New construction in The Acreage comes in two very different forms, and Brian Wilder of Keller Williams helps buyers compare both. The first is the master-planned route at Arden by Lennar, a 1,200-acre community on Lake Arden with an agrihood, a lakeside clubhouse, a resort pool and 20 miles of trails. Lennar currently lists Arden from $507,990 to $693,990: paired Twin Homes start at $507,990 for the three-bedroom Azalea and $574,990 for the four-bedroom Hydrangea, and the last single-family plan in the Providence Collection, the four-bedroom Caraway, starts at $693,990. HOA dues there run about $308 a month. Base prices leave out lot premiums and options, so call Brian Wilder before you visit a sales center. Brian can register you as his client, compare builder incentives and review the contract with you.

The second route is a home built on one of The Acreage's roughly 1.25-acre lots, much of it with no HOA. Monna Homes builds its Monna Estate Homes collection here, including the four-bedroom, three-bath Serena with a pool, recently priced from about $1.13 million to $1.22 million, and the larger six-bedroom Leah. Synergy Homes, based on Royal Palm Beach Boulevard, builds energy-efficient CBS homes from standard or customized plans, and independent builders such as Santana Homes also have new homes underway. Across these builders, new Acreage and Loxahatchee homes have recently been listed from about $728,000 to $1.6 million, and close to $1.9 million for equestrian properties with barns. Each lot comes with its own well, septic, fill and permitting questions, so call Brian Wilder at (561) 201-4717 or email cbrianwilder@gmail.com before you commit. If your search reaches beyond the western communities, the listings further down show the top tier of new construction across Palm Beach County, available to tour with Brian Wilder at Keller Williams.