why a new build makes sense in the Triangle right now, and the six builders we work with most closely across Wake, Durham, Orange, Chatham and Johnston counties — with their current communities in Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest, Durham, Chapel Hill, Clayton and Chatham Park, pricing and this month’s incentives.
Why buy new here
Built for the Triangle, priced to compete.
The Triangle adds roughly 60 new residents a day, and new construction is where most of the inventory is. A new home here is financed, taxed and warranted differently from the resale next door.
Incentives resale cannot match
This month builders are funding 2/1 buydowns to 3.99%, a 5.49% 30-year fixed, a 4.875% 7/6 ARM and five-figure closing credits rather than cutting price. Every one is tied to the builder’s lender; we price each against a competing quote.
Inventory where resale is thin
Resale supply in Cary, Apex and Holly Springs stays tight; builders hold hundreds of quick move-in homes across Wake and Johnston at any given time, many closing in 30–45 days.
A warranty instead of a repair list
Typically one year on workmanship, two on systems, ten on structure — and fifteen with M/I. No roof, HVAC or water-heater surprises in year one.
Your finishes, not someone else’s
Choose plan, lot, cabinets, flooring and countertops in a design studio — or, with Lennar, buy a fixed Everything’s Included spec and skip the process entirely.
Lower operating costs
Current energy code, sealed envelopes, efficient HVAC and fiber internet in most communities mean lower monthly bills than a 1990s build of the same size.
Amenities from day one
Pools, clubhouses, pickleball, dog parks and greenway connections are part of the plan, not a future HOA vote — and the master plans along NC-540 and in Chatham Park are being built around them.
Before you tour
Register your agent on your first visit.
Most builders will only pay buyer-side commission if your agent is registered with them the first time you walk into the model home. Walk in alone and you may have permanently given up your right to representation on that purchase.
The on-site agent is friendly, helpful, and paid by the builder. It costs nothing to fix and one call protects it: (910) 372-6720. Why it matters →
Featured builders
The builders we work with most.
Each page carries the builder’s current Triangle communities, pricing and published incentives with their fine print, and connects you with our team.
National · since 1950Pulte Homes
Eleven Triangle communities from Knightdale to Fuquay-Varina — townhomes and single-family from $279,990, plus a $2,000 Hometown Heroes credit.
Explore Pulte Homes →
National · since 1954Lennar
The Triangle’s highest-volume builder: 50 communities, Everything’s Included® pricing, from $299,990 townhomes in Raleigh to $700s in Holly Springs. Black Friday financing through Nov. 1.
Explore Lennar →Luxury · since 1967Toll Brothers
Thirteen communities from Regency 55+ in the high $300s to Cary estates past $1.8M. A 5.49% 30-year fixed offer on select homes through December.
Explore Toll Brothers →
National · since 1976M/I Homes
Six close-in communities: four in Apex and west Cary, Southall Station townhomes in Raleigh from $309,990, and Olive Branch Crossing coming to Durham. 15-year structural warranty.
Explore M/I Homes →
Private · since 1978Mattamy Homes
Eighteen value-priced communities south and east of Raleigh from $233,604 — Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Wendell, Benson — with a 3.99% 2/1 buydown this month.
Explore Mattamy Homes →
Family-owned · since 1928Drees Homes
Semi-custom homes on 0.7- to six-acre homesites in Wake Forest, Knightdale, Pittsboro and Hillsborough from the $400s, plus build on your lot. Three 2026 Parade golds.
Explore Drees Homes →How we help
The builder has an agent. You should too.
The person in the model home works for the builder. We work for you: registering you before your first visit, reading the builder’s contract against the standard NC contract, pricing the builder-lender incentive against a competing quote, checking school assignment and county tax rate on the specific lot, and scheduling the pre-drywall, final and eleven-month inspections every new build needs.
It costs you nothing — the builder pays buyer-side commission in nearly every community above — but only if we are registered first. Read the Triangle Buyer Guide → or browse every Triangle listing →
Connect with our team
Ready to look at new construction?
Not sure which builder or town yet? Tell us what you are looking for and where you commute. We will pull what is selling, what it costs and what the builders are offering this month, and register you before you tour anything.
- Independent representation, paid by the builder
- Current incentives and inventory, verified this week
- Contract review before you sign builder paper
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Builder community counts, pricing and incentive details are taken from each builder’s published materials as of October 29, 2026 and change without notice; confirm current terms with us before relying on them. Tidal Realty Partners is an independent brokerage and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any builder named here. Buyer representation is compensated by the builder in most communities when your agent is registered on your first visit.
Thinking about a new build in the Triangle?
One call before you tour protects your representation and costs you nothing.
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