Actually, we were the last to be able to do a Designer build at TV. Bought our lot in Nov '13 - and 1 1/2 hours after we signed, our TV Sales Agent said they were all called into a meeting and told - 'only Spec from now on'. I understand the same was done years ago - yes, Market driven is right. We designed our house, lots of changes/upgrades. Can certainly understand why they may prefer Spec-only as long as the Buyers come. A customer-design takes effort on the Designer staff and the Builders.
Our home was built and our Closing was in Feb, I must say, we are extremely satisfied that we had the opportunity to design/customize our home. Would we still be happy with a Spec home? Probably... but we were able to choose the location/lot, exact model, and make all the changes/upgrades allowed. That, in our opinion adds a lot. Would we have still moved to TV if it was Spec-only, as it now is? You bet.
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