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About Origin

Meet the Team

We are a dedicated team of homebuilding experts committed to delivering high-quality, customized homes across Iowa.

Matt Daniels

Director of Operations

This guy has some serious rural roots, born and raised in Iowa. Matt dove into construction in high school and never looked back. He’s learned a thing or two in his decades of experience and is why he’s fearless leader of our team.

Karli Cooper

Residential Construction Project Manager

Just a small town girl from Charles City who grew up loving to design and pick finishes for homes. When she’s not being super mom, she’s taking care of our clients and our team behind the scenes.
Bella Hale

Superintendent

She’s dangerous with a hammer and knows how to build a house. Bella is our super star who makes sure your home stays on schedule, you stay in the know and your custom home is built with the quality Origin promises.

Dave Neyens

Senior Superintendent

Dave has earned his title thanks to decades of homebuilding experience throughout Iowa. He and Bella are our dynamic duo that will make sure your home reaches the finish line with that Origin quality and timeliness! 

Alejandro Munoz

Estimator & Project Coordinator

After years of homebuilding, Alejandro knows an accurate estimate is the unsung hero of any project. He swapped B2B marketing for power tools during the pandemic and hasn’t looked back since. When he’s not restoring old homes, you’ll find him tinkering with classic cars, exploring aviation, or getting his hands dirty in the garden. 

Cam Buchanan-Damrow

Build-On-Your-Lot Sales Consultant

Cam’s an Iowa native who knows the land and the homebuilding process inside and out. She’s your trusted guide for turning your property into the place you’ve always dreamed of calling home.

2025 RAND FISHER RURAL LEADERSHIP AWARD, BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION

Where We Build

Where we build

Team Origin will build your custom home anywhere in Iowa’s 99 counties. Contact our team today to learn more about our pricing. 

Our Current Customs

We are building custom homes throughout Iowa and continue to grow our list:

Our Communities

As part of an ongoing and rapidly growing rural housing initiative, Origin is currently building homes in these communities to bolster more rural housing options.

What counties in Iowa does Origin Homes build in?

Origin Homes builds custom homes throughout Iowa’s 99 counties, with active projects concentrated in Carroll, Crawford, Dallas, Dickinson, Greene, Guthrie, Marshall, and Warren counties. Contact our team to confirm availability and pricing for your specific county.

As part of our ongoing rural housing initiative, we’re actively building in smaller Iowa communities like Gowrie, Jefferson, Manning, Panora, and Knoxville, alongside our custom home work across the state. Rural buyers get the same craftsmanship, process, and warranty as any other Origin home.

Custom homes are built entirely around your design, your lot, and your must-have list from the ground up. Our attainable housing options use a curated set of efficient, budget-conscious floorplans that still let you select finishes, but keep costs down through predictable specs and materials. Both paths get the same Origin construction quality and warranty, the difference is how much of the design process is built around you versus pre-set for value.

Let us build your custom home!

Want to design your home top to bottom? Let us draw a custom home for you from scratch incorporating all your must-haves in your future home or bring us your blueprint!

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Find Your Piece of Iowa

Not sure where to start?

This quick survey will help Origin Homes work with
April Bitterman-Breig from New Home Site Realty identify the best land to fit your needs. April has been in the land industry for many years and she will review your survey before providing you the best available options of land for sale in Iowa. Once you review your options, we will help you move forward!

Our commitment to service and quality has earned us many loyal homeowners and we look forward to helping you!

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CONTACT US

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