Affordable homes for first-time buyers Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Give me an “A” for Affordable. It was gratifying to read in the Idaho Business Review recently that home buyers are finding homes that fit their budget and preference. Not surprisingly, first-time home buyers are looking for new homes priced at affordable levels. In the Treasure Valley market, the article said, it is possible for couples to find their dream home.
“We’ve really tried to design more efficiently, and of course we’re building houses that are more suitable to what the buyers can afford to pay for,” CBH President Corey Barton told the Business Review. “We’ve designed some smaller square-footage plans that are very appealing as well as some larger homes that are more efficient, more cost-effective to build.”
To keep the price down, we have introduced a new line of homes that start out with just the bare essentials at a baseline price. If a buyer wants more and can afford more, then he or she can add upgrades, from soaker tubs to three-car garages. The new Advantage Line homes, for example, come in models ranging from 900 to 3,500 square feet per unit.
We’ve also taken steps to streamline the efficiency of the construction process. “We’re paying especially close attention to time, efficiency and communication so we’re not doing things over and over again,” Corey told the Business Review. “We’re being very careful not to waste materials, and we’re looking for better materials that are less expensive.”
That’s the kind of swift action we’re taking at CBH Homes to make our homes more accessible to buyers. Check out our home search for a model and a price that fits your budget.
Labels: CBH Company Info, Price, Sales
posted by Ronda Conger @ 5:13 PM
FIVE STARS Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Having worked for two national homebuilders before working for CBH Homes, my list of must haves in our first home were long and all equally important. Top of our list were affordability, great location, superior quality, livable floorplan design, and unique exterior and interior style enhancements. In today’s market, it wasn’t hard for us to find a home with one out of our five “must-haves”…the tricky part was finding a homebuilder that saw the importance in providing all five.
Lucky for us, CBH Homes knocked it out of the park and offered all we were looking for in a home. The cherry on top of our delightful, affordable homebuying sundae is the comment we keep hearing over and over. “This is your first home? Wow! It doesn’t look anything like the typical first-time home.”
And that is the key. Buyers in today’s market don’t have to settle for less. Your dream home does exist at a price you can afford. Believe me, I speak whole heartedly from experience. Our first home far surpasses any image or idea of what we thought we could afford to own. All I can recommend is to make a list of what is important to you in a home and go out and search for it. We did and couldn’t be happier!
Michelle Budell
CBH Marketing Manager
posted by Ronda Conger @ 2:00 PM
Rock the House Thursday, May 1, 2008
If there's one thing we love at CBH, it's music! (We even have our own Playlist.) Combine our love of music with our fearless drive to develop innovative ideas and you get one crazy Guitar Hero tournament!
In the process of organizing the grand opening of our new Meridian Square One location, we took advantage of the opportunity to be creative with how we could, 1) provide entertainment at the grand opening, and 2) grab people's attention in a world where different messages and offers are being thrown at them everywhere they look. It's a struggle sometimes to stand out from the crowd, and in today's real estate market it is even more important to do so. With that, we simply couldn't resist holding the first-ever CBH Guitar Hero tourney.
We had 75 contestants throughout the weekend that jammed to everything from Alice Cooper to Led Zeppelin. And in between the contest and rock music we managed to tour customers and Realtors around our new Square One location to see all the fun new tools we've added to the home shopping experience. Check out some photos here.
Our proud Guitar Hero winner was Kyle Randolph from Kuna. Kyle is now the proud owner of a brand new Wii system! Congrats Kyle! Keep on rockin' on!
Stay tuned... We just might do it again!!
Labels: New Communities
posted by Ronda Conger @ 12:36 PM
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