Center Living Homes New Home Buying FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Centre Living Homes Buyer FAQ: What to Know Before You Buy in DFW

Centre Living Homes is a Dallas-based homebuilder founded in 2012 and focused on design-driven infill development, operating as a subsidiary of Green Brick Partners. This page answers the questions buyers most often ask before buying a Centre Living home, with particular attention to what makes an infill purchase different from buying in a large master-planned community, and to what the builder's affiliated lender and title relationships mean for you. It is written by an independent buyer's agent, not by the builder.

 

 

About the builder

Who is Centre Living Homes?

Centre Living Homes is a DFW residential builder founded in 2012, headquartered on MacArthur Avenue in Dallas, and known for contemporary, design-led homes. The company describes its focus as design-driven infill development: building on land within or alongside established areas rather than only in large new master-planned communities.

What is the connection to Green Brick Partners?

Centre Living Homes is a subsidiary of Green Brick Partners, a homebuilding and land development company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker GRBK. According to the builder, day-to-day operating decisions are made by Centre Living, while Green Brick provides land, financing and centralized support such as accounting, purchasing and IT. The builder also notes that its buyers can use Green Brick's preferred lender and title teams, which is covered below.

Is it Centre Living or Center Living Homes?

The builder spells its name Centre Living Homes, with the British spelling. Buyers often search for it as Center Living Homes; they are the same company.

Before your first visit

Do I need a real estate agent to buy a Centre Living home?

No, you can buy directly. The question is whose interests are represented. The builder's sales staff are employed by the builder and represent the builder, however helpful they are. A buyer's agent represents you in the contract review, the lot and district verification, the lender and title decisions, and the process through the final walkthrough.

When should I involve my agent?

Before your first visit to a Centre Living community or model. Builders commonly have registration policies that tie agent recognition to the buyer's first visit, and a buyer who tours alone first may find an agent introduced later is not recognized. The simplest approach is to call before you go.

What does it cost me to have a buyer's agent?

Compensation for a buyer's agent is set out in the written buyer representation agreement Texas requires before an agent shows you property. In new construction, builders commonly offer compensation to buyer's agents, and how that interacts with your agreement is worth walking through line by line before signing, so the arrangement is clear from the start.

What is different about buying infill

How is an infill home different from a home in a master-planned community?

An infill home is built on land inside or next to an established area, so it sits among existing streets, existing neighbors and existing infrastructure rather than inside a planned community with its own amenity program. That changes the questions worth asking. Instead of which amenity center and which phase, the useful questions are about the specific parcel: drainage and grading relative to neighboring lots, easements, the survey, what is planned on adjacent land, and whether the development carries its own homeowners association and what it covers.

How does an infill home appraise?

An appraiser compares a home against recent sales nearby. For infill new construction, those nearby sales may be older resale homes that differ substantially in age, finish and design, which can make the comparison less straightforward than in a large community with many recent new-home sales. Buyers financing a purchase should understand how the lender's appraisal will be approached and what happens under the contract if the value comes in below the price. That is a question to settle before signing, not after.

Which school district serves a Centre Living home?

It depends on the address. Infill locations can sit near district and campus boundaries, and assignment follows the physical address and the district's attendance zones, not the development name or the mailing city. Confirm the district and specific campuses for the lot directly with the district before signing.

Is there a MUD or PID on the property?

Confirm it for the specific lot. Special districts are more commonly associated with large master-planned communities outside city limits, but the only reliable answer for any parcel is the county appraisal district's list of taxing units and the tax certificate. The MUD versus PID explainer covers what each one means.

The contract, lender and title

Is the Centre Living purchase agreement the standard Texas contract?

Builders generally use their own purchase agreements, drafted by the builder's attorneys, rather than the standard Texas Real Estate Commission resale contract. The terms governing deposits, completion timing, change orders, warranty administration and dispute resolution are therefore set by the builder's document. Read it before signing and have it reviewed. The builder contracts guide covers the categories that matter most.

Do I have to use Green Brick's preferred lender and title company?

The builder notes that its buyers can use Green Brick's preferred lender and title teams. Where a builder refers you to an affiliated lender or title company, you should receive a written disclosure of that affiliation. Ask clearly which choices are optional and which are conditions of any incentive, and compare the full loan terms rather than the headline incentive, since a benefit in one place can be offset elsewhere in the loan. Getting quotes from more than one lender on the same day is the cleanest comparison.

Does Centre Living offer incentives?

Builders in DFW commonly offer incentives, and what is available varies by community, by home and over time, including whether it is tied to a particular lender, a quick move-in home or a closing date. Read the conditions attached to any offer as carefully as the offer itself. For what is currently available in the communities you are considering, call before you visit.

Inspections and warranty

Should I get an inspection on a new Centre Living home?

Yes. Municipal inspections check code compliance at specific stages, which is not the same as an independent inspection on your behalf. The most useful stages are pre-drywall, when framing, plumbing and electrical are still visible, and before the final walkthrough. On an infill lot, it is also worth looking closely at grading and drainage relative to the neighboring properties. Confirm in advance that the builder allows third-party inspections and what notice it requires.

What does the warranty cover?

Builder warranties typically cover workmanship and systems for shorter periods and structural elements for longer ones, but the coverage, exclusions and claim procedures are set by the specific warranty document in your contract. Read it before closing, calendar the deadlines, and submit requests in writing.

Talk before you tour

Considering a Centre Living home? Call before your first visit. The conversation covers which communities fit your commute and budget, what to verify about a specific infill lot, how the affiliated lender and title arrangement works, and how representation works with the builder. Call 469-269-6541 or get in touch. For the broader process, see the DFW new construction guide, and for a comparison with builders in larger master-planned communities, the master-planned community guide.