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With eight or nine new communities underway, Crosswinds Communities is among greater Detroit's busier builders. Press and praise have followed the opening of Crosswinds' small but highly successful market-rate community within the city.
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Not far from our nation's capital, John Laing Homes (JLH) is hyped up from sales success. "Thirty percent of our buyers are professionals from D.C.," says Eric Hansen, sales manager for the Rose Hill community, where the Morris model is a sellout.
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Mohawk North Homes occupies one of the oldest parts of Chicago, but there's nothing antiquated about this urban infill project. The four-story structures incorporate insulated concrete forms, and are "a social engineering success, integrating across economic and social lines," says Jeff Welsh, of...
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Twenty minutes northwest from Boise, Idaho, Hidden Springs provides families employed by nearby high-tech firms Hewlett Packard and Micron Technology with an old-fashioned way of life for just $219,000. Hidden Springs Building Co., located in the city by the same name, participates in the Building...
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Divorcees, single moms, first-time buyers, and active adults are finding an incredible value for their dollar at the Springlake Cove project in Lawrenceville, Ga. "Potential buyers are shocked they can live in a gated community for this price range," says Mike Miller, on-site sales manager for the...
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The Wilburn House in midtown Atlanta has become a red-hot draw for the condo market. "It's the only for-sale property directly on Piedmont Park," says David Dwyer, vice president of Coro Realty Advisors, "and midtown is becoming an urban walking area, which isn't prevalent in Atlanta." With office...
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Indeed, French Country is the "in" home design among many Florida buyers, and builders like Neal Communities are winning big by offering it. Neal offers four plans and elevations at Spyglass at the Country Club in the posh community of Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, Fla.
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Harrison Square at U Street Metro sits in an area of Washington that has known despair and destitution but now abounds with prosperity. Project: Harrison Square at U Street Metro, Washington; Sales started: January 2000; Sales through May 2001: 98; Units released through May 2001: 98; Units...
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Young families and singles in San Diego are finding themselves in a real estate market that may soon resemble the expensive Bay area. Miro at Scripps Ranch Villages combines low maintenance product with the amenities of a master planned community in smaller, more manageable sizes.
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Set on two city blocks, these charming bungalow-style homes sell for an affordable $194,990. They draw first-time home buyers to The Olson Co.'s Renaissance Walk community in Long Beach.
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Active adults and second-home buyers are finding homes with an abundance of activity choices at Saddle Creek, located in Copperopolis, Calif. The 900-acre project's amenities include a competition-size swimming pool, tennis courts, a fitness center and recreation facility, and a 12,000-square-foot...
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This was the approach taken by Brookfield Homes' Riverside County, Calif., division. The Barrington model is located in Carlsbad, Calif. Here, homes from 1,957 to 2,287 square feet are built on minimum lot sizes of 4,000 square feet, priced from $300,000.
In-home elevators might take your business to the top.
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We went to Sun Lakes, where we presented ourselves as a frequent-traveling, still-working active adult couple who needed convenient access to Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport.
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By Rebecca DePietropaolo. Avenbury Lakes has what Northern Ohio's 50-somethings want -- prairie-style homes with spacious kitchens and split bedrooms, as well as prewiring for a security system and four dedicated phone lines. "Our biggest constraint was our biggest success," says marketing...
Canadian and stateside buyers have swept up Intrawest's Panorama Mountain Village townhomes for summer and winter use.
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The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight reports that the largest increases in home prices over the past five years were in: Massachusetts, 64.7 percent; the District of Columbia, 60.9 percent; New Hampshire, 59.0 percent; California, 58.9 percent; Minnesota, 53.6 percent; and Colorado...
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The Portland Cement Association, in conjunction with the Concrete Foundation Association, has released Thermal Mass Comparison of Wall Systems (#CD 026), which proves that insulation and concrete combine well to save energy. Laboratories tested 12 wall systems, including various types of wood frame...
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These are the "snapshot" findings of a new survey of 4,000 recent new-home buyers in age-restricted active adult communities. The mail-in survey, conducted by my firm, Market Perspectives, of Roseville, Calif., asked questions and probed opinions about more than 100 demographic, product, feature...