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The buyers are a mix of military and government workers who commute into Washington and the metro-area military bases.
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The builder gave the Saratoga some particularly custom touches by preserving trees, maximizing views, and incorporating subtle interior details like rounded corners on Sheetrock.
Sales, mostly to young families, average over 20 per month. Last year the community controlled 35 percent of the northeast Columbia market share in the $150,000 and above categories.
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"Buyers in this price range want grandeur but not ostentation," says Kerri Robusto, marketing director at the community's central sales center, which represents Weekley.
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In Fort Mill, S.C., first-time and move-up buyers are settling into a community that leaves them wanting for nothing. Baxter Village, the brainchild of local developer Clear Springs Development Co., has everything a resident could want or need on site.
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Developer Boulevard CENTRO offered the units at prices of $138,500 to $178,500 in an area where some new condos sell for $350,000 plus.
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Although downtown Charlotte's boom is still in its infancy, Squire decided to be the first to build in the city. "With the new multi-family starts in the city, offering a detached product proved a great alternative," Long says.
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Spectrum Skanska originally envisioned attached townhomes for its Valimar community in White Plains, N.Y. After all, that's how the parcel was zoned.
The first phase of 338 units sold out in just three weeks on only an artist's rendering and blueprints.
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Not far from Newark and downtown Manhattan, Toll Brothers has carved a niche for white-collar professionals and families, many of whom have moved to this country from abroad to pursue high-tech jobs.
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Pardee Homes proved up to the test at Crescendo at Seven Hills. The Puccini model, named after the famous composer, was one of three products that focused on the diverse needs of this growing market.
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The $400,000 price tags of Michigan's first neo-traditional community exceeded the price ceiling of the area's average buyer. So when Saratoga Circle opened with homes starting in the high $200s, buyers flocked to sign contracts.
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Michigan's picky young buyers hold out for what they want-and get it.
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Greater New Orleans' diversifying economy and nearby gaming and tourism industries have brought a boost to its Northshore. Just 40 minutes from New Orleans' central business district is Northshore, on massive Lake Pontchartrain.
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Low-maintenance living and plenty of time for sun, fun, and golf. The hot-selling Verona model offers empty-nesters two-story living with maximized first-floor space, room for guests, and even a home office.
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Panitz Homes, a division of Beazer Homes in Jacksonville, Fla., has done just that at Southlake. Unique to the region is Southlake's combination of Florida and Southern Georgia design influences.
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Three hot-selling models and one complete product sellout within a year have markedly boosted sales for Palm Beach County, Fla.'s Puder-Siegel Homes. "Buyers are attracted to the casual elegance of the classic Palm Beach architecture but also love the open space and volume," says Puder-Siegel...
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Tesoro--Spanish for "treasure"--is Beazer Homes' hot-selling new California coastal community that's attracting move-up and move-down buyers to San Marcos. "Some buyers are moving down, but they want updated floor plans," says vice president of marketing Sandy Duncan.
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Spanish-style architecture is almost the law in many parts of California, but Centex Homes raised the bar with CedarPointe at Northlake. As part of an enormous 4,000-unit master plan called Northlake, in Castaic, Calif., CedarPointe is targeted to first-time buyers with children and to singles.