Atlanta New Homes News

HOMEAID PARTNERS WITH BRIGHTWATER HOMES TO ASSIST THE DRAKE HOUSE

On Thursday April 9, HomeAid Atlanta joined forces with volunteers from Brightwater Homes for a HomeAid Care Day at The Drake House in Roswell.  The staff of Brightwater Homes volunteered their time, working all day to install doors and trim throughout the Drake Center, which now houses a new teen center and classrooms as well as administrative offices and a food pantry.

Charlie Bostwick of Brightwater Homes remarked, “We have really been looking forward to working with HomeAid Atlanta on a project like this. I’m so glad to have had the opportunity to come out to help and give back in a meaningful way. We look forward to working with HomeAid Atlanta again soon.”

The Drake Center is currently undergoing a major renovation and expansion to add a new teen center, classrooms, expand the food pantry and other updates by HomeAid with volunteer builder captain Vincent Longo of Vincent Longo Custom Builders.  According to Longo, the trim and door installation work donated by the Brightwater Homes volunteer crew is valued at over $5,000. The volunteers also helped clean an apartment in The Drake House’s transitional housing facility, organize a storage shed and complete some landscaping work.

About HomeAid Atlanta:  Founded in 2001, HomeAid Atlanta is a nonprofit organization that builds new lives for homeless families and individuals through housing and community outreach. HomeAid is the charitable arm of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, providing its members as well as community building industry groups outreach opportunities through its build projects. To date, HomeAid Atlanta has completed 53 housing developments and care days for victims of domestic violence, teen mothers, abused and abandoned children, and more. For more information about HomeAid Atlanta visit www.homeaidatlanta.org.

About The Drake House: The Drake House is a crisis residential assessment center for homeless women and children in the North Fulton area. The organization provides immediate residential housing combined with an empowerment program designed to provide stability for the children and assist the family in working toward housing self-sufficiency. For more information about The Drake House, visit www.thedrakehouse.org.

About Brightwater Homes: Brightwater Homes is a North Atlanta home builder in specializing in single family homes.  The company’s design strategy focuses on architecture, livability, and value. For more about Brightwater Homes visit www.brightwaterhomes.com.  

ESSENTIALS FOR YOUNG LIVES® DRIVE HELPS HOMELESS MOMS & BABIES

HomeAid Atlanta’s 13th annual drive shatters prior collection record!

ATLANTA – May 14, 2014 – Metro Atlanta area companies, community organizations and individuals radically increased their support of HomeAid Atlanta’s 13th annual Essentials for Young Lives® Drive, held April 28 – May 6 in honor of Mother’s Day.  Donations gathered through the community-wide drive included diapers, baby wipes, baby food, formula and baby hygiene products, in an effort to provide aid to one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population – women with children.  Combined efforts brought in over 155,000 items, a total of more than double the 2013 record collection, with a value of almost $45,000.  HomeAid distributed everything collected through the drive to local nonprofit organizations serving homeless families.

On Friday, May 9, just in time for Mother’s Day, Atlanta-based UPS teamed up with HomeAid Atlanta for the eighth year to assist with delivering the thousands of items collected to sixteen local nonprofit organizations that provide housing and supportive services to homeless families and young children.  Many of these organizations operate facilities that have been built in partnership with HomeAid Atlanta, including:
Action Ministries (Atlanta), Atlanta Dream Center (Atlanta), Community Advanced Practice Nurses (Atlanta), Decatur Cooperative Ministry (Decatur), Genesis Shelter (Atlanta), HavenATL (Atlanta), HomeStretch (Roswell), My House (Cherokee County), Nicholas House (Atlanta), Our House (Decatur), Out of Darkness (Atlanta), Partnership Against Domestic Violence (Atlanta), Phoenix Pass (Conyers), Rainbow Village (Duluth), Sheltering Arms Early Education & Family Centers (Atlanta), and The Drake House (Roswell).

After deliveries were completed, the first-ever Essentials Celebration was held at Genesis Shelter, which serves homeless babies under six months of age and their families.  Several speakers shared about the positive strides HomeAid is making to help Atlanta’s homeless population.  After the lunch and program, attendees were given an exclusive tour of Genesis Shelter.

Businesses, community organizations and individuals throughout metro Atlanta assisted HomeAid by collecting essential baby items from amongst their employees, associates, friends and families.  Groups hosting collections were Ameris Bank, Atlanta Fine Homes -Sotheby’s International Realty, Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council, Bank of America, Boral Industries, Brock Built, CBRE, Inc., CharterBank, Coldwell Banker NRT Development Advisors, Dal-tile Corporation, Epworth United Methodist Church & Day School, FrontDoor Communities, Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, Guaranty Mortgage, JEH Homes, John Willis Homes, Kiwanis of Druid Hills, Kiwanis of Northlake-Tucker, Mast Custom Cabinets, Monte Hewett Homes, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Northwest Exterminating, O’Kelley & Sorohan, Attorneys at Law, Oneida Builders, Professional Women in Building Council, Ryland Homes, Sharp Eye Contracting, Sherwin-Williams Paint, State Bank & Trust Company, SunTrust Bank, Technology Dependent Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta-Scottish Rite, UBS, Upper Cervical Chiropractic of Georgia, Waterford Homes, and Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco P.C.

These donations provide critical support to the recipient organizations and the families they serve.  Recent Point-in-Time Studies showed that over 60,000 individuals experience homelessness in Georgia each year, with more than 60% of homeless persons in households with children (GA Alliance to End Homelessness).  Atlanta is the poorest city in the U.S. for children - more children in Atlanta live in poverty than in any other city (Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless).  It is clear why the donated baby items were a welcome sight for HomeAid’s service provider partners.  

At the close of this year’s drive, Laura Rappold, Director of Case Management and Community Relations at Action Ministries Atlanta said, “Thank you so much for the incredibly generous donation you made to Action Ministries Housing.  The diapers, wipes, baby food and crib will make a huge difference to our families as they work their way toward self-sufficiency.  We are so honored that you included our organization in this fantastic project.  We put everything on the shelves on Friday afternoon, and when I walked in this morning, more than half of it had already gone out to families in our programs.  Thank you again for all you do - you make a huge difference!”

The Essentials for Young Lives Drive was first launched in Atlanta in 2002 and since then more than 589,000 essential baby items have been distributed to homeless mothers and their babies.
Visit www.facebook.com/homeaidatlanta to see photos from the collection, or click here to see more photos from the drive.


About HomeAid Atlanta:
Founded in 2001, HomeAid Atlanta is a nonprofit organization working in partnership with the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, and is a local chapter of HomeAid America, a leading national provider of transitional housing for the temporarily homeless. HomeAid builds new lives for homeless families and individuals through housing and community outreach.  HomeAid acts as the housing developer and liaison between homeless service providers, builders, trade partners and community donors and volunteers.  To date, HomeAid Atlanta has completed 18 housing developments that serve the temporarily homeless, including victims of domestic violence, teen mothers, abused and abandoned children, and homeless families.  For more information about HomeAid Atlanta, visit www.homeaidatlanta.org.

Tech Trends in Marketing

The Top 6 Mobile Trends in Sales & Marketing
Trending Now, 6 things you should know.
6 Major Trends to follow in Marketing
Majoring on the top 6 trends to follow in New Home Marketing
    
1. Mobile! Mobile! Mobile! just about sums up the marketing trends this year. It has finally hit the mainstream. So we are all familiar with the terms and even many of the gadgets associated with it. What we’re looking for now is how is it changing and how can we best utilize it in it’s current growing state.
    
According to StatCounter Global Stats, Mobile Traffic is growing at a rate of 1.5x per year and is likely to maintain that speed or accelerate. In Dec. of 2008 we were in a growth spurt of .9 percent; fast forward to Dec. 2013 and we were at 15 percent. In charting the steady steep incline year by year, the trajectory grid maps out that by Dec. 2014 we will be at or over 30 percent growth of Global Internet Traffic. In addition, the shared digital information has grown 9 times as fast in the last five years. Part of the reason behind this is mobile in general is getting easier by demand. We want apps and programs that intuitively read our minds, do our work for us, and keep it all in the same logical place. A back up system for our brain, if you will.

2. QR codes are more prevalent now than ever before. Scan and be scanned seems to be the phrase used for everything from prices, coupons, payments, notifications and even boarding passes. There are those who say the QR code is going away, but the data just doesn't support that statement. According to ScannLife the 2nd Quarter of 2013 saw 4 million new QR code scanners worldwide showing that as in the previous years, usage continues to go up! Users tend to scan QR codes 3 times per month, which is up 22% from the previous quarter. Tablets using scanning apps have increased by a whopping 1300% from just 1 year ago. Clearly, the use of QR codes used in marketing is not going away anytime soon.
    
Although print is not dead, it certainly is not the main way we do business, or research, or even share our knowledge anymore, that is especially true for the New Homes Market. As marketers and consumers we want to find the quickest, easiest, most reliable and cost-effective ways to market and purchase our goods, whether it’s a new home or just getting a pizza delivered. We want our information out there, fast and available for everyone to see and share instantly with anyone anywhere!  
    
3. We must realize the need to measure cost verses outcome. What is mobile costing us, and what are the returns on that dollar? The need to stretch the marketing dollar, has never been more competitive, so much so that we are pulling from our in house resources and consolidating our cost.
We need one system, in place of our previous 3 or 4 systems, to keep it simple, saving time and resources.
    
4. Pre-visualization, think of where your goals are now, verses where they are going, or should be going. There are companies out there with large teams dedicated to just that. So even if you are a small company, don’t overlook the need for vision. Get a plan to keep you on track to achieve overall growth. Always be thinking, what comes next, and where do go from here? Only you can answer those questions for your business and yourself.
    
5. Use social media, it’s a resource that allows smaller companies to leverage the playing field with their larger competitors. How do you communicate with your customers? How do you get them your content, and how do they know about your new products and services? Social Media, should be at least part of the answer to those questions.

Blogging is and will remain one of the best ways to generate new business. Have great content, and keep it updated. This will drive traffic back to your site and generate new leads.
    
6. Last but far from least, avoid the pitfalls of technology,  as good as it all is, we still need the personal touch, we need good customer service, and we need capable people on our teams, to best utilize, study and keep up the technology out there. People who take the knowledge and hand it to our customers and clients, in neat well thought out packages, making it easy for them to use.
    
This article is sponsored by one of the leading New Home marketers, Atlanta New Homes Directory, who realized early on the importance of mobile in selling new homes. They were the first to launch QR codes and mobile websites for individual new home communities. This has enabled anyone to walk up to a yard sign, or ad whether it’s at a physical location, or on their computer, scan the code or key in URL and get instant information on the home or even presale information. It provides a wealth of knowledge to the clients, such as, prices, photos, contacts, schools, community information, builder information, and much more. In addition, all the information can be linked to other sources such as a CRM system which can then generate reports for marketing directors and builders!
 
They also have had over 5,000 posts to their blog in the last 6 years, and utilize YouTube and Facebook as well.
Atlanta New Homes Directory has implemented all the above trends and speaks from experience that these trends are tried and true. For more information visit us on line at AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com
    
    Written by Doris James
    Creative Director
    AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com

PULTE HOMES TO BUILD NEW HOME FOR LOCAL VETERAN AND FAMILY

Homebuilder Joins Forces with Operation FINALLY HOME and Local Contractors

In an episode filled with happy tears and joyful hearts, a U.S. war veteran was surprised with the announcement that he and his family will be given a newly-built, designer-decorated home through PulteGroup’s Built to Honor program.

Sgt. Perry Haley and his wife Autumn were surprised live on CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin on February 19. They were brought to the CNN studios in Atlanta thinking they were being interviewed as part of a news story about veterans returning home after serving overseas. Instead, representatives from PulteGroup and Operation FINALLY HOME told them their dream of home ownership would become a reality – they will be homeowners of a new 2,600+ sq. ft. Pulte house in the Barrington community of Sugar Hill, Georgia.

“Sgt. Haley has served our country with pride and we hope this new home will help ease his struggles and provide his family many future happy memories,” said Casey Hill, president of PulteGroup’s Georgia operations. “PulteGroup is honored to participate with Operation FINALLY HOME to help put this brave veteran and his family in a better place.”

Haley joined the U.S. Army after graduating from high school in 2000 and spent 13 years of his military career stationed at several bases, included Fort Drum in New York, Fort Campbell in Kentucky and Fort Stewart in Georgia. He was injured while serving in both Iraq and Korea, and has been dealing with health issues as a result of a brain tumor. He has received several commendations, including Army Achievement Medal, Army Superior Unit Award and Good Conduct Medal.

With the surprise announcement made, Pulte Homes will work with the family to customize the home and address their special needs. Perry, 33, his wife, Autumn and their children, Georgia (12), Eva (8), Hannah (3) applied for the new home through Operation FINALLY Home, Operation FINALLY HOME is a 501(c)(3) organization that honors wounded, ill and injured veterans and widows of fallen soldiers with new custom-built, mortgage-free homes.

“Operation FINALLY HOME is truly honored to be teaming once again with PulteGroup in changing the life of Sgt. Haley and his family,” said Rusty Carroll, executive director of Operation FINALLY HOME. “We feel wounded service members like Sgt. Haley have paid for their homes in full on the battle field.  It is our responsibility to ensure they get them.”

The Haleys will be moving into the popular Mercer floor plan, which features four bedrooms, 3 ½ bathrooms, screened lanai, and includes the newest consumer inspired home features, such as the Pulte Planning Center, Owner’s Entry with drop zones, and loft space for the kids. The home also well-appointed home features, including hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops.

According to Stephen Haines, vice president of sales for PulteGroup, the Barrington community is a perfect setting to raise a family. “Barrington has family-friendly amenities, like community pools and tennis courts, as well as proximity to Gary Pirkle Park. The Haley family is sure to enjoy building memories in their new home.”

PulteGroup, which has 19 actively selling communities under its Pulte Homes and Del Webb brands in Georgia, is donating the lot and construction of the home and is coordinating the donation of all materials and labor.

“This effort is not be possible without PulteGroup’s local suppliers and trade partners who are generously donating their time and materials to give Sgt. Haley and his family the home they deserve,” added Haines.

Sgt. Haley’s home is one of 20 new homes for wounded veterans the Company’s Built to Honor program plans to build across the nation in 2014.

Follow the home build on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BuiltToHonorPerry or on Twitter at @BuiltToHonor.

DECATUR GOES CONTEMPORARY WITH SEVEN TWELVE OAKVIEW

DECATUR, Ga.-- Residents of Decatur are accustomed to seeing new home construction. After all, the City has laid claim to “Top 10 Great American Neighborhood”, a designation stingily given by The American Planning Association.

As such, the allure of life in Decatur is oftentimes irresistible to prospective home buyers. Traditional and Craftsman style architecture is commonly found in the area and these styles have been popular among those living in Decatur’s historic downtown district.

So, what’s with the stunningly contemporary townhome community planned for the heart of the highly sought after Oakhurst Village in Decatur?  “A fresh and inspirational residential face for a very discriminating clientele,” according to Kirstin Hobday, Chief Operating Officer of Atlanta-based Thrive Homes.

Construction on Seven Twelve Oakview is slated to begin in March and will feature 3 and 4 bedroom plans that brim with sophisticated character. Homeowners can expect a rich blend of architectural glass, unique metals and exotic wood materials.  Each home will boast rooftop terraces, two-car garages and top of the line finishes.
 
“We’re filling a niche in the marketplace for homeowners who delight in the traditional Southern charm of Decatur, but who desire bright, open, modern living in spacious, yet, low maintenance townhomes. Response has been extraordinary and we’ve already begun a waiting list for interested prospects,” Hobday said.

Seven Twelve Oakview homes range in space from 2074 to 2309 square feet and are pre-sale priced from the mid $400’s.
 
Thrive Homes is one of the fastest growing luxury home builders in the United States.  Known for quality craftsmanship, attention to detail and personalized service, Thrive builds exceptional, custom, high-end residences and develops communities that are unique to various homeowner lifestyles.  Thrive Homes is widely recognized for fresh, inspirational architecture, compelling floor plans and extraordinary interiors with unexpected finishes.   Thrive Homes are the perfect blend of rich character and new, sophisticated design.  Floorplans and features are the utmost in current style, innovation, modern finishes and clean lines, but they also include the prevailing essentials of solid construction and quality craftsmanship to create custom, high-end residences.
 
Thrive Homes is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with active community development in Nashville, Tennessee, Raleigh, North Carolina and in the greater Atlanta area.

HOMEAID ATLANTA AND OVERHEAD DOOR COMPANY OF ATLANTA MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT HOME SERVING YOUNG HOMELESS MOTHERS

Fairburn, GA – HomeAid Atlanta, in partnership Overhead Door Company of Atlanta, completed a HomeAid Care Day at Tapestry Youth Ministries’ Second Chance home in Fairburn on Saturday, September 28.
 
Thirteen employees of Overhead Door Company of Atlanta volunteered for the event.  Overhead Door Co. put forth a tremendous effort throughout the day to assist with repairs for Tapestry, a group serving homeless teenage mothers and their babies/toddlers. HomeAid Atlanta completed an addition to this home in 2005 with builder captains Mayfield Homes and The Knight Group.

“Overhead Door Company of Atlanta has partnered with HomeAid Atlanta for three projects.  Each time we work with this group we are amazed at their abilities.  These men and women bring a true desire to help others who are working to rebuild their lives.  In 2012, Overhead Door Company was named the HomeAid Volunteer Group of the Year.  The amount of work they accomplish in one day is unbelievable, and every person who attends is a pleasure to work with.  We look forward to a long relationship with this outstanding company,” said Jean Hilyard, Program Manager for HomeAid Atlanta.

The Overhead Door Co. crew fixed the wooden fence around the property, rebuilt a gate, replaced all the screens on the patio, replaced rotten wood on the shed, built new shed doors, pressure washed around the house, fixed an interior door, and helped with a ton of landscape work.  The improvements and repairs were made at no cost to Tapestry Youth Ministries and are valued at $4,000.

“HomeAid Atlanta builds and maintains dignified housing where transitionally homeless can rebuild their lives. We assist our partners by helping by performing needed improvements, renovation or new construction projects.  This allows them to put their money into the programs that transform lives instead of fixing fences and other maintenance work.  The cost to run programs like Tapestry’s is very high.  However, this cost is completely worth it when lives are saved,” stated Ms. Hilyard.

Other individuals and companies who helped with this project include HomeAid Board member, Carl Riden of Redmont Homes, Oz Pizza in Fairburn, and Rutha Greene from Tapestry Youth Ministries.

About HomeAid Atlanta:
Founded in 2001, HomeAid Atlanta is a nonprofit organization working in partnership with the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, and is a local chapter of HomeAid America, a leading national provider of transitional housing for the temporarily homeless. The HomeAid mission is to build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. HomeAid acts as the housing developer and liaison between homeless service providers, builders, trade partners and community donors and volunteers.  To date, HomeAid Atlanta has completed 16 housing developments that serve the temporarily homeless, including victims of domestic violence, teen mothers, abused and abandoned children, and homeless families.  Additionally, over 20 community service projects have been completed through our HomeAid Cares program, assisting ten local agencies with free repairs and upgrades valued at over $200,000 for their facilities that serve the homeless.  For more information about HomeAid Atlanta, visit www.homeaidatlanta.org. 

About Tapestry Youth Ministries:
Tapestry Youth Ministries (Tapestry) was established to provide a safe home to young girls living in either unsafe or unstable environments.  Many of these girls had babies, but refused to enter state custody for fear of being separated from their children. There were residential care facilities for young mothers aged 17 and older, but nothing was in place for mothers under the age of 17 years.  In 1999, Tapestry opened its first home to provide a safe, structured, nurturing environment where teen moms can experience quality home life and positive development.  Tapestry’s homes are in College Park and Fairburn, Georgia.  Tapestry provides its residents with housing, case management, parenting skills training, continued education, mentoring and coaching, childcare services, and independent living skills.  Read more: www.tapestryyouth.org

About Overhead Door Company of Atlanta:
The leader in residential garage doors, Overhead Door Company of Atlanta has a large selection in colors and styles from which to choose.  Traditional Steel doors, custom wood Signature Carriage Collection, and more, Overhead Door has a door to match your budget.  Weekend garage door repair service and free in-home replacement estimates mean that a safe and properly performing garage door is only a phone call away.  Overhead Door Company of Atlanta has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Angie's List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately five percent of all the companies rated on the nation's leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies.  Angie's List Super Service Award winners have met strict eligibility requirements including earning a minimum number of reports, an exemplary rating from their customers and abiding by Angie's List operational guidelines.  Learn more at www.overheaddooratlanta.com.

AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com Mobile Site Wins Gold

The Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council congratulates AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com  for winning a Gold OBIE in the Best Mobile Website-Associate in the category for Best E-Marketing. The OBIE awards are the highest honor given to Atlanta real estate.

AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com is the FIRST to launch a mobile website with content designed to showcase new homes and builders in the metro Atlanta market. We have seen phenomenal response based on our analytics in the few months since its launch.

For more information, visit www.AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com or call 770-904-3571.

The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s OBIE Awards celebrates its 32nd anniversary in 2012. The awards began in 1980 and have grown throughout the years to now feature more than 100 building, remodeling, marketing and personal achievement categories. The OBIE Awards, named after the obelisk shape of the actual award given, are the premier awards in Atlanta’s residential building industry. To see more OBIE award winners, visit www.AtlantaRealEstateForum.com/OBIEs

TOMORROW! You're Invited to a Catered Agent Luncheon at The Preserve at Holly Springs in East Cobb

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Brock Built Homes Takes Home Four Gold OBIE Awards from the GAHBA

The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association awarded Brock Built Homes with four Gold Professionalism Awards (OBIE’s) at the 32^nd Annual Awards Ceremony held November 3, 2012 at the Cobb Galleria.

Brock Built Homes was awarded for “Community of the Year – Mixed Use”, “Single Family Builder – Detached -Builds 50+ Homes/Year”, “Single Family-Detached – Urban Redevelopment/Revitalization from $299,999 and under”, and “Single Family – Detached- Urban Redevelopment/Revitalization from $300,000 to $449,999”.

Brock Built Homes entered the esteemed professionalism awards program as a sign of the company’s continued commitment to the housing industry and building excellence. "Winning these awards is a confirmation of the dedication of our team’s efforts to continually focus and provide our customers with the best quality home," says Barbara Glore, Sales and Marketing Manager for Brock Built Homes.

The homes are judged by a panel of experienced industry professionals in the field of housing design,
construction, and marketing. They are sponsored by the Sales and Marketing Council of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association.  For more information on Brock Built Homes, please visit www.brockbuilt.com.

 

Ginny Bryant with Lennar Atlanta named Sales Manager of the Year by the GAHBA Sales and Marketing Council

Atlanta, GA – The Greater Atlanta Homes Builders Association’s Sales and Marketing Council awarded Ginny Bryant with Lennar Atlanta the Gold OBIE for Sales Manager of the Year in their Personal Achievement Category at the 32nd Annual Awards Ceremony held November 3, 2012 at the Cobb Galleria.

Ginny joined Lennar Atlanta in 2010.  She is an accomplished real estate professional with more than 10 years of local and national sales and marketing management expertise. She has a diverse background in sales management having worked with semi-custom homebuilders, production homebuilders and internet marketing companies in the metro Atlanta market. She is a licensed Realtor, a member of the Greater
Atlanta Homebuilder’s Association’s Sales and Marketing Council, works with MUST ministries - a local food bank organization, and a past Committee Chair on the Board of the 50-plus Housing Council. Ginny is a highly respected sales leader in the new homes market who consistently meets and exceeds her goals while growing and training Lennar’s growing team of new home sales professionals. For more information on Lennar, visit www.lennaratlanta.com

 

Her performance for the time period of June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012 was more than $59 million in closed homes with 231 total units sold. The Personal Achievement candidates are judged by a panel of experienced industry professionals in the field of housing design, construction, and marketing.  

 

Rose Humphrey with Lennar Atlanta named Marketing Director of the Year by the GAHBA Sales and Marketing Council

Atlanta, GA – The Greater Atlanta Homes Builders Association’s Sales and Marketing Council awarded Rose Humphrey with Lennar Atlanta the Gold OBIE for Marketing Director of the Year in their Personal Achievement Category at the 32nd Annual Awards Ceremony held November 3, 2012 at the Cobb Galleria.

Rose joined Lennar Atlanta in 2010 and has over 20 years of marketing expertise.  She is a creative, high-energy marketing professional with extensive expertise in strategic planning, brand development, direct marketing and team leadership. She is a member and serves on the 2013 GAHBA Sales and Marketing Council Board. She is consistently recognized for the ability to develop and implement dynamic programs to attract key audiences and increase market share. Rose is known as a problem solver who
is able to deliver results in demanding environments. For more information on Lennar Atlanta, visit www.lennaratlanta.com

The Personal Achievement candidates are judged by a panel of experienced industry professionals in the field of housing design, construction, and marketing.  The OBIE awards are the highest honor given to Atlanta real estate professionals and home builders.

AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com Takes GOLD in GAHBA OBIE Awards Ceremony

Atlanta, GA – The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association Sales
and Marketing Council awarded AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com with three Gold OBIE
Marketing Awards at the 32^nd Annual Awards Ceremony held November 3,
2012 at the Cobb Galleria.

AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com took the GOLD in three marketing
categories:  Best Logo by an Associate,
Best Audio Video/DVD Promotion and Best Mobile Website by an Associate.  Sandy Andrew, Founder and CEO of
AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com stated, “We are extremely honored and humbled to
receive these marketing awards. We are committed to providing our builders and real
estate agents with the highest industry standards, quality customer service and
the most up to date marketing tools and resources available in the marketplace.”

AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com   is the
Internet’s premier Atlanta homes search site for new homes for
sale in Atlanta. Atlanta New
Homes Directory.com provides the most current and complete search for new homes
with every listing from FMLS and the Georgia Multiple Listing Service, plus
dozens of pre-construction neighborhoods throughout the metro area. For more
information on their company, visit www.AtlantaNewHomes
Directory.com.

The marketing categories are judged by a panel of experienced
industry professionals in the field of housing design, construction, and
marketing.  The OBIE Awards is an annual
event designed to recognize excellence within Atlanta’s home building industry
and to support their efforts.

Time is Running Out - Get Your Dream Condo at TWELVE Centennial Park!

We've saved the best condos for last! All remaining homes at TWELVE
Centennial Park are on the 31st floor and above, providing
breathtaking floor-to-ceiling views of the city. With a prime location
in Downtown Atlanta, residents enjoy the convenience of walking to
many nearby attractions, including Philips Arena, the Georgia Dome,
and Centennial Olympic Park. TWELVE also offers high-end amenities,
including an elevated outdoor terrace, dazzling pool and sundeck,
outdoor grills and bar, catering kitchen and wet bar, state-of-the-art
fitness center with aerobic and weight areas, controlled access
throughout the building, parking deck and more! Plus, enjoy
convenient and distinctive street-front retail and a beautiful
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FREE Community Cookout September 22

FREE Community Cookout September 22 This Saturday, Crown Communities cordially invites you to join us for delicious hotdogs right off the grill! Tour our model homes and take advantage of up to $15,000 in incentives on move in ready homes during The Big Deal Event! Fall is in the air and it's a great time to buy a new home. Bring your family and invite your friends. We'll see you there! Call or logon for complete community information www.CrownUS.com.

Arbors at Rosebud in Loganville Selling Fast! Affordable Luxury from the $140's Phone 678-835-9744

The Grove at Hamilton Mill in Dacula Incredible Swim and Tennis community in Gwinnett Phone 678-835-9767

Please Join Us for an Agent Luncheon at 2967 Lookout Place on September 4

Please Join Us for an Agent Luncheon at 2967 Lookout Place in Atlanta

Tuesday, Sept 4 from 11am - 2pm. 
Enjoy Lunch in Historic Garden Hills.
Catered by One Star Ranch.

Call 404.593.5319 or e-mail us with any questions!
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Labor Day Weekend Special at Emerson Place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor Day Weekend Special at Emerson Place!
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Buyers agent takes advantage of O'Dwyer Homes Early Commission Program*

An array of financing programs have definitely made it easier for interested customers to purchase a new home in Atlanta and, consequently, for agents throughout Atlanta to have a very busy spring and summer selling season!

To reward their hard-working co-op agents, O'Dwyer Homes has introduced their "Early Commission Program*". On a presale, once the financing contingency is removed, the agent can receive 25% of their commission, which they do not have to repay.

To find out more about this great program, their 100% Energy Star communities with outstanding floor plans call O'Dwyer Homes @ 770-887-2177 or visit www.odwyerhomes.com. Follow them on Twitter@odwyerhomes, search O'Dwyer Homes on Facebook and search O'Dwyer Homes on YouTube.

Lots of new communities coming your way!

2012 has been an amazing year (so far!) for new home construction here in the Atlanta market! So fantastic in fact, that we here at www.AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com can't get the word out fast enough!

We've added so many new neighborhoods to our directory in recent months & we want to make you sure that you know all about them.

So over the coming days, we're going to be listing our newest communities right here in the Atlanta New Homes News. This particular edition is the first of about 4 that will be showcasing our clients & their amazing neighborhoods. These will be communities brand new for 2012.

For a full list of more than 450 new home communities, click here.

And remember, AtlantaNewHomesDirectory.com is on the go just like you are with our mobile friendly site. Plus we've partnered with many of our clients to provide them a mobile friendly version of their site too!

Enjoy! :)

Crown Communities Big BOGO Event Ends March 31st

This is it!  There's still time to take advantage of the Big BOGO Event by Crown Communities.  Now thru March 31st, buy one upgrade, get one upgrade FREE!  Available on select inventory homes.

Contact a Crown Communities' New Homes Specialist today for complete details or visit us at www.CrownUS.com

 

 

Final 72 Hoursof BOGO Bonus Days

Only 72 hours left to take advantage of Crown Communities BOGO bonus days. Homebuyers can get a FREE stainless steel kitchen appliance package with the purchase of all standing inventory homes!
Select your new move-in ready home and get a FREE stainless steel side by side refrigerator, stainless steel built in microwave, stainless steel dishwasher and stainless steel range with accepted contracts written now thru February 29th.

Your Crown Communities new home specialist has all the details, so call or visit us today.  Hurry, because when this month is over, so is this incredible BOGO Bonus Days offer.
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FREE hot dogs and chili this weekend!

Crown Communities invites you to join us for lunch this Saturday, February 18th, from Noon until 4pm. It's perfect weather for free hot dogs and chili!

This weekend our communities hosting lunch are Lincoln Estates in Covington (678.712.1517 | map) and The Overlook at Camp Creek in Jonesboro (678.619.2434 | map). New homes in Lincoln Estates in Covington are from the $150's and are from the $130's in Overlook at Camp Creek in Jonesboro.

Tour our available homes and take advantage of our Big BOGO Event!  This month, buy one upgrade, get one upgrade free! New home specialists will be on site to answer your home buying and financing questions. We'll see you there!

Professional Cooking Demo and iPad Giveaway Tuesday, 2/14

Edward Andrews Homes will be unveiling their new Thermador Kitchen Package during an exclusive VIP Realtor event to be held on February 14th at Greystone Manor. In addition to being one of the first to view the new Dogwood floorplan, Realtors can enjoy a Professional Cooking Demonstration by Alex Reethoff, Host of Back to the Table, a catered lunch as well as many giveaways including an iPad2

EAH is excited to host this event in this beautiful, gated community located off Bagley Road in Cumming. Greystone Manor has lots to offer including a quaint swim facility with cabana. New homeowners are sure to enjoy the large, wooded homesites and pricing that starts in the $400's in an established community that was originally selling in the $700's to over $1 Million.

If you haven't visited Greystone Manor yet, please mark your calendars to attend this wonderful event to learn more about the community and Edward Andrews Homes. 
For more information on Edward Andrews Homes and their new home communities, please visit www.EAHhomes.com.

 

O'Dwyer Homes' Newest Community, Mead Crossing in Sought After Grant Park Historical District, Celebrates Successful Grand Opening.

Mead Crossing, located just one block from Historic Grant Park, was buzzing with Realtors during their Grand Opening Celebration. The Realtors were treated to a delicious lunch catered by The Grant Park Coffee House as they toured the intimate community and walked through The Chestnut and The Hawthorn models. O'Dwyer Homes received very positive feedback from the Realtor community. They boasted about the graciously appointed details of the homes with its inviting and flexible floor plans, shady porches, rich hardwood floors, sunlit rooms, heavy trim packages, nine foot ceilings, private side courtyards and two car garages. They congratulated O'Dwyer on retaining the historical details of the homes to mimic the distinguished Grant Park District by their using a combination of elegant craftsman and Victorian architectural exteriors with modern functionality.

Mead Crossing, priced from the $280's, is a private enclave of only 14 Energy Star custom new homes built by O'Dwyer Homes, one of Atlanta's leading award-winning Certified Professional Homebuilders with more than 30 years of building experience.

To visit Mead Crossing from I-20 Heading East, take exit 59A (Boulevard Ave.) Continue right on to Boulevard, once you pass Zoo Atlanta and Grant Park, take a left on Mead Street, Mead Crossing is on your right.

For more information on Mead Crossing call 678-459-4230 or O'Dwyer Homes at 770-887-2177 or visit www.odwyerhomes.com/meadcrossing. Follow them on Twitter@odwyerhomes, search O'Dwyer Homes on Face book and search O'Dwyer Homes on YouTube.

Final Opportunity - Agent And Buyer Bonus

Only one home remains in phase one at Alderwood on Abernathy. 131 Alderwood Hill, Unit 106, is part of this gated luxury townhome community and is priced at only $359,900! The amenities in the townhome are amazing and the location is ideal, 1.5 miles from 400 and just before Roswell Road! As an added incentive to buy now, a $2,500 Agent Bonus and $25,000 Buyer bonus is available on a contract that closes by April 1, 2012!

So hurry and don't miss this final new townhome opportunity. Call Brandon Powers at 678-665-7192 or Mike Georgianna at 404-406-9000 for more information.

O'Dwyer Homes has Presales Available at Foreclosure Pricing.

Old Friendship Place, a conservation neighborhood in Gwinnett County has sold all of their standing inventory and are getting geared up to start new, updated plans at foreclosure pricing. With new homes priced from the $190's there has never been a better time to buy at Old Friendship Place by O'Dwyer Homes, one of Atlanta's leading award-winning Certified Professional Homebuilders with more than 30 years of building experience. In addition to their re-set pricing, they are currently offering $20K off on presales and will build your dream home on your lot! That means huge savings for today's buyer. Take advantage of the lowest pricing in years. Pick your custom touches. Get the latest home designs. Why pay for what someone else picked out when you can have a new Energy Star certified home that offers a one year builder warranty and a ten year structural warranty BUILT with green build techniques. 

At Old Friendship Place, O'Dwyer Homes offers graciously appointed residences on gorgeous wooded home sites combined with Craftsman and Traditional architectural details with modern functionality. Charming details and family-friendly amenities, featuring a pool and cabana and an exceptional location that is nestled away yet close to shops, restaurants, Lake Lanier, I-985/85, excellent schools, and entertainment, make Old Friendship Place the perfect place to call home.

For more information on Old Friendship Place, call 678-482-4166 or visit www.odwyerhomes.com and learn more about their outstanding new home communities. You can also follow them on Twitter@odwyerhomes, search O'Dwyer Homes on Face book and search O'Dwyer Homes on YouTube.