Congress has approved legislation to allow FHA to increase fees on home buyers. For more information, watch this video from TBSW. New legislation become effective September 7, 2010 and will feel much like an increase in APR. Click here and watch for yourself!
As you may already know, Touchstone Homes has partnered with Atlanta’s Best New Homes TV show to feature Touchstone Homes communities across Metro Atlanta every Sunday morning on FOX5. The show airs at 10:00 am EST and runs for 30 minutes with Hostess Susie Proffitt. The show features Atlanta Builders and their communities. This weekend, Touchstone Homes ran a segment on their Summer Promotion where we are offering co-op agents a 6% Selling Commission and the Buyer gets 1 of 4 fabulous prizes. If you missed it, check it out here!
Touchstone Homes announces a HUGE promotion beginning on July 17th . The company is offering a 6% (six percent) Selling Commission on any inventory homes. Touchstone Homes has 49 inventory homes throughout Metro Atlanta available for immediate closing. In order to qualify for the incentives, contracts must be written between July 17th-31st and homes must close by September 30, 2010.
“Touchstone Homes is in the process of rebooting and rolling out new and improved floorplans for today’s market,” said Mike Zambri, Sales Manager of Touchstone Homes. “To make way for these exciting new floorplans, we have discounted inventory homes anywhere from $15,000 up to $100,000. Also, Touchstone is offering co-op agents an unprecedented 6% selling commission. And to sweeten the deal even more, we are introducing a Buyer Bonus Incentive for this two week promotion.”
The Buyer Bonus Incentive is being introduced during this two week promotion to help the new homeowner furnish their new home or take a mini-vacation after the stress of getting settled into their new home! See Agent for Full Details. The Buyer will have the opportunity to win one of four of the following prizes when they write a contract for a home:
1. Apple iPad 64 GB
2. Panasonic 50” Plasma Television
3. 36,000 Delta Skymiles (must have valid Skymiles Account)
4. $1,500 Rooms to Go gift card
Touchstone Homes offers townhomes from the $140s and Single Family Homes from the $200s.
Townhomes
Riverdance, Suwanee – Angel Whiteman – 770-476-7374
Lanier Walk, Cumming – Jeff Barnes – 770-403-1155
Park Place, Cumming – Dennis Doll – 404-641-8505
Ridenour, Kennesaw – Emily Peker – 770-422-8807
Village Grove, Suwanee – Elaine Gentry – 770-831-6883
New Haven Walk, Roswell – Barbara Lutz – 678-461-6011
Single Family
Village Grove, Suwanee – Elaine Gentry – 770-831-6883
Sterling on the Lake, Flowery Branch – Jeff Barnes – 770-965-7816
Hampton, Cumming – Sharon Jones – 678-947-1494
Windermere, Cumming – Sharon Jones – 678-232-9151
Ivey Chase, Dacula – Jeff Barnes – 770-403-1155
Trilogy Park, Hoschton – Jeff Barnes – 770-403-1155
Sienna on the River, Braselton – Tom Collins – 706-338-5141
Tributary, Douglasville – Molly White – 678-391-0026
See the web site www.TouchstoneHomes.com for available homes and community locations.
Last week Business Insider pointed out how U.S. mortgage rates had hit the lowest level ever in recorded history (going back to 1971).
Further along that meme, Paul Kasriel of Northern Trust believes that the implication of record low mortgage rates is that homes have become undervalued. That’s because the monthly financing cost of paying down a mortgage is now far less than the cost of renting a home of similar value, according to Mr. Kasriel, as shown below.
Read more here….
Windermere is a master planned community located in Cumming, Georgia just minutes from GA 400 located on GA 20. Windermere is a golf course community as well as swim, tennis, sidewalks, street lamps and much more for everyone in your family to enjoy. The clubhouse is host to many activities for both adults and children, and ALTA tennis as well. If you missed the show as it aired, be sure and check it out.
If you have never visited the Touchstone Homes Design Studio located within the Village Grove master planned community in Suwanee, you are definitely missing out on a wonderful experience. When you enter the studio, you feel like you have entered Tuscany for sure. Strings of lights overhead, water trickling in the fountain, and brick walkways. Contact your New Home Specialist in any Touchstone Homes community for a private VIP tour of the studio.
The Design Studio was featured on Atlanta’s Best New Homes TV show, if you missed it, you definitely want to see this!
CUMMING – Touchstone Homes is pleased to announce a new floorplan at Southgate Village in Windermere, in South Forsyth. Southgate Village at Windermere features two-story designs and is priced from the high $300s. “Windermere has been very successful for Touchstone Homes, therefore we had decided to offer some new plans to choose from for our buyers,” said Touchstone Homes Sales Manager Mike Zambri. “This market, however, has caused us to rethink some of the designs and retail costs to the consumer, thus reducing cycle time and construction costs to pass the savings to our customers.”
The Stanford plan is a large executive design featuring five oversized bedrooms, four baths, 2-car garage, stacked stone fireplace, open kitchen and great room perfect for entertaining. The gourmet kitchen has a mega-island along with custom butler’s pantry. The master suite also has his and hers walk in closets for added storage and space. The Stanford plan is available as a pre-sale home on a variety of homesites and can be ready for the homeowner in 90 days.
Homes in Southgate at Windermere range from the $300s to the $400s featuring 2-3 car garages, James Hardie Color Plus siding with 15 year warranty, stacked stone and brick accents, master bedrooms with his and her vanities, large walk in closets, kitchens featuring granite countertops, islands, and GE appliances. The Stanford is an Energy Star ® certified home, thus increasing energy efficiency and reducing energy costs by up to 15%.
Windermere is a golf course, swim, tennis community developed by Newland Communities, located in Cumming on Georgia 20. Take Georgia 400 north to exit 14 turn right onto Georgia 20, travel approximately 4 miles, entrance to Windermere will be on the right. Follow signs to the new homes in Southgate Village. The new Sales Center in the Stanford is located at 3235 Suffolk Drive in Cumming.
Touchstone Homes has been developing and building in some of Atlanta’s finest communities since 1994. Over the years, as one of Atlanta’s premier new home builders, Touchstone Homes has built new homes in Barrow, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall, Cobb, and Douglas Counties. Touchstone Homes’ experienced new home builders and on-site professionals are well versed in assisting homebuyers throughout the entire home building process to ensure all your expectations are met. From the time you select your home and make all of your selections in our Design Studio to the day you move into your new home-we’re with you every step of the way.
Touchstone Homes has received numerous Professionalism Awards from the Greater Atlanta Homebuilder’s Association, and the company has earned the coveted Certified Professional Home Builder designation. Touchstone Homes has also received the national award of America’s Best Builder for 2007 by Builder Magazine and 2008 Management of Excellence Award from the Lee Evans Group.
In 2009, Touchstone Homes launched their social media marketing campaign with a new company blog site www.TouchstoneHomesBlog.com and presence on several social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Twellow, Zillow, Trulia, and YouTube. For more information on Touchstone Homes call the Corporate Office at 770-945-5228 or visit www.touchstonehomes.com.
