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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes is your trusted Austin, TX custom home builder. We specialize in designing and crafting luxury homes tailored to your vision and lifestyle.

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Top 10 Luxury Home Trends for 2025

The best luxury homes are those that are not only stunning but also designed for the way you move about your life—today and in the years to come. At Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, we don’t just follow trends—we build homes that meet the standards in craftsmanshi...

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The Custom Home Process: Architect First or Builder First?

Throughout my 45-year homebuilding career, and now as an Austin Custom Home Builder, designing and building a custom home has been the subject of many articles, discussions, and round-tables. Families considering a new custom home are often unsure where or how to begi...

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Which Comes First: The Builder or the Designer?

You’re more established in life and have lived in very nice homes over the years, but you’re ready for that remarkable Custom Home that you’ve always dreamed of, your “Forever Home.” You can see it already: the perfect kitchen, the cozy outdoor space, and t...

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The Custom Home Process: Architect First or a Builder First?

How many of you have had a prospective home buyer bring you a completed set of plans, that when priced out was well out of their new home budget? Throughout my 42 year home building career, and now as an Austin Custom Home Builder, the process of designing and building...

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The Custom Home Process: Architect First or a Builder First ?

The Custom Home Process Architect First or Builder First Throughout my 39 year homebuilding career, and now as an Austin Custom Home Builder, the process of designing and building a new custom home has been the subject of many articles, discussions, and round tables. ...

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Fixed Price Builder Advantages

Fixed Price Builder Advantages Once the decision is made to build a new luxury custom home, the next step is to select an award-winning custom homebuilder to bring your vision to life. There are many things to consider, such as company reputation, time in business, ...

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Austin Architects Names Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Among the Best Design Build Firms in Austin

Austin Architects Best Austin Design Build Firms Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes builds one of a kind, award winning homes that have been recognized locally, statewide and nationally with a coveted “Best in American Living” Award, including one of Austin A...

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Understanding “Price per Square Foot” for New Homes

In Austin custom home building, some questions from clients during the first meeting for new home construction involve cost per square foot. The topic is a little bit complicated, so it deserves some explanation to be well understood. Here we will talk about the most im...

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Luxury Custom Home Builder around Lake Travis, TX

Lake Travis offers a viable opportunity for those who want to live in luxurious, stunning natural surroundings while being near enough to access the numerous benefits of Austin's cultural and business sites. With a 30-minute drive from Austin, Lake Travis is very popula...

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Custom Home Builders, Matching Personality Matters

The decision to build a custom home is typically made when other options seem unavailable. Specifically, if families could find their luxury home, on their dream lot, that no one has ever lived in, designed and decorated to their tastes, then custom builders would not e...

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Specialize in working with relocating families to craft luxury custom homes

We specialize in working with relocating families to craft luxury custom homes, designed for the way you live. We have a customized program that allows clients to work on their new custom home while living in another city, state or country during construction, making fo...

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The Custom Home Market, A Builder’s Perspective

Forty-two years ago, I entered the home building industry as a superintendent trainee with a national production building company. Looking back, life in this industry was simple then. Lots were cheap and plentiful, building supplies were abundant and construction crews ...

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Custom Home Financing and Pricing Explained

In my past articles we have explored Custom Home Price vs Cost per Square Foot, The Custom Home Process, Architect or Builder First, and The Best Home Sites are Hiding. Today we examine the three most common custom home pricing structures offered by builders. Let's begi...

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