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Supra Sweepstakes ends Dec 10th

Touchstone Homes is building some great new Energy Star Certified craftsman style homes in Flowery Branch from the $140s.  There are currently two homes available for sale, two very different floorplans – the Campbell & the Clearwater.  These homes feature 3-4 bedrooms and 3 baths, 2-story homes on a slab (basement homes available on pre-sales, 32 homesites to choose from!!!), master up with huge master baths & closets!  Unbelievable layout and space in this price range.

Preview these homes between December 1-10 and your SupraKey will automatically enter your name in a drawing for a $100 gas card.  All you have to do is visit, on your own time, lockbox access to both homes and you will qualify!!!  Tell your friends & bring your buyers back!  3% co-op commission, Move In Package through December 31 includes washer/dryer, blinds and garage door opener.  Contracts must be written by 12/31/10 and close by 1/31/11 in order to qualify.

Come see what Touchstone Homes has to offer at Clarkstone Village!  Driving Directionsm take 985 north to Exit 12 (Spout Springs Rd), turn left off exit, go approximately 1/4 mile and turn right onto Thurmon-Tanner Parkway.  Go approximately 3/4 mile and turn left onto Cantrell Road.  Entrance to Clarkstone Village will be on your right.  Located convenient to 985, commercial shopping at exit 12 includes Home Depot, Target, Kohl’s and Publix.

Touchstone Homes is rolling out two new floorplans for this community – the Campbell and the Clearwater. Both are 2-story plans with 3-4 bedrooms, opening floorplan for entertaining and flexible spaces.

These new plans will start in the $140,000s. First homes available in October or pre-sale homes are available now. Contact Jeff Barnes at 770.965.7816 or email clarkstonevillage@touchstonehomes.com for more information.

You can also visit our web site TouchstoneHomes.com for additional information on this brand new community.

Touchstone Homes, a builder at Sterling on the Lake since the award-winning community opened in 2004, is one such example.  Touchstone Homes, which has been building beautiful homes in the Atlanta area since 1994, announced it is retiring older floor plans to make room for new plans that better meet the needs of today’s consumer.

“We’re being very deliberate in how we build today,” says Jeff Barnes, Touchstone’s new home specialist at Sterling on the Lake.  “The market has changed significantly, and we’re being innovative and responsive to match our products to what the market can and will buy while, at the same time, reflecting the latest trends in our industry.”

Touchstone’s newest floor plan is the “Washington.”  At 2,800 square feet, this single-family home offers an open layout with a two-story foyer, four to five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a media/bonus room, attached garage and a beautiful porch.  Home prices start in the high $250s. 

Barnes points out that Touchstone can now build a new pre-sale home in just 90 days, from contract to closing.  So your eager wait for a new home just got shorter.  These homes can also be personalized using Touchstone’s award-winning Design Studio. 

To date, Touchstone has built two of the Washington plans, with both homes going under contract before the homes were completed.  “We knew right away that it was a desirable plan,” he adds.

The two new Touchstone home buyers and others are taking advantage of the government tax credit coupled with Sterling on the Lake’s own tax credit offer:  a match of up to $8,000 on a new home purchase, for total savings of up to $16,000 on a new home.  More details are available at www.sterlingonthelake.com/pages/credit.aspx and you can learn more about Touchstone Homes at www.touchstonehomes.com.

• New home builders such as Touchstone Homes are offering discounted pricing on new homes that gives you instant equity.
• Builder Warranty included.  Re-sale, Foreclosure and Bank Owned properties may or may not come with a warranty, most likely not. 
• With a new home purchase, Builders are offering to pay closing costs and other seller contributions.
• Bidding on a foreclosure or bank owned property or short sale, can take months to get a response.  Horror stories such as 9 months to get an answer from the bank.  Bidding wars can also drive up the price of the home.  When making an offer on a new home, you will get a response from the Builder typically within 24 hours or less.
• Foreclosure or Re-Sale home could require fixing up before you can actually move in.  Wouldn’t you rather pick your home and know that you can move in immediately without having to come out of pocket money to make repairs?
• With a new home, all of the mechanical systems and appliance are installed new – so they are still under manufacturer warranties if there happens to be a problem.  In a re-sale home or foreclosure, you could potentially be buying a home that already has problems (known or unknown) that could cost you tons of money after you buy it.  If you do buy a re-sale home, be sure and have a thorough inspection done by an independent Building Inspector before purchasing.  New homes are inspected by the local governing authority and are built to the current Georgia Building Codes and local regulations.  With a new home, you get a Builder Warranty that will take care of most any problem that occurs in the first 1-2 years depending on the extent of the warranty.  Touchstone Homes offers a 2-Year Limited Warranty – most builders only offer 1 year.
• No hidden surprises with a new home such as liens or repairs.  Are you prepared to deal with a lien on the property?  Issues such as liens and taxes could delay moving into the home.
• Touchstone Homes has 60+ new home in metro Atlanta that are ready for quick closing and move in, based on your financing.  Touchstone Homes could have you in your new home in less than 30 days in most cases!!
• Touchstone Homes can build a new home for you from the ground up in under 60 days!  This means you can choose the lots, house plan, appliances, flooring, fixtures, paint colors, cabinetry, countertops and MORE!  Ask our new home specialist in any of our communities about the 60 Day Delivery.

The benefits of purchase a new home vs. a foreclosure are endless.  Purchase a new home from Touchstone Homes gives you the confidence that your new home is built soundly by a company that has been building new homes in Atlanta for 15 years.  Touchstone Homes is working through existing inventory homes and has started building new homes in 2010!!  Touchstone Homes has new homes in Gwinnett, Braselton, Cumming, Flowery Branch, Douglasville, Roswell, and Kennesaw.  Touchstone Homes offers single family homes starting from the mid $200s and townhomes from from the $140s.

Touchstone Homes is focusing on First Time Home Buyers and second time Move Up Buyers.  Take advantage of the Tax Credits of up to $8,000 before they expire on June 30, 2010.  Contracts must be written by April 30, 2010 and close by June 30, 2010.  For more information on the tax credits, you can visit their web site or talk with your tax advisors for details on how the tax credit can help you own a piece of the American Dream of home ownership!!