{"id":4581,"date":"2026-04-03T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huguesbouchard.com\/buy\/new-homes-or-resale-homes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:11:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:11:56","slug":"new-homes-or-resale-homes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/huguesbouchard.com\/en\/buy\/new-homes-or-resale-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"New homes or resale homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4581\" class=\"elementor elementor-4581 elementor-4234\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b896de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26b896de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5819fb23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5819fb23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c27430b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c27430b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6184b2c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6184b2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 Secrets Every New Home Buyer Should Know<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a2a72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a2a72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Get FREE instant access by filling out the form on this page.<\/strong><\/p><p>Although all the homes for sale are pre-owned, one in four buyers is turning to the new-home market. 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