NEW PRICES!!!!

Crimson Point and Arbor Ridge have NEW reduced prices on Spec homes! Come check out the new prices! Add in the $8K Corey's Pick Promo and you have one GREAT deal!

JUST ANNOUNCED! 8K EXTENDED!

The $8,000 in upgrades on all move-in ready homes and build jobs is now exteded through the end of the Month!


This includes, but is not limited to:

■upgraded kitchen and finishes
■adding Energy Star appliances
■landscaping and fencing
■use towards closing costs

This offer only lasts until February 28th!

CBH HOMES : (Buyer at closing table of SHORT SALE HOME) "What!!! I have to pay full taxes on my house for a YEAR!!!"

I bet you or someone you know have had a deal fall through at the closing table of a short sale or bank owned home.... ever wonder why this is the case!? Give us a call at our Square One Office and we can let you know what steps we have taken to make sure shady and silly things like this don't happen to you or your clients. (if you're an agent!)The last thing we want to do is have this happen to you........


Instead we want you to have an experience like this happy family:

Once upon a time there was a family that lived in 5 bedroom house, on a corner lot, that was east facing and this family had BBQ's everyday of the summer in the shade! They loved their home, and loved knowing that because they bought a NEW HOME they would only half to pay taxes on half the purchase price of the home rather than FULL TAXES like their friends that bought a short sale or bank owned home!!! And then they lived happily "CBH" after!!!








Seriously, you owe it to yourself to cut out all the "guess work" and "month to month waiting" on short sales and bank owned homes! We know your time is precious and valuable! Call us with any questions you may have! 208-922-3955

CBH Homes: Amazing article.... and guess what, WE CAN BUILD IT ALL FOR YOU!!!

The 10 Must-Have Features in Today's New Homes
by Steve Kerch

Monday, February 1, 2010provided by
The kitchen is still king.

LAS VEGAS -- Americans want smaller houses and they are willing to strip some of yesterday's most popular rooms -- such as home theaters -- from them in order to accommodate changing lifestyles, consumer experts told audiences at the International Builders Show here this week.

"This is a traumatic time in this country and the future isn't something we're 100% sure about now either. What's left? The answer for most home buyers is authenticity," said Heather McCune, director of marketing for Bassenian Lagoni Architects in Park Ridge, Ill.

Buyers today want cost-effective architecture, plans that focus on spaces and not rooms and homes that are designed 'green' from the outset," she said. The key for home builders is "finding the balance between what buyers want and the price point."
For many buyers, their next house will be smaller than their current one, said Carol Lavender, president of the Lavender Design Group in San Antonio, Texas. Large kitchens that are open to the main family living area, old-fashioned bathrooms with clawfoot tubs and small spaces such as wine grottos are design features that will resonate today, she said.

"What we're hearing is 'harvest' as a home theme -- the feeling of Thanksgiving. It's all about family togetherness -- casual living, entertaining and flexible spaces," Lavender said.

Paul Cardis, CEO of AVID Ratings Co., which conducts an annual survey of home-buyer preferences, said there are 10 "must" features in new homes.
1. Large Kitchens, With an Island

"If you're going to spend design dollars, spend them where people want them -- spend them in the kitchen," McCune said. Granite countertops are a must for move-up buyers and buyers of custom homes, but for others "they are on the bubble," Cardis said.

2. Energy-Efficient Appliances, High-Efficiency Insulation and High Window Efficiency
Among the "green" features touted in homes, these are the ones buyers value most, he said. While large windows had been a major draw, energy concerns are giving customers pause on those, he said. The use of recycled or synthetic materials is only borderline desirable.

3. Home Office/Study
People would much rather have this space rather than, say, a formal dining room. "People are feeling like they can dine out again and so the dining room has become tradable," Cardis said. And the home theater may also be headed for the scrap heap, a casualty of the "shift from boom to correction," Cardis said.

4. Main-Floor Master Suite
This is a must feature for empty-nesters and certain other buyers, and appears to be getting more popular in general, he said. That could help explain why demand for upstairs laundries is declining after several years of popularity gains.

5. Outdoor Living Room
The popularity of outdoor spaces continues to grow, even in Canada, Cardis said. And the idea of an outdoor room is even more popular than an outdoor cooking area, meaning people are willing to spend more time outside.

6. Ceiling Fans

7. Master Suite Soaker Tubs
Whirlpools are still desirable for many home buyers, Cardis said, but "they clearly went down a notch," in the latest survey. Oversize showers with seating areas are also moving up in popularity.
8. Stone and Brick Exteriors
Stucco and vinyl don't make the cut.

9. Community Landscaping, With Walking Paths and Playgrounds
Forget about golf courses, swimming pools and clubhouses. Buyers in large planned developments prefer hiking among lush greenery.

10. Two-Car Garages
A given at all levels; three-car garages, in which the third bay is more often then not used for additional storage and not automobiles, is desirable in the move-up and custom categories, Cardis said.

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CBH HOMES: KUNA Square One. Price Reductions Announced!!

We are excited to announce that here at the Kuna Square One we just had price reductions in our communites! Here are a couple of examples that are smokin!

In our amazing "Applewood Community" this Tatom floor plan, with a three car garage was just reduced to $159,155!!!



And if you like the 3 car garage, you'll love this Kitchen as well!




And what would you say about 2248 sq. ft. of home and being able to pay NOTHING DOWN, through a RD loan! Check out this great Sienna floor plan in our Arbor Ridge Community!! Just reduced to $141,990!!!



And this kitchen is amazing as well!!




Call us for more information on the RD (zero down) loan!

208-922-3955