My take:
1) You can usually save money on an existing home, due to seller has to sell
2) You pay full price for new construction, as no builder offers discounts, and both labor and material costs keep increasing
3) You can find a home and move in within 30-45 days
4) A new construction may take 12+ months
5) BUT, when someone is hellbent on having a new home, there is no other consideration
I have bought new, worked well, worth the 9 month wait, owned it for 7 years, sold as needed much more space.
The home we live in now was built in 1997, we bought in 2000, IMO as good as new, and in a neighborhood that hit all points.
GOOD LUCK!!
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