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The Time is Now – To Build A Custom Home
Did you know that in 2021, more homes were sold in Iowa, than any other year? Last year’s housing market set records not only in…
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Windows and Your Home
Windows can be some of the most impactful choices in determining the feeling in a home. For example, a room filled with natural light feels…
The Importance of a Trim Walk
At Tanzanite Homes, we pride ourselves on our attention to detail and ability to transfer the vision you have to the physical build of your…
Why Proper Home Insulation Matters
What’s inside your walls matters! The materials used to build your home that you don’t see are just as important as the ones that you…
5 Questions to Ask During Your Electrical Walk
Not too long ago, electricians had a fairly easy job when planning electrical options for a new home. There might’ve been a single light fixture…
What to Expect During Your Custom Home Selection Meetings
Custom homes are complex projects that are successful through proper planning before the first shovel hits the dirt. If the number of design choices is…
Ask Amanda: A Seller’s Market
You may have heard on the news or online that we are currently in a ‘Seller’s Market’. But what does this mean? A Seller’s Market…
Ask Amanda: Paint Color Trends for Your Home
If you’re like most people in the past year, you’ve been busier than ever thinking about home improvements or what you would like in your…
Ask Amanda: How COVID-19 Changed Home Building
It’s been a crazy year since the COVID-19 first started about a year ago. Since then, custom home design trends have changed drastically as homes…
Get Improved Energy Efficiency with a New Home
A benefit of building a new home is improved energy efficiency compared to purchasing an older build. Sustainable building products and improved insulating materials get…
Elevate Your Home: Traditional Elevations
One of the most requested designs in the Streamline or Tanzanite series of homes, traditional homes feel instantly familiar to any homeowner. Cozy and comfortable,…
Elevate Your Home: Modern Elevations
Known for sleek exteriors, today’s home buyers are requesting cleaner lines with purposeful details, emphasizing simplicity and texture. Large glass windows bring in bright light…
Elevate Your Home: Farmhouse Elevations
Popularized by HGTV’s show, Fixer Upper, the Farmhouse style will remain classic for years to come thanks to simple forms, honest materials, and much-loved front…
The Preserve on Grand Spotlight
The Preserve on Grand is one of our favorite spots in all of Des Moines. We love the location and all its many perks. Its…
Tanzanite Homes Quality Check
At Tanzanite Homes, we are all about quality, which is why every home gets a final quality walkthrough and homeowner orientation to make sure everything…
Workplace Culture – Joe Smith & Tracie Burrell
The customer experience is our top priority at Tanzanite Homes. We are handling one of the biggest purchases in a person’s life, and we handle…
In the Field with Jason Keel
Over the past 16 years, our company has grown to be a pretty big family A few of our members actually become apart of our…
Our Workplace Culture
The customer experience is our top priority at Tanzanite. To ensure we deliver the best possible product and service, our team operates as one. We…
Zip System
Welcome to the next installment of a video series where we tell you about the products and processes we use to build our quality homes.…
The Home Building Process
Tanzanite Homes, and its two distinct series of homes, was launched in response to our customer’s desire for custom homes at varying price points. Through…
Hughes Century Crossing in Norwalk, Iowa
COMING SOON This new development will be located directly east of the Casey’s on the corner of Sunset Dr and Cherry Pkwy. These ranches are…
Quail Run in Bondurant, Iowa
We couldn’t be more excited to be bringing our Streamline homes to the Quail Run development in Bondurant! These ranch, one and a half story…
Form-A-Drain
Welcome to the first installment of a video series to teach you what products and processes we use to build our quality homes. This video…
Homeward Bound
Tanzanite Homes Partners with AHeinz57 for Pet Adoption Event AHeinz57 Pet Rescue and Transport will have pets available for adoption at Tanzanite Homes’ open house…