Gourmet Real Estate, Inc. — InsightsWriting on custom home building, land, energy and water efficiency, and new home sales in Colorado.https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/en-usThe envelope decides everythinghttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/energy-efficiency/the-envelope-decides-everything/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/energy-efficiency/the-envelope-decides-everything/Air sealing, continuous insulation, and thermal bridging determine a Colorado home's comfort and energy use. Why equipment cannot compensate for a leaky shell.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTenergy-efficiencyGourmet Real Estate, Inc.Your community does not have a traffic problemhttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/new-home-sales/your-community-does-not-have-a-traffic-problem/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/new-home-sales/your-community-does-not-have-a-traffic-problem/Communities behind their absorption plan are usually converting badly. How to diagnose the four stages of the new home sales funnel.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTnew-home-salesGourmet Real Estate, Inc.Do heat pumps work in Colorado wintershttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/energy-efficiency/do-heat-pumps-work-in-colorado-winters/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/energy-efficiency/do-heat-pumps-work-in-colorado-winters/Cold-climate heat pumps, backup heat strategy, and what altitude and dry air do to performance in Colorado homes, plus where they fit.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTenergy-efficiencyGourmet Real Estate, Inc.How to choose land for a custom home in Coloradohttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/land-selection/how-to-choose-land-for-a-custom-home-in-colorado/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/land-selection/how-to-choose-land-for-a-custom-home-in-colorado/What to check before buying a Colorado home site, from water and access to grading, slope, and the season you visit. Written from 41 community engagements.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTland-selectionGourmet Real Estate, Inc.How to price lot premiumshttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/new-home-sales/how-to-price-lot-premiums/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/new-home-sales/how-to-price-lot-premiums/Lot premiums are the most underused pricing instrument in new home sales. How to set them, when to move them, and why the last lots are the hard part.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTnew-home-salesGourmet Real Estate, Inc.Windows, and what to specify at altitudehttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/energy-efficiency/windows-what-to-specify-at-altitude/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/energy-efficiency/windows-what-to-specify-at-altitude/U-factor, solar heat gain, capillary tubes, and why one window package for the whole home is the wrong answer in Colorado. A practical specification guide.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTenergy-efficiencyGourmet Real Estate, Inc.What water costs on a Colorado parcelhttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/land-selection/what-water-costs-on-a-colorado-parcel/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/land-selection/what-water-costs-on-a-colorado-parcel/Tap fees, well permits, and augmentation plans explained for Colorado land buyers. Water usually decides what a parcel can support.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTland-selectionGourmet Real Estate, Inc.What a model home is forhttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/new-home-sales/what-a-model-home-is-for/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/new-home-sales/what-a-model-home-is-for/A model home is not a showpiece, it is an objection-removal device. When one pays for itself, when a merchandised spec does the same job, and how to furnish it.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTnew-home-salesGourmet Real Estate, Inc.What Colorado's energy code requireshttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/energy-efficiency/what-colorado-energy-code-requires/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/energy-efficiency/what-colorado-energy-code-requires/How energy code is adopted locally in Colorado, what the prescriptive and performance paths mean, and why code is a floor rather than a target.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTenergy-efficiencyGourmet Real Estate, Inc.The site work budget nobody shows youhttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/land-selection/the-site-work-budget-nobody-shows-you/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/land-selection/the-site-work-budget-nobody-shows-you/Grading, soils, utilities, driveways, and drainage are where Colorado land budgets break. What to price before you buy, and who should price it.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTland-selectionGourmet Real Estate, Inc.Hiring an on-site sales agenthttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/new-home-sales/hiring-an-on-site-sales-agent/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/new-home-sales/hiring-an-on-site-sales-agent/What predicts performance in a new home sales center, how resale experience can work against you, and how compensation shapes cancellation rates.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTnew-home-salesGourmet Real Estate, Inc.Why you should look at land in Februaryhttps://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/land-selection/why-you-should-look-at-land-in-february/https://www.gourmetrealestate.com/insights/land-selection/why-you-should-look-at-land-in-february/Snow load, plow routes, sun angle, wind, and access all reveal themselves in winter and hide in summer. How to evaluate a Colorado parcel in the hard season.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTland-selectionGourmet Real Estate, Inc.