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Talk to a Specialist →Trilogy Valor (Shea Homes) and Cadence at Century Farm (Brighton) are in active construction. Cadence at Bainbridge and Cadence at Paramount have established resale markets alongside any remaining new construction phases. Willowbrook and Brooke View are fully built — resale only. The choice between new and resale is not simply about price. It is about what each option provides and what it costs.
Shea Homes and Brighton both provide multi-year structural and systems warranties. Shea Homes’ Trilogy brand warranty covers structural defects for 10 years, systems for 2 years, and workmanship for 1 year. For buyers who do not want to think about major repair costs in the first decade, the warranty is real value. Resale buyers at Willowbrook should budget for potential HVAC, roof, and water heater replacement depending on home age.
Newer Trilogy and Cadence floor plans include wider doorways (36-inch standard), zero-threshold showers, first-floor primary bedrooms and laundry, and improved natural lighting. Homes at Willowbrook built 10–15+ years ago may have narrower doorways and higher shower entries. If accessibility features matter to you now or will in 10 years, verify them room by room in any resale home you consider.
Shea Homes at Trilogy Valor and Brighton at Cadence Century Farm regularly offer interest rate buydowns (0.5–1.5% below market), design center credits ($10,000–$25,000), and closing cost assistance. Always get an independent mortgage quote before accepting a preferred lender package. Calculate both scenarios — sometimes the builder wins, sometimes the open market does.
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Cadence at Paramount and Willowbrook have years of comparable sales data. You can see what homes sold for, how long they sat, and what the trend has been. Motivated sellers have room to negotiate in ways that builders do not — builders have pricing integrity obligations to earlier buyers. In a normalized market, resale sellers can come down 3–7% from list. Builders typically cannot match that flexibility.
Resale communities have formed their social infrastructure. The clubs, the neighbor relationships, the organized events — all of it exists from day one at an established community. Buyers at Trilogy Valor or Cadence Century Farm are buying into communities that will spend years building what Cadence at Paramount and Willowbrook already have.
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