Eric.
Depending on the warranty it should part of it will transfer with the sale. You would just have to make sure you get a copy of that contract.
Also, you can get a Home Warranty when you buy the home and this will help protect you for a year, until you need to renew.
I used to work for KB and they build a good home. The same people who build KB homes build all the other homes in the area. The difference is the builders managers. If they don't do their job you can see it in the finally build.
Hope this helps,
Have any questions please email or call.
J.

Eric,

You have asked the question that may buyers of resold new homes are asking. This is what I would recommend. Let's put an offer on the home you would like to purchase. Then, one of the items I strongly recommend is LETS GET A HOME WARRANTY!. This will be some relief that is available to you... only at the time you buy the home. We can discuss how this is done once we are working together.

What is a Home Warranty? Check out this site.
http://www.orhp.com/index.cfm?go=realEstatePros.viewPlanPDF&…

I am in church today until 11:00am. Please feel free to call me with any questions after this.

Regards,

Chris Rodriguez,
REALTOR® - Licensed to Practice Real Estate in the Great State of Texas
REALTY EXECUTIVES – AUSTIN
(512) 921-1431 Wireless
(512) 628-6190 eFax

ChrisSellsAustin - Google Talk

Member:
• National Association of Realtors
• Texas Association of Realtors
• Austin Board of Realtors
• ABoR Realty Round Up Committee, 2009
• National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
• Hutto Chamber of Commerce
• Hutto Cultural Festival Planning Committee, 2009
• Country Estates Neighborhood Association
• St. Patrick Catholic Church Hutto
• Knights of Columbus, Third Degree

P.S.
Don’t keep me a secret. I am never too busy for a referral.

Eric:

Captital Pacific Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Capital Pacific Homes is widely known to have had some recent financial problems, mostly due to the slowness of the economy. Regarding Texas, they are only in Central Texas and never expanded their operations within the state after starting them here in 2001. After many builders have declared bankruptcy recently (Newmark, Kimball Hill, etc.), I suspect this was a cost-cutting move to keep them for loosing critical cash in a slow time. The remain in Arizona, California and Colorado... Well... Enough said - These are some of the hardest hit states in property values - BUT... I have heard through the grapevine that California is starting to show signs of life again! Good news for everyone! Hope this helps! Steve

Hello Eric,

CPH is DBA Clark Wilson Homes Inc. out of Austin, TX. The TRCC has their registered contact number as 512-320-8888 and the address as 3809 JUNIPER TRACE RD SUITE 100, Austin, TX 78738. I am not aware of why they might have left, if they did. You can try calling the Texas Residential Construction Commission at 877-651-8722. TRCC licenses and oversees these matters and might have additional information on the builder and the status of any warranties they have issued.

As for the issue of a resale CPH home there is a little understood item regarding the mandatory 10 year warranty program. Any home that is not owner occupied and transferred to a new owner occupier will invalidate the warranty altogether. For example if a currently owned home under the mandatory 10 year warranty is sold to an investor who does not occupy the home (they rent it out say) then the builder is no longer required from that point on to honor the warranty. The same would occur if a home goes REO (foreclosure) the home loses its warranty coverage. Some builders might decide to honor the warranty anyhow but don't count on it. Additionally if a builder declares bankruptcy they can request the bankruptcy judge to release them from any warranty servicing requirements as in a Chapter 11 reorganization.

Try calling TRCC and see if they are aware of any specifics about the builder. Good luck!

Emmanuel J. Scanlan
PS Inspection & Property Services LLC http://www.psinspection.com
214-418-4366 (cell)
TREC License # 7593
International Code Council, Residential Combination Inspector #5247015-R5 (Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing and Building)
Texas Residential Construction Commission, Third Party Warranty Inspector #1593
Texas Residential Construction Commission, Inspector, County Inspection Program
Texas Department Of Insurance, VIP Inspector # 08507061016
Hayman Residential Engineering Services, Field Technician
CMC Energy - Certified Energy Auditor

Knowledge is power, but sharing knowledge brings peace!!