Boise, ID New Construction Homes for Sale | realtor.com® (2024)

FAQs

How long does it take to build a house in Boise? ›

The production builders in Boise include CBH Homes, Hubble Homes, Brighton Homes, Hayden Homes, Toll Brothers, Lennar and others. A semi custom production home can take 90 to 150 days and a custom home normally takes 6 to 16 months depending on the size and custom elements.

Supply and Demand

Regarding Boise specifically, the city's known for having low inventory and high demand, which often drove home prices up. However, the inventory in Boise is almost doubling the numbers from last year, and that's because of all the new construction getting done there.

It costs $315,520 on average to build a home in Idaho. This figure can add up to $465,520 if you include land costs, excavations, permits, and other expenses. A new home construction can take up to 9 to 12 months. Whereas you can buy a home in Idaho for $462,700 (median sale price as of August 2023) in 1.5 to 2 months.

Idaho home prices have remained relatively steady over the last couple of years — and even dropped significantly in Boise — but a new study shows we could be in for an increase in 2024 and into early 2025. Online real estate marketplace Zillow recently released its home prices forecast for the next 12 months.

According to the 2021 report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the average time to build a single-family home is between seven and 12 months, but we can help you estimate how long your unique home-building project will take based on the factors below.

Therefore, building a 1,500-square foot single-family home in Idaho should cost you about $216,540 on average. However, you will also need to consider the costs of land in Idaho, the cost of building permits, and other construction cost issues to get your dream home.

Building a house in California takes 6 to 12+ months, depending on the home size and whether you go with a builder-grade model home or a custom design. The total construction time depends on the condition of the home site, weather conditions, and labor and material availability.

How long does it take to build a full house? ›

The average time to build a single-family home is seven months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but this can vary from as little as three months to well over a year, or even longer for particularly complex and large custom homes.