Kinniburgh

New Homes in Chestermere

There are over 100 new homes to choose from in Chestermere right now, spread across six different areas under construction. That's a lot of options, and honestly, it gets confusing fast.

Why New Home Shopping Feels Overwhelming

Here's the thing most buyers don't realize going in: every new home sales rep is going to tell you their area is the best one. That's not a knock on them, it's just the nature of the job. They work for one builder, in one subdivision, on lots that builder has already secured. They genuinely can't tell you anything else, and they can't sell you anything else. If Kinniburgh isn't the right fit for your family but that's the show home you walked into, you're not going to hear that from the person standing behind the counter.

That's not a criticism of any one community or builder. It's just how new home sales works everywhere, and it means the burden falls on you to compare across all six areas before you fall in love with a floor plan in the wrong spot.

The Areas Currently Under Construction

Chestermere's newer communities each have their own character, price point, and pace of development:

• Kinniburgh South
• Chelsea
• Waterford
• Dawson's Landing
• Bridgeport
• Clearwater Park
• Each one is being built by different builders, with different lot sizes, different price points, and different timelines for schools, roads, and amenities catching up. What looks like a straightforward choice between a few floor plans is really a choice between six different versions of what living in Chestermere over the next several years is going to look like.

Why It Helps to Have Someone Who Isn't Selling One Subdivision

This is where working with a realtor who isn't tied to a single builder actually matters. We're not selling you a lot in one subdivision because that's the only lot we have access to. We can walk you through all seven areas honestly, including which ones are further along on infrastructure, which ones are seeing the fastest price appreciation, and which ones might not be the right fit no matter how nice the show home looks.

Our Take

A hundred homes and six subdivisions is a great problem to have, but it's still a lot to sort through on your own, especially when everyone you talk to at a sales center has a reason to point you toward their own community. If you want a straight, unbiased comparison of what's actually available in new construction across Chestermere right now, we've been watching this city grow for over 30 years and we're happy to walk you through it.

Why Work With the McKay Team

When you hire a real estate team like the McKays, you get over 30 years of knowledge working for you instead of for a single builder. We can help you find the right community for your family, not just the one with the flashiest show home. We can help you think through your commute before you sign anything, not after you're stuck driving it every day. And we can help you find a builder and developer with a track record of standing behind their homes and maintaining their community long after the last lot sells.  Doug has been licensed since 1993, Kevin since 2017 and Marjorie held her realtor and broker license from 1992 to 2025.  Currently she is working with the team as an unlicensed administrator. 

That's the difference between having someone sell you a house, and having someone help you choose the right one.

The builder will pay the real estate fees, and it will not cost you a dime more to use a realtor. It is the best free advise you will ever receive.

It Won't Cost You a Thing

Here's the part a lot of buyers don't realize: the builder pays the real estate fees, not you. Using a realtor to help you navigate new construction in Chestermere doesn't cost you a dime more than walking into a show home and going it alone.

So you get 30 years of experience, an honest comparison across all areas under construction, help finding a builder who actually stands behind their work, and someone in your corner who isn't selling you a lot from just one subdivision. All for free.

It's the best free advice you'll ever get.

Step One: Hire Your Realtor First

Before you visit a single show home, hire your realtor. That order matters more than most buyers realize.

If you register with a builder before you've got your own agent, that builder may not respect your right to have your own representation afterward. Once you've given them your information directly, some builders will consider you their customer, not ours, and that can mean losing the very representation that would have cost you nothing in the first place.

So the first move isn't touring communities or comparing floor plans. It's finding someone in your corner before you ever walk through a sales center door.

New vs. Resale: Weighing the Real Tradeoffs

A Chestermere resident realtor can also help you weigh the pros and cons of new versus resale, and it's a conversation worth having before you commit to either one.

New construction has its appeal, but it isn't automatically the better value. A resale home often comes with a bigger lot, finished landscaping, a deck already built, and a developed basement, all for usually a lower price than a comparable new build. Add it up, and a resale home can give you more for your money right now, and hold its value better once the newness of a brand new build wears off in five years.

That's not an argument against new construction. It's an argument for having someone who can walk you through both sides honestly, rather than only ever seeing the new home side of the equation.