By Brian Wilder, Wilder Real Estate Group at Keller Williams Realty. Updated November 12, 2026. 1,500+ homes sold. Investing in Palm Beach County real estate since 1996, licensed agent since 1998.

Quick answer

Mattamy is offering a 5.99% rate plus $10,000 toward closing costs, and up to $50,000 in incentives. Akel Homes is offering $135,000 to $150,000 in incentives at Solana Bay at Avenir. Those are the figures two Palm Beach County builders gave me in late October 2026. They are dated. They can change. Confirm them with the builder before you rely on them.

Want to know what today's number is, and what it actually applies to, before you tour a model? Call or text Brian Wilder at 561-201-4717. I answer my phone. If I miss you, I'll get back to you within an hour or two. Or book a 15-minute call with Brian.

This is general information, not lending or legal advice. A builder incentive is not a loan approval. Confirm rate, credits and qualifications with the builder and with your own lender, in writing.

By the numbers (late October 2026 outreach)

  • Mattamy: 5.99% rate plus $10,000 toward closing costs, and up to $50,000 in incentives. Source: my late-October 2026 outreach to the builder. Confirm with Mattamy which community the offer covers, how the pieces stack, and what a buyer has to do to keep them.
  • Akel Homes, Solana Bay at Avenir: $135,000 to $150,000 in incentives. Source: the same late-October 2026 outreach. This range is separate from the November 11, 2026 model-home prices on our Solana Bay model homes post.
  • Both offers are time-stamped to late October 2026. If you are reading this later, treat them as a starting point and get a current figure in writing.

What is Mattamy offering?

In late October 2026, Mattamy told me it is offering a 5.99% rate plus $10,000 toward closing costs, and up to $50,000 in incentives. That is a real offer from the builder. It is also a set of parts, not one locked package. I did not get a written breakdown of whether the $10,000 toward closing sits inside the $50,000 cap or next to it, or which Mattamy communities in Palm Beach County the offer covers. Those are the first questions I would ask with you, in writing, before anyone treats 5.99% as the rate on a Closing Disclosure.

A 5.99% builder rate is usually a temporary buydown, a lender credit, or a builder-paid point. The important part is not the number on the email. It is who qualifies, how long the rate lasts, what happens when that period ends, and whether the credit reduces your cash to close or your loan amount. That is a lender conversation, and it should happen before you write a deposit, not after.

I keep a running list of Palm Beach County new construction on the Palm Beach County new construction guide and at Palm Beach new construction. If you already have a Mattamy community in mind, send me the name and I'll ask for today's terms on that community.

What is Akel offering at Solana Bay?

In late October 2026, Akel Homes told me it is offering $135,000 to $150,000 in incentives at Solana Bay at Avenir. That range came from my outreach, not from a public price sheet. Ask Akel what the incentive applies to (price, options, closing costs, or a mix), which homes it covers, and when it expires. Get the answer in the contract, not only on a flyer.

A later, separate fact: as of November 11, 2026, Akel's own pages listed two furnished models, the Huntington at 12676 Solana Bay Circle for $2,018,056 and the Manhattan at 12668 Solana Bay Circle for $2,287,823, offered as is, with closing within 60 days and a required six-month seller leaseback. Those prices and terms are on our Solana Bay model homes post and in the Solana Bay buyer guide. I am not subtracting the late-October incentive from those November 11 prices. They are two dated facts. Confirm both with the builder on the day you write an offer.

For the wider Avenir picture, start with the Avenir new construction guide.

Own a home in Palm Beach County? If you are selling first so you can use one of these builder offers, the timing matters as much as the incentive. A 60-day close, a rate that expires, or a leaseback can collide with the sale of your current home. Tell me your address and your timeline. I'll show you the closed sales I would use and what has to happen after your home sells. Book a 15-Minute Call with Brian or call or text Brian at 561-201-4717.

What should you confirm before you count on an incentive?

  • Ask the builder, in writing, what today's offer is, which homes it covers, and when it ends.
  • Ask how each piece stacks: the rate, the closing-cost credit, and any "up to" cap.
  • Ask what you have to do to keep the incentive (lender, contract date, closing date, or a specific plan).
  • Have your own lender explain the rate. A builder rate is not automatically the rate on your Closing Disclosure.
  • Do not net an incentive off a price you saw on a portal or on an older blog post. Use the date on the number in front of you.
  • Talk to me before you write a deposit. Send me the community name and I'll tell you what I'd want in writing first.

Brian's take

I've been doing this long enough to know an incentive on a flyer and an incentive in your contract are two different things. The 5.99% and the $135,000 to $150,000 are real offers these builders put in front of me in late October. They are also dated. If you're shopping this week, I'll call the builder with you and get today's number, what it applies to, and what you have to do to keep it. A rate on a postcard is not a rate on a Closing Disclosure. That's the conversation I want to have before you write a deposit.

Questions buyers ask about these builder incentives

What builder incentives are Palm Beach County buyers getting right now?

From my late-October 2026 outreach: Mattamy offered a 5.99% rate plus $10,000 toward closing costs, and up to $50,000 in incentives. Akel Homes offered $135,000 to $150,000 in incentives at Solana Bay at Avenir. Confirm both with the builder before you rely on them. Offers change.

Does the Mattamy 5.99% rate include the $10,000 toward closing, and is that part of the $50,000 cap?

I do not have a written stack from the builder. Ask Mattamy, in writing, how the rate, the $10,000, and the "up to $50,000" fit together, and which communities they cover.

Is the $135,000 to $150,000 at Solana Bay already taken off the November 11 model prices?

No number in this post does that math. The incentive range is from late October 2026. The Huntington and Manhattan prices are from November 11, 2026. Treat them as two dated facts and ask Akel how, or whether, the incentive applies to those homes.

Can I count on these offers if I am reading this in November or later?

Not without a fresh confirmation. These figures are from late October 2026. Call the builder, or call me at 561-201-4717 and I'll do it with you.

Is a builder incentive the same as a loan approval?

No. An incentive is an offer from the builder. Qualification, the final rate, and the cash to close come from your lender and from the contract. This page is general information, not lending advice.

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Ready to check today's number?

Call or text Brian Wilder at 561-201-4717, or book a 15-minute buyer call. Tell me whether you are looking at Mattamy, at Solana Bay, or comparing both, and I'll get the current terms in writing with you.

1,500+ homes sold. Investing in Palm Beach County real estate since 1996, licensed agent since 1998. Wilder Real Estate Group at Keller Williams Realty.

General information, not lending or legal advice. Builder offers are dated and can change; confirm them with the builder.