Jacksonville, Bryant, Cabot, Benton, etc. are all basically the same thing. They all originated as white flight communities that sprung up for people who work in Little Rock. Now they exist as a slightly less expensive option for people who are willing to suffer through traffic in a town of less than 300,000. I'd avoid most of them like the plague if you want to work in LR.

There are also lots of new communities and new construction in West LR. Chenal Downs is one. There are also loads of new construction sites out around Taylor Loop. A problem if you are looking for new construction in West LR (as in just built by a builder) is that most people here have strong ideas about what they want so more often they buy a lot and build their own house on it. I'd bet there's a decent amount of lots scattered throughout the LR area. Other than that, I'm not real sure about new construction. I can try to keep an eye out for you, though.