Builder Incentive Value Calculator

    Builders bundle incentives creatively. This tool converts every offer into apples-to-apples dollars.

    Incentive components

    Enter each part of the builder's package.

    Total incentive value

    What the package is really worth to you.

    $50,000

    10.00% of the $500,000 home price

    Verify every offer in writing on the purchase agreement, verbal incentives rarely hold up at closing.

    Don't Let the Biggest Number Make the Decision.

    A builder may offer $25,000 toward upgrades. Another may offer $15,000 toward closing costs. Another may offer a temporary rate buydown. Which one is better? It depends. The value of an incentive depends on what you're getting, what you would have paid anyway, and how the incentive affects your overall purchase. That's why we believe incentives should be compared, not just advertised.

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