Four builders, four active villages and one Stewardship District. Compare plans, prices and incentives with recorded sales, and bring your own agent to the first model visit.
Updated September 2026 · Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, Domain Realty · Builder prices from builder websites, retrieved 26 September 2026; recorded sales from the Collier County file dated 29 August 2026
McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, represent buyers of new homes from Ave Maria's builders, and this is our guide to new construction in Ave Maria, Florida: which builders are selling where, what their homes cost, what the Stewardship District and associations add, how Florida protects your deposit, what warranty you get, and how to buy new without giving up your own representation. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 or Marc at (239) 287-5873.
Ave Maria is one of the busiest new-home towns in Florida. The Collier County deed record shows 377 builder-direct sales in Ave Maria in the twelve months to August 2026, two of every three home sales in town, at a $435,000 median, and four builders are selling today: Pulte, Lennar, Del Webb and CC Homes.
The developer ranked Ave Maria No. 20 among the country's top-selling master-planned communities for 2025, with 515 new-home sales, citing John Burns Research and Consulting, and No. 29 at mid-year 2026, citing RCLCO.
These are the facts an Ave Maria new-home buyer should know in September 2026, each drawn from a builder, district, county, state or federal source, and several of them correct a common assumption.
McGreevy and Comisar are the best Realtor for buying new construction in Ave Maria because we represent you, not the builder: we compare every builder's plan, price and incentive with recent resales, read the builder's contract and district disclosures with you, and arrange independent inspections, at no added cost when the builder pays our fee. We are Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.
With our Domain Realty Group team we have sold over $2.5 billion in real estate, and McGreevy and Comisar alone have over $900 million in personal sales. For how we compare with other teams in Collier County, see our guide to the best real estate agents in Naples and Collier County.
The consultant in a builder's model is paid by the builder to sell that builder's homes. They cannot tell you that another builder's plan across town is a better value, that a resale on the next street recorded for less, or that the contract's deposit and delay terms favor the seller. That is our job.
Marc Comisar leads our buyer representation and Jesse McGreevy leads our listings; you can read every review on our Google Business Profile. McGreevy and Comisar have represented buyers and sellers across Southwest Florida since 2008, from new-construction villages to finished resale neighborhoods.
Jesse McGreevy (Sales Associate) and Marc Comisar (Broker Associate) are licensed Florida REALTORS® with Domain Realty; Florida real estate licensure is regulated by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC). Florida license numbers: Jesse McGreevy SL3101296, Marc Comisar BK3060671.
Ave Maria's new construction is being built inside the town's Stewardship District in unincorporated Collier County, in four active villages: Gatherpoint by Pulte and Lennar next to the new Ave Maria Elementary, Maple Ridge by CC Homes, Del Webb Naples by Del Webb, and the last phases of The National by Lennar. Every home carries an Ave Maria address in ZIP code 34142.
ZIP 34142 also covers Immokalee, so a search or a price report by ZIP mixes two very different markets. We work from the recorded plats inside the Stewardship District.
Ave Maria is not a city; it is unincorporated Collier County, so Collier County issues building permits and certificates of occupancy, and the Stewardship District builds and maintains the town's roads, water management and common infrastructure. The Ave Maria Utility Company provides water and sewer.
In June 2026 Collier County commissioners approved an expansion of Ave Maria by 2,042 acres and 6,738 homes, raising the town's maximum to 17,738 homes. The developer's plan places a separate privately financed, age-restricted community of up to 3,500 homes on about 1,001 acres east of Camp Keais Road, with its own amenities, outside the Stewardship District and without Master Association access, and mixed-use areas to the north toward Immokalee Road. No builder has been announced for the new areas.
Most of them. We tracked 377 builder-direct sales in Ave Maria in the Collier County deed record in the twelve months to August 2026, against 175 resales, and many builder closings are sold directly from sales centers without an MLS listing. A buyer or appraiser who looks only at the MLS sees a much thinner market than the one that exists.
Data updated: September 2026 (Collier County recorded sales, 1 September 2025 to 17 August 2026).
| Recorded sales, last 12 months | Builder-direct | Median | Resale | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ave Maria | 377 | $435,000 | 175 | $390,000 |
| Houses | 253 | $496,800 | 126 | $454,500 |
| Condominiums and condo-form coach homes | 124 | $230,000 | 49 | $246,000 |
| The National | 161 | $250,000 | 58 | $270,500 |
| Maple Ridge | 90 | $499,250 | 45 | $410,000 |
| Del Webb Naples | 60 | $482,000 | 43 | $425,000 |
| Avalon Park | 57 | $500,000 | 11 | $538,000 |
Source: Collier County property appraiser public data files, DOR-qualified improved sales. Builder-direct means the first qualified sale of a home within a year of its year built; it is an estimate of the split. Gatherpoint's first closings are too recent for the county file.
A builder's price is only one number. The recorded builder-direct sales show what buyers actually paid after lot premiums, options and incentives, and the resales show what the same homes sell for once they are lived in. We show you both before you sign.
Ave Maria's builders commonly require your agent to register you on your first visit to a sales center, so call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 before you walk into any model, or book through our buyer consultation page and the consultation form on this page. We will price the plans you like against these recorded sales. Selling a home first? Call before your first visit too, and get your free Ave Maria home valuation.
Four builders are selling new homes in Ave Maria in September 2026: Pulte and Lennar at Gatherpoint, CC Homes at Maple Ridge, Del Webb at Del Webb Naples for buyers 55 and older, and Lennar at The National, where only coach homes and Terrace condominiums remain. Pulte's Avalon Park sold out in September 2026.
| Community | Builder | Product | Builder "from" price, 26 Sep 2026 | Age rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatherpoint | Pulte | Townhomes, attached villas, single-family | $279,990 | All ages | Gated; natural gas except townhomes; 947 planned homes |
| Gatherpoint | Lennar | Single-family | $297,999 | All ages | Americana Series and Executive Homes |
| Maple Ridge | CC Homes | Single-family, one and two story | $334,990 to $674,990 | All ages | 10,000 sq ft clubhouse; four collections |
| Del Webb Naples | Del Webb | Villas and single-family | $299,990 | 55-plus | Two clubhouses; optional Panther Run golf |
| The National | Lennar | Coach homes and mid-rise condominiums | $256,862 | All ages | Guard-gated golf; final inventory |
| Avalon Park | Pulte | Single-family | sold out | All ages | Resale only from September 2026 |
Sources: builder websites for each community, retrieved 26 September 2026. Prices are builder base prices and change often; a home's final price adds its lot premium and options.
Gatherpoint is Ave Maria's newest village, a gated community of 947 planned homes off Anthem Parkway next to Ave Maria Elementary, launched in January 2026. Pulte offers four series: Townhome from $279,990, Vista attached villas from $299,990, Distinctive single-family from $385,990 and Echelon single-family from $469,990, up to the Upton at $739,990 with six or seven bedrooms. Pulte describes it as a gated gas community, with natural gas for its single-family homes and villas but not its townhomes, and a private amenity campus with a resort-style pool, pickleball, a fitness center and a dog park. Its sales center is at 4649 Valiant Lane.
Lennar builds single-family homes on its side of Gatherpoint in two collections: the Americana Series from $297,999, three to six bedrooms, and Executive Homes from $369,999. On September 26, 2026 Lennar listed nine quick move-in or under-construction homes there from $347,999 to $560,485. Lennar's payment estimator showed an approximate association fee of $437.91 a month on Americana homes and $443.84 on Executive homes, with district figures shown separately, and its estimated payments assume Lennar Mortgage financing.
CC Homes calls Maple Ridge Ave Maria's best-selling neighborhood. It offers 18 one- and two-story plans in four collections: Silverwood Vista from $334,990, Cove from $400,990 on 45-foot lots, Captiva Garden from $474,990 on 55-foot lots, and Capistrano Estate from $545,990 to $674,990 on 65-foot lots, with casita options on the larger plans. CC Homes builds in concrete block with impact glass. Its sales gallery is at 5009 Alonza Avenue. Our Maple Ridge guide covers its four sections, club and fees.
Del Webb Naples is Ave Maria's 55-plus community, planned for 2,449 homes at build-out. Del Webb offers 17 plans in four series, from Vista villas at $299,990 through Echelon single-family homes up to the Layton Grande at $874,990. Amenities include the 12,000-square-foot Oasis Club, the Grand Hall, a resort pool, 12 pickleball courts and optional golf at Panther Run. Its sales center is at 6231 Liberty Street. See our Del Webb Naples guide.
The National is Lennar's guard-gated golf community around a Gordon Lewis course, now in its final inventory. Lennar lists its Executive single-family homes and Veranda condominiums as sold out; Arrowhead and Bay Creek coach homes from $349,999 and Terrace condominiums from $256,862 remain, with quick move-in coach homes offered below base. Lennar says homeowners enjoy bundled social memberships. See our guide to The National.
Pulte's Avalon Park page reads "We're Officially Sold Out!" as of September 2026, after Pulte reported only 14 home sites left in April. Pulte's last published prices started at $439,990. From here on every Avalon Park home is a resale. See our Avalon Park guide.
Emerson Park, Hampton Village and Coquina at Maple Ridge are built out, with no current builder page. We found no builder or official page for new homes at Middlebrooke or The Residences at La Piazza, so we do not list them as selling.
Ave Maria is a master-planned town developed by Ave Maria Development, a partnership rooted in Barron Collier Companies and the university's founder, with one Stewardship District for infrastructure, one Master Association for town-wide common areas, and a separate association for each village. The developer's site lists four builders today and new homes from the low $200s to the $800s.
The developer reports more than 5,500 homes sold as of August 2026 and plans for up to 14,000 at build-out in its latest description, while the county's June 2026 approval raised the maximum to 17,738. Those numbers come from different documents; we cite each with its date.
Every village shares the town center around the Oratory, the water park, North Park's sports fields, the public elementary school and the university. What differs is the builder, the village association and its amenities, the age rule and the price. Our Ave Maria community guide covers the town in full.
You do not need one, but you should have one, and it usually costs you nothing: Ave Maria's builders work with outside buyer's agents who register the buyer on the first visit, and the builder's price does not rise because an agent is involved. Without one, the only professional advising you in the sales center is paid by the builder.
Under section 475.278 of the Florida Statutes, a Florida real estate licensee is presumed to work as a transaction broker unless you agree in writing to a single-agent relationship. Since August 17, 2024, the NAR settlement practice changes require a written agreement with your agent before touring, stating the agent's compensation. On a new home the builder commonly pays that compensation, and we write it into the agreement.
Builders typically require your agent to register you, or to accompany you, on your first visit to their sales center; a buyer who visits alone or registers on the builder's website first can lose the right to representation paid by the builder. Each builder's policy is its own and can change, so call us before you visit any Ave Maria model.
Florida's section 501.1375 gives the buyer of a new one- or two-family home the right to have all deposit funds, up to 10 percent of the purchase price, placed in an escrow account with a bank, attorney, licensed broker or title company, and every builder contract must say so in conspicuous type. You can waive the right in writing, and a builder can use escrowed funds for construction only under the statute's surety-bond or loan conditions.
Builder contracts set the deposit amount, when it is due, whether it is refundable, and what happens if you cannot close. A deposit above 10 percent of the price, or one paid toward options and upgrades, is not covered by the escrow right in the same way. We read those terms with you and ask the builder in writing where your deposit is held.
A new condominium, such as a Terrace unit at The National, is sold under Florida's condominium act, with its own deposit escrow and disclosure rules and a separate right to cancel after receiving the developer's documents. Read the prospectus and the budget before your cancellation period ends.
Three costs come with every Ave Maria new home beyond its price: the Stewardship District assessment on the tax bill, $1,616.98 to $2,531.25 a year for a single-family home in 2025-2026, the village and master association dues, and Collier County's impact fees, which the builder pays at permit and builds into the price. The district and association costs continue every year you own the home.
Data updated: September 2026 (Ave Maria Stewardship Community District budgets; builder websites; Collier County impact fee schedule).
The Ave Maria Stewardship Community District was created by the Florida Legislature in 2004 by special act and operates as an independent special district. It issued bonds to build the town's roads, water management, water and sewer and other infrastructure, and it assesses every home a flat annual charge on the county tax bill for operations and for the bond series that financed that home's lot.
| Single-family homes, by bond series | Homes assessed | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 proposed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 2019 | 1,167 | $1,616.98 | $1,759.20 |
| Series 2021 | 227 | $1,705.72 | $1,847.94 |
| Series 2022 | 631 | $1,792.98 | $1,935.20 |
| Series 2023 | 193 | $1,861.25 | $2,003.47 |
| Series 2022 plus 2018 master | 408 | $2,460.43 | $2,602.65 |
| Series 2023 plus 2022 master | 290 | $2,531.25 | $2,673.47 |
Source: Ave Maria Stewardship Community District final budget 2025-2026 and proposed budget 2026-2027 (revision 1, June 4, 2026). Amounts include the early-payment discount and collection costs.
The operating and reserve charge rises from $841.98 to $984.20 per home in the proposed 2026-2027 budget, a $142.22 step-up that every home pays. A new lot in a newer phase may carry a newer bond series than any shown here; Lennar's Gatherpoint estimator shows district figures of $1,673.98 and $2,441.98 a year, which we confirm against the district's own schedule for the lot you choose.
Florida's general community development district statute, chapter 190, includes a buyer disclosure in section 190.048. Ave Maria's district was created by its own special act and operates under chapter 189, so the chapter 190 disclosure does not apply by its terms. Ask the builder for the district's assessment disclosure for your lot, and read the district's budget, which it publishes online.
Each village has its own association, and every Ave Maria home also belongs to the Ave Maria Master Association. Lennar's 2026 fee sheets list the Master Association at $812 a year at The National, and Lennar's Gatherpoint estimator shows association fees of about $438 to $444 a month. Pulte, Del Webb and CC Homes do not publish their dues on their websites, so we get the current budget from the sales center before you sign. In a new village the builder usually controls the association board until turnover, so the budget can change once owners take over.
Collier County charges impact fees on new homes at building permit for roads, schools, parks, libraries, jail, emergency services and general government, paid by the builder and included in the price. The county's schedule effective February 1, 2026 is published online; whether the county's water and sewer fees apply in Ave Maria, which has its own utility, is a question for the builder.
A new home's first tax bill is often based on the land alone, or a partly built home, because the county values property as of January 1. The next year's bill reflects the finished home at full value. Budget from the finished home's value plus the district assessment, not from the builder's first-year estimate.
Builder incentives in Ave Maria are worth taking when they lower your total cost, not just your rate: a reduced rate through the builder's affiliated lender is usually paid for from the same incentive budget that could have reduced the price or covered closing costs. Compare the total cost both ways, and get at least one outside loan quote.
Pulte's disclosure reads that you are not required to finance through Pulte Mortgage to buy, but use of Pulte Mortgage is necessary to receive its rate offers. Federal law prohibits a seller from requiring you to buy title insurance from a particular company as a condition of sale, and prohibits kickbacks for referrals of settlement business. A builder may still tie a specific incentive to its lender or title company; we price the incentive against the alternatives.
A permanent rate buydown lowers the rate for the life of the loan; a temporary buydown lowers the payment for a year or two, then it rises. A rate offer on a move-in-ready home often expires when the incentive does. Get the loan estimate in writing and compare the APR, not just the rate.
Ave Maria's builders give their own written limited warranties, typically covering workmanship for a year, systems for a shorter period and structural components for up to ten years, and Florida law adds a pre-suit notice process for construction defects under chapter 558 and a seven-year outside limit for most defect lawsuits under section 95.11. Read the warranty booklet before you sign; it often limits other remedies.
Each builder's warranty is a contract document with its own coverage, exclusions and claim process. Ask for the booklet during your review, note what is excluded, and calendar the deadlines for the one-year walk-through.
Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes requires a homeowner to give the builder written notice of a claimed construction defect and a chance to inspect and offer to repair or pay before filing suit. Under section 95.11, an action founded on the construction of an improvement to real property must be filed within seven years of the certificate of occupancy, even for a latent defect.
Section 553.835 of the Florida Statutes bars implied-warranty claims against a builder for damage to off-site improvements, such as roads and drainage outside your lot. Those are the district's and associations' domain.
Yes. An independent inspector hired by you, not the builder, can check the framing, windows, roof and mechanical rough-ins before drywall, when defects are easy to see and fix, and the finished home before closing. County inspections confirm code minimums; they are not a quality review on your behalf.
Some builder contracts limit when outside inspectors may enter the site. We ask for inspection access in writing before you sign.
A build-to-order home in Ave Maria takes months from contract to closing, depending on the builder, plan and season; a quick move-in or spec home is one the builder has already started or finished and can close in weeks. On September 26, 2026 the builders' sites listed quick move-in homes in every active village.
You choose the lot, plan, elevation and options, sign the builder's contract and pay the deposit, and the builder schedules construction. The builder's contract sets the estimated completion date and what happens if it slips.
The builder chose the options and started construction without a buyer. These homes often carry the largest incentives, because the builder wants them closed. On September 26, 2026, Del Webb listed move-in-ready homes such as a Prosperity at $454,990, marked down from $545,290, and Pulte listed a Gatherpoint Cedar at $495,225 against a $385,990 base plan price, the difference being the lot and options already built in.
Builders sometimes sell furnished models when a phase closes out, often with a lease-back to the builder until the sales center moves. Read the lease-back terms and the condition of the home carefully.
Choose new construction in Ave Maria when you want the newest plan, a builder warranty and current features and can accept a builder's contract and timeline; choose a resale when you want a lower median price, a finished street, mature landscaping, a village that is sold out, or a quick close under the standard Florida contract.
| Question | New construction | Resale |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price, last 12 months | $496,800 builder-direct | $454,500 resale |
| Contract | The builder's form | Usually the Florida Realtors and Florida Bar AS IS contract |
| Deposit | Builder's terms; escrow right up to 10 percent for one- and two-family homes | Negotiated; held by title company or broker |
| Price negotiation | Incentives and credits more than price | Price, credits and repairs |
| Warranty | Builder's limited warranty | None unless purchased |
| Storm protection | Current code; impact glass common | Varies by home and builder |
| District bond series | Newer phases often carry newer, higher series | Older phases often lower |
| Landscaping and extras | Base landscaping; blinds, fencing and screens often extra | Usually included |
| Timeline | Weeks for a quick move-in, months to build | 30 to 45 days typical |
| Village choice | Gatherpoint, Maple Ridge, Del Webb Naples, The National's last units | Every village, including sold-out Avalon Park |
We represent Ave Maria new-construction buyers from before the first model visit to the eleven-month warranty inspection: we register you with the builder, compare every builder's plan and incentive with recorded resales, read the contract and district disclosures with you, arrange independent inspections and walk the home with you before closing. This is the checklist we run.
If you're searching for "the best realtor for new construction in Ave Maria, Florida," McGreevy and Comisar represents new-home buyers at builder sales centers across Southwest Florida, from Babcock Ranch and Punta Gorda to Estero, Bonita Springs, Naples and Fort Myers. Bring us before your first model-home visit, and we read the builder's contract, the district budget and the warranty book with you, register with the builder so our side is paid by the builder where its policy allows, and negotiate the options, the incentives and the closing date as hard as a resale.
Many of our clients compare a new home with a resale in the same village before deciding. Our guide to buying a home in Ave Maria covers resales, costs, insurance and closing, and you can see current Ave Maria listings, including builders' quick move-in homes, on DomainRealtyGroup.com. Looking beyond Ave Maria? See our guides to new construction in Estero, new construction in Punta Gorda and Naples new construction.
Most of our Ave Maria new-construction buyers own a home they need to sell, and the timing matters more with a new build than a resale: the builder sets the closing date, and a sale that closes too early leaves you without a home, while one that closes too late can cost you the incentive or the rate lock.
We set your listing timeline from the builder's estimated completion date, and we ask the builder in writing how much notice it gives before closing. For a quick move-in home, a sale may need to be under contract before you sign with the builder.
Some builders accept a contract contingent on the sale of your current home, usually with conditions and a shorter window; others do not. Ask before you choose a lot.
Know what your current home will bring before you choose a plan. Get your free Ave Maria home valuation, and read our guide to selling a home in Ave Maria for pricing, costs and disclosures. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 before your first sales-center visit, so both sides are planned together.
Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 before you visit any Ave Maria sales center, or use the consultation form on this page. We will compare the four builders' plans, lots and incentives with recorded sales, and register you so your representation is in place from the first visit.
Your budget, how you plan to pay, whether you have a home to sell, the villages and builders you like, and when you need to move. If you already have a builder's price sheet, bring it.
Yes. We often meet clients at the first model visit so the builder registers us together. Call ahead so we can confirm the builder's registration policy for that day.
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We could not confirm the items below from an official document online in September 2026. We leave them out of the page's figures rather than guess, and each one is settled by a document you can ask for before you sign.
These builders do not publish village dues on their websites. Ask the sales center for the current association budget and the disclosure summary required by section 720.401.
Lennar's fee sheets list the Master Association at The National; other builders do not publish it. The association budget and estoppel certificate at closing confirm the figure.
We did not find a builder statement of whether these villages are gated. Ask the builder or visit.
Panther Run golf at Del Webb Naples is optional, and Lennar describes bundled social memberships at The National; neither builder publishes a current golf fee schedule. Ask for the club's fee sheet.
Builders set deposits in their contracts, and none of the four publishes a standard deposit. The purchase agreement states yours.
Whether Collier County's water and sewer impact fees apply in Ave Maria, which has its own utility, is not stated in the builders' materials. The builder's price breakdown or the Ave Maria Utility Company answers it.
We found no builder or official page offering new homes in either. Ask the developer's welcome center for their status.
Gatherpoint's lots may carry a bond series newer than any in the district's 2025-2026 schedule. The district's current assessment methodology report and the builder's disclosure for your lot state the amount.
These are the questions Ave Maria new-home buyers ask us most, answered from the builders' own sites, the Stewardship District, Collier County, Florida law and the county deed record. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 with anything not answered here.
Pulte and Lennar at Gatherpoint, CC Homes at Maple Ridge, Del Webb at Del Webb Naples and Lennar at The National, per the builders' websites on September 26, 2026.
On September 26, 2026, Lennar's Terrace condominiums at The National started at $256,862, Pulte's Gatherpoint townhomes at $279,990 and Del Webb Naples villas at $299,990, before lot premiums and options.
Builder base prices for single-family homes started at $297,999 at Lennar's Gatherpoint and ran to $874,990 for Del Webb's largest plan on September 26, 2026. Recorded builder-direct house sales closed at a $496,800 median over the last twelve months.
It is one of Florida's busiest new-home towns, with 377 builder-direct sales recorded in twelve months and four builders active. Whether it suits you depends on your budget, commute and the village you choose.
You do not need one, but the builder's consultant represents the builder. An agent of your own compares builders and resales, reads the contract with you and arranges inspections, usually paid by the builder.
Builders generally do not change the price because a buyer brings an agent; the builder's compensation to your agent is part of its sales budget. We write the compensation into our agreement with you.
Often not. Builders commonly require your agent to register you, or accompany you, on the first visit. Call us before you visit or register online.
Del Webb Naples is Ave Maria's 55-plus community. Gatherpoint, Maple Ridge and The National are open to all ages.
No. Pulte's Avalon Park page reads that it is sold out as of September 2026, so every home there is now a resale.
Ave Maria's newest village, a gated community of 947 planned homes next to Ave Maria Elementary, launched in January 2026, with Pulte and Lennar building.
Pulte describes Gatherpoint as a gas community, with natural gas for its single-family homes and villas but not its townhomes.
$1,616.98 to $2,531.25 a year for a single-family home in 2025-2026, depending on the bond series, with a $142.22 increase proposed for 2026-2027.
No. It was created by a special act of the Florida Legislature in 2004 and operates as an independent special district, not under the general CDD statute, chapter 190.
The bond portion ends when the series that financed your lot is paid off; the operating portion continues. The district's budget shows each series.
Lennar's Gatherpoint estimator showed about $438 to $444 a month in association fees on September 26, 2026. Other builders do not publish their dues, so ask for the budget.
Collier County impact fees are paid by the builder at permit and built into the price. You do not write a separate check.
The county values property as of January 1, so a home finished later in the year is taxed first as land or partial construction. Budget from the finished value.
It varies by builder and contract. Florida law gives you the right to have deposits up to 10 percent of the price escrowed on a new one- or two-family home.
Only if the contract says so. Most builder deposits are not refundable once contingencies lapse; read the default and delay terms before you sign.
Yes. Builders cannot require you to use their lender to buy, but may tie a rate incentive to it. Compare the builder's loan estimate with an outside quote.
Incentives are often set by the builder for a period, but lot premiums, options and closing costs can sometimes be negotiated, especially on quick move-in homes.
A common builder warranty structure: one year for workmanship, two years for systems and ten years for major structural components. Read your builder's booklet for its exact terms.
Section 95.11 generally bars an action founded on construction more than seven years after the certificate of occupancy, and chapter 558 requires written notice to the builder first.
Yes. A pre-drywall inspection and a pre-closing inspection by your own inspector catch defects while they are easy to fix. County inspections check code minimums only.
Build-to-order homes take months from contract to closing, depending on the builder, plan and season; quick move-in homes can close in weeks.
A home the builder started or finished without a buyer, with options already chosen. These often carry the largest incentives.
Not on median: builder-direct houses recorded a $496,800 median against $454,500 for resales over the last twelve months, because new homes skew toward newer, larger plans.
Parts of Ave Maria are mapped in FEMA flood zones. Check any address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center and ask the builder for the lot's elevation certificate.
CC Homes states that it builds with concrete block and impact glass. Ask each builder whether impact windows and doors are standard or an option on your plan.
Collier County, because Ave Maria is unincorporated. The Stewardship District builds and maintains the town's infrastructure.
Collier County approved an expansion in June 2026 that raises the town's maximum to 17,738 homes. No builder has been announced for the new areas.
Ave Maria Elementary opened on August 11, 2026 next to Gatherpoint. Confirm zoning for your address with Collier County Public Schools.
Sometimes, when a builder closes out a phase. Model sales can include a lease-back to the builder; read its terms carefully.
Yes, with planning. We set your listing timeline from the builder's completion date and ask whether the builder accepts a home-sale contingency.
Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 or Marc at (239) 287-5873 before your first model visit, so we can register you and compare builders before you choose.
These are the documents an Ave Maria new-home buyer is most likely to need, each linked to the official source that publishes it: the State of Florida, Collier County, the Stewardship District, the developer or the federal government.
Every fact on this page traces to one of the primary sources below: the builders' own sites, the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District, Collier County, Florida law, federal agencies, the town's developer and news reporting. We do not cite real estate brokerage or listing sites. Builder pages were retrieved on 26 September 2026 and other sources between 24 and 27 September 2026 unless a publication date is shown.
This guide was written by Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar of Domain Realty Group, who represent new-home buyers at builder sales centers across Southwest Florida. In the last 12 months we tracked 552 recorded Ave Maria sales in the Collier County file for this page, 377 of them builder-direct, and we checked every builder's price and incentive on 26 September 2026. We update the guide when builders change their rosters, prices or incentives.
Jesse McGreevy (Sales Associate) and Marc Comisar (Broker Associate) are licensed Florida REALTORS® with Domain Realty; Florida real estate licensure is regulated by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC). Read more about McGreevy and Comisar, contact us or visit DomainRealtyGroup.com.
Builder prices and incentives from builder websites retrieved 26 September 2026; recorded sales from the Collier County file dated 29 August 2026. Brokered by Domain Realty.