re: Why would anyone build a new house?

We have a 1/2 acre golf course lot in North Carolina that we are going to put a custom home on. The 2/3 acre lot next to ours came up for sale a week ago. So we bought that also, close at the end of the month. Having 1.25 acres opens up our home options a lot. Instead of a narrow ranch, it looks like it's gonna be a larger walkout basement type of joint.