May 22, 2009 Whitney Blair Custom Home Builder Blog update
Happy Holiday Weekend Everyone. The summer officially begins. We hope you had an enjoyable week.
It is official, you can view our latest blog launch at http://greenbywhitneyblair.blogspot.com. We hope this blog will help consumers understand a little more about green & sustainable building. Also if you use Facebook be sure to check out our fan page, Whitney Blair Inc. Custom Home Builder.
We want to welcome the Mathews family from Mathews, NC to the Whitney Blair Inc. extended family. This past week we cleared their lot in Devaun Park, a wonderful Traditional Neighborhood Design community in southeastern, Brunswick County (www.devaunpark.com). We will post pictures and updates as we begin making progress on the Mathews beautifully designed custom home.
Traffic remained strong this week throughout most of the communities we currently build in, Parkside at Mayfaire, Seagrove at Carolina Beach, Anchors Bend, Rutledge, CapeSide, and Landfall. Being that it is a beautiful holiday weekend, traffic should increase for Saturday and Sunday. If you have a few spare moments this weekend, we encourage you to stop by the Parkside at Mayfaire model home or the Seagrove model home and check out the Whitney Blair Inc. preconstruction home offerings and values. Who knows, you may even fall in love with one of our displayed home plans.
The First Federal 3.875% rate 30 year fixed loan, 100% financing, no fees/points, expires in 9 days. We have already generated a lot of interest with this offer and hope to have a contract next week. Just for kicks, I ran the savings this rate will provide someone. On a $599,900 mortgage you will save $349,497 in interest payments over 30 years, based on today’s rates. If you would like more information on this offer, please contact Whitney Blair Inc.
Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. We will catch you next week. As always if we can be of any assistance to you, including answering any questions you may have about Whitney Blair Inc. or the industry in general, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
The Whitney Blair Inc. Team
www.whitneyblair.com
http://greenbywhitneyblair.com
derek@whitneyblair.com
910-579-9994
Friday, May 22, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Industry Upswing
May 15, 2009 Whitney Blair Custom Home Builder Blog update
Happy Friday Everyone. We hope you had an enjoyable week.
Next week Whitney Blair Inc. will launch our new “Green” blog. This blog is designed to inform our blog followers of the different ways that Whitney Blair Inc. is becoming more environmental friendly, and how you can affordably build a greener more sustainable home. The scheduled launch date of the blog is next Friday, May 22nd.
Believe it or not, the good news continues to come from the housing industry, especially in North Carolina. According to the Charlotte Business Journal, North Carolina foreclosures fell by 14.9% in April from the same period as last year. Currently in North Carolina one in every 1,339 households has received a notice of an impeding foreclosure. The national average is one in every 374 households. This information was provided by RealtyTrac Inc.
In more news, the associated press has reported pending home sales are on the rise, up 3.2% in March. These results not only beat analyst expectations, but were 1.1% higher than last year. "After nearly three years of freefall, housing activity may have found a floor," wrote Paul Dales, U.S. economist with Capital Economics in Toronto.
We continue to see a trend upward as well. If you are in the market to build or purchase a home, don’t miss this opportunity. You will look back a few years from now and kick yourself. Do not forget that typically in real estate, by the time the media and public call a market recovery you have missed the bottom by a good three months or more.
Below you will find a few pictures of a Whitney Blair Custom Home currently being built in Crow Creek. The house is really coming out beautifully.
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. We will catch you next week. As always if we can be of any assistance to you, including answering any questions you may have about Whitney Blair Inc. or the industry in general, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
The Whitney Blair Inc. Team
www.whitneyblair.com
derek@whitneyblair.com
910-579-9994
Happy Friday Everyone. We hope you had an enjoyable week.
Next week Whitney Blair Inc. will launch our new “Green” blog. This blog is designed to inform our blog followers of the different ways that Whitney Blair Inc. is becoming more environmental friendly, and how you can affordably build a greener more sustainable home. The scheduled launch date of the blog is next Friday, May 22nd.
Believe it or not, the good news continues to come from the housing industry, especially in North Carolina. According to the Charlotte Business Journal, North Carolina foreclosures fell by 14.9% in April from the same period as last year. Currently in North Carolina one in every 1,339 households has received a notice of an impeding foreclosure. The national average is one in every 374 households. This information was provided by RealtyTrac Inc.
In more news, the associated press has reported pending home sales are on the rise, up 3.2% in March. These results not only beat analyst expectations, but were 1.1% higher than last year. "After nearly three years of freefall, housing activity may have found a floor," wrote Paul Dales, U.S. economist with Capital Economics in Toronto.
We continue to see a trend upward as well. If you are in the market to build or purchase a home, don’t miss this opportunity. You will look back a few years from now and kick yourself. Do not forget that typically in real estate, by the time the media and public call a market recovery you have missed the bottom by a good three months or more.
Below you will find a few pictures of a Whitney Blair Custom Home currently being built in Crow Creek. The house is really coming out beautifully.
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. We will catch you next week. As always if we can be of any assistance to you, including answering any questions you may have about Whitney Blair Inc. or the industry in general, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
The Whitney Blair Inc. Team
www.whitneyblair.com
derek@whitneyblair.com
910-579-9994
Friday, May 8, 2009
New Home Construction Beginning to Pick Up
May 8, 2009 Whitney Blair Custom Home Builder Blog update
I know it has been almost two weeks since our last update, but that is a good thing. Business has really begun to pick up. Exciting things are happening at Whitney Blair Inc.
If you receive our newsletter then you have already heard about the fantastic financing that First Federal Bank (formally Cape Fear Bank) is offering potential buyers on select Whitney Blair Inc. homes. If you do not receive our newsletter then you need to sign up at http://www.whitneyblair.com/. The special financing offer is a JUMBO or Conforming Loan, 3.875% interest rate fixed for 30 years, 100% financing (Zero Down), no fees/points. If you can find a financing deal better than this one, you better jump on it. Average current rates are 5.25% for a 30 year conforming loan and 6.5% for a 30 year JUMBO loan.
The parade of homes appears to have been a great success for many of the local builders and developers. Over the past two weeks traffic numbers have steadily been rising. Last week local real estate giant Intracoastal Realty had their best contract week in over a year. As well, Whitney Blair Inc. has recently been speaking with numerous potential clients that are finally ready to get started on their custom homes. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that all of this potential work comes to fruition.
Last week Whitney Blair Inc. wrapped up the commercial renovation of the Ice Factory in Carolina Beach. Owners Marshall and Kelly Cooper could not be happier, and if we can say so ourselves, the project turned out spectacularly. The Ice Factory (http://www.theislandicefactory.com/) will be opening for business this weekend, so if you find yourself in Carolina Beach stop in for some Ice Cream. Below you will find pictures of the finished product. If you scan through our past blog postings you will also find progress pictures of the Ice Factory.
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. We will catch you next week. As always if we can be of any assistance to you, including answering any questions you may have about Whitney Blair Inc. or the industry in general, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
The Whitney Blair Inc. Team
http://www.whitneyblair.com/
derek@whitneyblair.com
910-579-9994
I know it has been almost two weeks since our last update, but that is a good thing. Business has really begun to pick up. Exciting things are happening at Whitney Blair Inc.
If you receive our newsletter then you have already heard about the fantastic financing that First Federal Bank (formally Cape Fear Bank) is offering potential buyers on select Whitney Blair Inc. homes. If you do not receive our newsletter then you need to sign up at http://www.whitneyblair.com/. The special financing offer is a JUMBO or Conforming Loan, 3.875% interest rate fixed for 30 years, 100% financing (Zero Down), no fees/points. If you can find a financing deal better than this one, you better jump on it. Average current rates are 5.25% for a 30 year conforming loan and 6.5% for a 30 year JUMBO loan.
The parade of homes appears to have been a great success for many of the local builders and developers. Over the past two weeks traffic numbers have steadily been rising. Last week local real estate giant Intracoastal Realty had their best contract week in over a year. As well, Whitney Blair Inc. has recently been speaking with numerous potential clients that are finally ready to get started on their custom homes. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that all of this potential work comes to fruition.
Last week Whitney Blair Inc. wrapped up the commercial renovation of the Ice Factory in Carolina Beach. Owners Marshall and Kelly Cooper could not be happier, and if we can say so ourselves, the project turned out spectacularly. The Ice Factory (http://www.theislandicefactory.com/) will be opening for business this weekend, so if you find yourself in Carolina Beach stop in for some Ice Cream. Below you will find pictures of the finished product. If you scan through our past blog postings you will also find progress pictures of the Ice Factory.
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. We will catch you next week. As always if we can be of any assistance to you, including answering any questions you may have about Whitney Blair Inc. or the industry in general, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
The Whitney Blair Inc. Team
http://www.whitneyblair.com/
derek@whitneyblair.com
910-579-9994
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