New Homes for Sale in Bluffton, SC

Bluffton is where the Hilton Head area still has room to build, so new homes here come in whole neighborhoods. A national builder opens a phase, sells it from a model home and a sales office, and moves to the next. The listings below are the new homes the MLS shows across Bluffton and its named communities; the neighborhoods that are building, and what to ask a builder, follow. Bluffton SC new homes include move-in ready new construction homes in Bluffton, South Carolina, as well as homes still being built, so ask each builder which is which.

New Construction in Bluffton, SC: Who Builds Where

K. Hovnanian builds The Lakes at New Riverside, family homes on ponds in western Bluffton, and Four Seasons at Carolina Oaks, its neighborhood for buyers 55 and over. Del Webb builds The Haven at New Riverside, also for buyers 55 and over. Heritage at New Riverside has Smith Family Homes. Farther afield, Hilton Head Lakes and Latitude Margaritaville, in Hardeeville, are new communities with several builders each.

Pulte Homes in Bluffton, SC

Pulte Homes is one of the country’s largest builders and sells in the Bluffton area, and Del Webb, its brand for buyers 55 and over, is the builder at The Haven. Ask the sales office which Bluffton neighborhoods have Pulte homes for sale this season, since builders open and close phases through the year, and whether the home you like is built or still to be built.

D.R. Horton Bluffton, SC

D.R. Horton, another national builder, has a sales office in Bluffton. Its homes show in the MLS under the neighborhood’s name, so a Quick Search by price or home type above is the quickest way to see them beside the other builders’. Compare the floor plan, the lot and what the base price includes, not the starting price alone.

Production Builders and Custom Builders

Production builders sell homes from a set of floor plans in a neighborhood they are developing, which is faster and comes with a set price list. Custom builders build to your plans on a lot you own, which is how most new homes in Bluffton’s gated golf communities are built. Our guide to custom home builders in Bluffton lists those, and land for sale in Bluffton has the lots.

What to Ask When You Buy New Construction in Bluffton

A new home is often sold before it is finished, so the listing may show a rendering and a completion date. Ask what the price includes (flooring, appliances, landscaping, a screened porch), who holds the warranty and for how long, and what the builder’s lender or title company offers and requires. Ask the neighborhood’s association what the dues cover and whether they step up when the builder hands the community over. Ask whether the lot is in the Town of Bluffton or unincorporated Beaufort County, and what is planned on the empty land next door. An independent inspection before closing is worth it on a new house as well.

New Homes in Bluffton Compared With Hilton Head

On the island, almost every lot is built on, and our Hilton Head new construction page shows a handful of rebuilds and infill homes. Bluffton has the volume, usually at a lower price, with the island’s beaches about 25 minutes away over the bridges. For the whole town’s market, see Bluffton real estate.