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Building Happy Home During Back-to-School Season In Fredericksburg, Virginia
As the back-to-school season approaches and summer in Fredericksburg, Virginia comes to and end. The hustle and bustle of academic routines, extracurricular activities, and busy schedules can easily overwhelm both students and parents alike. Amidst this flurry of...
3 Reasons People are Moving to Fredericksburg to Build Their Homes
Thinking about moving to Fredericksburg? Check out these 3 reasons people are building new homes here. Fredericksburg, Virginia, with its rich history, charming small-town atmosphere, and a range of amenities, is becoming an increasingly popular destination for...
How Your Credit Score Impacts Your Ability to Buy a Home
If you're a potential home buyer in Fredericksburg, Virginia, it's important to understand how interest rates and credit score adjustments can impact your ability to purchase a home. Interest rates are determined by the Federal Reserve and can fluctuate based on...
3 Ways to Plan Ahead for Buying a Home
As a home builder in Fredericksburg, VA we at Ironwood Homes understand the importance of planning ahead when it comes to buying a home. It can be an overwhelming process, especially if you're a first-time homebuyer. But with the right strategies in place, you can...
Think SMART With Your Goals
Staying motivated toward your goals is important, especially when it comes to tackling big projects, such as building a house. The start of a new year is often a time for reflection and setting goals for the future. It can be easy to get excited and motivated in the...
It’s Christmas Lights Time!
To help spread Christmas cheer, we wanted to share the list of the best places to see Christmas lights, not only in Fredericksburg but also in Virginia. It’s the most wonderful time of the year at Ironwood Homes. We simply love Christmas! Grab some hot chocolate and...
12 Things Ironwood Homes Are Thankful For
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we at Ironwood Homes are feeling incredibly thankful for all of our online friends and family. You have supported us as we continue to build houses 🏠 and turn them into homes! We have loved working with many home buyers and...
Are Interest Rates Too High To Purchase a Home? Should You Wait?
How should rising interest rates factor into your decision on whether or not to buy a home? We have our ears 👂 to the ground here at Ironwood Homes. We don’t just build houses; we build homes where families can create beautiful memories together. And while we love to...
5 Hiking Trails for Fredericksburg Families to Enjoy in the Fall
Fall Is The Perfect Time To Take The Family Hiking in Viriginia At Ironwood Homes, we are invested in you. We want to provide you with the best, most beautiful home 🏠 we are capable of. And while we love the homes at Ironwood Homes, we also love being outside. With...
How To Keep Your Home Cool During The Summer
What Can You Do To Keep Your Home Cool This Summer? Most Americans do not think about this, but there is one great advantage (amongst many!) to living in the United States. Can you guess what it is? It’s the absolute privilege of having HVAC in our homes 🏠. Many would...
To Bubble or Not to Bubble, that is The Question
The Housing Bubble & The Market For the past 2 to 3 years, the housing market 🏡 has been marked by staggering sales and low inventory, resulting in real estate being a red-hot commodity. But will it last? That is the question that needs answering. Lance Lambert...
Summer Fun in Fredericksburg 2022!
Some of Our Favorite Summer Activities in Fredericksburg and Surrounding Areas. Breaking news Ironwood Homes fans! Breaking news! Get ready to enjoy your Ironwood Home outdoor spaces, decks, and patios because summer is here. The cold is finally on its way out, making...
How to Have the Greenest Lawn in Fredericksburg, VA
3 Tips for Maintaining a Green Lawn all Spring & Summer. Hey Ironwood Homes fans! Over the last few months, we haven’t had to worry much about lawn care since grass isn’t growing. But for all of those homes and new homes under construction now, we visualize...
5 Reasons We Are In Love with Living in Fredericksburg
If you have not noticed it, Fredericksburg, Virginia, is a fantastic place! Part of what makes living in Fredericksburg so amazing is the uniqueness it offers its residents. At Ironwood Homes, we feel thankful to build new homes for people moving to or already living...
Why Buying a Home Should Be One of Your New Year’s Resolutions!
Buying a Home in the Fredericksburg, VA Area We all have one thing in common regarding the new year: making new year’s resolutions. Whether it is to eat healthier, exercise more, read more books, organize our closets, we all want to work on something in our lives. The...
Building a Home Quickly in Northern & Central Virginia
Building a home in Virginia? A lot of people have been asking us how fast can we move into our Boxwood, Hemlock, or Leland 🏠 quicker? While we appreciate that enthusiasm, there are a handful of things to consider when you are looking to build your Ironwood Home in...
Building on Land in the Fredericksburg, VA Area
Build on Land | The Jennings Property Story When we first started building on land in the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania area, we wanted to provide homeowners with something that was expertly built, had a modern farmhouse look, and was move-in ready. Early in that...
Fall In Love With Your Home
Fall is in the air! We are ecstatic that it is that time of the year. Summer has had its fun, but now it is time for Fall. If you cannot tell, we love Fall at Ironwood Homes. The cool air, the superb colors, the endless raking... it’s just the best. And who can forget...
Don’t Compete To Buy A Home
The real estate market in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and surrounding areas has been nothing less than exciting this summer season ☀️ . We have heard countless stories of 5 -10 offers on the same house and increasing competition to purchase homes in this region. Many...
What Can I Choose In An Ironwood Home
We get a lot of questions about building an Ironwood Home in the Fredericksburg area. One of the questions always at the top of the list is, “What can I choose and customize in my new Ironwood Home?” And we get it – we all want options! We are what you would call...
Will the Housing Market Crash in 2021?
There is no question that the housing market 🏠 is on fire at the moment. We have favorable interest rates and a high demand coupled with low inventory, so naturally, there will be concerns about a housing bubble. At Ironwood Homes, we do not believe this to be the...
Family Fun in Fredericksburg This Summer
At Ironwood Homes, we understand how vitally important safety is. If you put in the work to be safe, careful, and exact, you will get the results you want. We have seen this time and time again as we build beautiful homes 🏡 . We have also seen it in the response...
3 Tips for Green Thumb Gardening in Virginia
Spring into the Season with Ironwood Homes 3 Tips for Green Thumb Gardening Spring has sprung! Planting vegetables and (or) flowers are a great way to stay healthy, relieve stress, and connect with nature. Gardening on your own can seem like a daunting task but we...
New Build vs Existing Home 🏠
NEW BUILD vs Existing Home We wanted to take some time to explore some of the pros and cons of building a new home in Fredericksburg, VA and the surrounding area! We are definitely partial to one (can you guess which it is?), but we will see how they stack up!! Pros ...
I’ll Be Home For Christmas…Watching My Top 5 Christmas Movies
Hey there Ironwood Family! This is the most wonderful time of the year for a reason. It's an amazing time to spend with friends and family and reflect on the year. Although it's been a wild one, we can still count our blessings and lift one another up this...
4 WAYS To PREPARE Your HOUSE For The Fall & Winter🥶
Fall is here and winter is just around the corner! 🥶time to get your house in shape for the cold months ahead. We want to make sure that even though the seasons are changing your enjoyment of your home will not! Here are some home maintenance ideas that will keep...
THESE SHOULDN’T BE UPGRADES
We've been getting a lot of phone calls recently. I think what happens is that someone is interested in purchasing a house and then decides, "I'll head over to google and find out who's in the area." Then I think people are calling each of the builders in the area and...
How To Design The Perfect Boxwood
This month we wanted to let you know the inside scoop for what you get to choose with your Ironwood Home! Since the boxwood seems to be the fan favorite, this will be from a boxwood owners perspective! Once you have been pre-approved and are under contract for your...
We Are Rolling 🎥
We take pride in providing our future homeowners with some behind the scenes content on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter. We are glad to announce that for the past few weeks we have been working on getting our YouTube channel up to speed. Tell a friend to...
4th of July Events in Virginia
With how crazy this year has been so far, there have been a lot of cancelled events. But do you know what isn't cancelled? The celebration of our countries independence from England. Despite our many differences, America is great because of the opportunity that we...