The Knight Group Home Designs Stand Out at 28th OBIE Awards
ATLANTA – The Knight Group won two Gold OBIEs for home designs in two different communities at the 2008 Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s 28th Annual OBIE Awards Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008. The Gala home plan won for best building design for single family attached homes under $150,000 in their Renaissance at Southpark community in Fairburn. The Huffman model home in their Westcott Place community in Jefferson, also garnered a Gold OBIE for The Knight Group.
“We are extremely proud of our communities, and honored to be recognized among the best-of-the-best of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s membership,” said Chris Knight, Vice President of The Knight Group.
The Gala home plan at the Renaissance at Southpark is a three bedroom, two and a half bath townhome with a two-car garage. The main floor features an open floor plan with a fireplace and separate dining room. The large master retreat provides ample opportunity for relaxation with its sitting room, jetted tub and private balcony. The impressive trim detail in the dining room and foyer, granite countertops, raised panel cherry cabinets, deluxe lighting package, and fireplace are just a few of the special touches that make this home award-winning.
The community amenities include a clubhouse, pool and lighted tennis courts. This community starting in the $130,000s offers six other home plans. Rear-entry garages allow for a clean, manicured streetscape, while sidewalks throughout the community and maintenance free lawns complete with irrigation system help enhance and maintain curb appeal. The community and is located just minutes from I-285, downtown Atlanta, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The Gold award-winning Huffman home plan at Westcott Place features over 2,000 square feet starting in the $160,000s. This spacious ranch style home plan includes three bedrooms, two and a half baths, a two-car garage and formal living and dining rooms.
Upon entering the home, homebuyers are greeted with the grandeur of the formal dining room. The columns, trim, and detail add a sense of elegance to the space. The open flow to the great room and large kitchen offers both ease and comfort.
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Homebuyers will also enjoy the large walk-in pantry, sitting room and flex space designed to be an office in this Gala model. Stone and shake accents, granite countertops, and distressed hardwood flooring add a glamorous appeal to the award-winning Huffman home plan.
Westcott Place offers amazing amenities including a lake, pool, sidewalks, streetlights, tennis courts and underground utilities. Children in Westcott Place attend excellent Jackson county schools.
The Knight Group has been “Presenting Home” since 1978. Over twenty-five neighborhoods and 5,000 homes later The Knight Group is still presenting some of the most affordable and desirable neighborhoods in Metro Atlanta. The Knight Group is a family business with founders Perry and Scott Knight, and their sons Jay and Chris Knight, on site every day. That family touch offers buyers the benefits of a local, hands-on company, while the company’s large sales volume offers buyers the benefits of efficient systems and value pricing. Knight homes are built with quality and care, at a great value. The Knight Group has won multiple OBIEs. A Certified Professional Homebuilder, The Knight Group participates in the program’s continuing education classes each year and is code certified with the International Code Council. For more information visit www.knighthomes.com.
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The Knight Group opens Pine Grove in Stockbridge Georgia--Phase Two Grand Opening
The Knight Group has opened Phase Two of Pine Grove in Stockbridge Georgia. Pine Grove features large homes on large homesites. Amenities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, and nature trails. Prices at Pine Grove start in the $190's and go up to $275,000. Basement homes are available. Justine Mason is the Sales Representative and can be reached at 678-565-3886. http://www.knighthomes.com/
Ten reasons to buy now
1. Homeownership – the first step to building wealth
2. It is a Buyer’s Market! Builders are offering a host of value-added incentives, but hurry they won’t last long
3. Interest rates remain low
4. May be eligible for tax deductions
5. Return on Investment – the rate of appreciation in Atlanta is above the national average
6. By owning your own home, you can live the American Dream
7. Location…Location…Location - homes are available in a variety of price ranges throughout the entire greater Atlanta region
8. Housing Choice – home buyers have more choices than ever before – from traditional single family homes to mixed use developments, today’s homes feature flexible designs, innovative technology & the latest products and finishes.
9. Energy efficient construction techniques and products translate into savings
10. Atlanta remains a hot market, ranking 4th nationally in home sales
2. It is a Buyer’s Market! Builders are offering a host of value-added incentives, but hurry they won’t last long
3. Interest rates remain low
4. May be eligible for tax deductions
5. Return on Investment – the rate of appreciation in Atlanta is above the national average
6. By owning your own home, you can live the American Dream
7. Location…Location…Location - homes are available in a variety of price ranges throughout the entire greater Atlanta region
8. Housing Choice – home buyers have more choices than ever before – from traditional single family homes to mixed use developments, today’s homes feature flexible designs, innovative technology & the latest products and finishes.
9. Energy efficient construction techniques and products translate into savings
10. Atlanta remains a hot market, ranking 4th nationally in home sales
Three reasons why you should buy a new home in Atlanta by February
1. Inventory Levels will be shrinking—leading to increased BUILDER confidence
The main reason for all of the great housing deals in Atlanta right now is that the number of homes for sale exceeds the number of homes being purchased by a sizeable margin. There is currently about four months of “oversupply”.
The good news for producers of new homes, builders, is that the amount of oversupply is decreasing daily. New building permits are at a standstill, but homes continue to close in fairly large numbers. Every day that the number of closings exceeds the number of new starts, the market absorbs some of the supply.
When February arrives there will still be too much inventory; however, the levels will be decreasing significantly, and builders will be gaining confidence once again. As their confidence returns, they will stop offering the huge incentives that are currently available in the marketplace.
No more $10,000 off. No more free home theatre. No more cash back.
2. New homes always sell better in the spring—leading to increased BUILDER confidence
You want to buy when others are not—that’s when you get the best deal.
Just like a new car dealer offers better deals during their slow sales months but ditches the incentives when sales pick up, builders will do the same. They will continue to offer incentives throughout the winter not only because the market is down but also just because it’s winter. They always offer incentives in the winter—even in a hot market.
Inventory levels will continue to decrease throughout the winter, and then when builders see an increase in home shoppers in March, as temperatures begin to rise, they will have renewed confidence that the market has rebounded.
Once again, that confidence will lead builders to discontinue the sizeable incentives to purchase.
No more free granite countertops. No more free gift cards. No more free closing costs.
3. The secret will be out—leading to increased BUYER confidence
Just like everyone is currently talking about how bad the housing market is, by March they will begin to talk about “how much better” it is beginning to look. As the media and the buying public begin to echo that sentiment, people who have been sitting on the sidelines, “waiting to see what’s going to happen”, will come out of the woodwork. Consumers will once again feel that they have “permission” to begin looking for that new home deal.
The only problem with waiting for that deal is that by the time “the secret” gets out, the deals will have already begun to disappear. There will still be some, of course; but they will not be as plenteous, or any better, than they are right now.
No more free Homeowner dues. No more free hot tub. No more free basement.
What we have right now is the proverbial ground floor. The deals ain’t getting any sweeter, and after February they will have begun to disappear altogether.
Confidence is the key. Beginning in March, builder confidence and buyer confidence will prove that from now until February may be the absolute best time that you may see in the next decade to write a contract on that new home you’ve been dreaming of!
The main reason for all of the great housing deals in Atlanta right now is that the number of homes for sale exceeds the number of homes being purchased by a sizeable margin. There is currently about four months of “oversupply”.
The good news for producers of new homes, builders, is that the amount of oversupply is decreasing daily. New building permits are at a standstill, but homes continue to close in fairly large numbers. Every day that the number of closings exceeds the number of new starts, the market absorbs some of the supply.
When February arrives there will still be too much inventory; however, the levels will be decreasing significantly, and builders will be gaining confidence once again. As their confidence returns, they will stop offering the huge incentives that are currently available in the marketplace.
No more $10,000 off. No more free home theatre. No more cash back.
2. New homes always sell better in the spring—leading to increased BUILDER confidence
You want to buy when others are not—that’s when you get the best deal.
Just like a new car dealer offers better deals during their slow sales months but ditches the incentives when sales pick up, builders will do the same. They will continue to offer incentives throughout the winter not only because the market is down but also just because it’s winter. They always offer incentives in the winter—even in a hot market.
Inventory levels will continue to decrease throughout the winter, and then when builders see an increase in home shoppers in March, as temperatures begin to rise, they will have renewed confidence that the market has rebounded.
Once again, that confidence will lead builders to discontinue the sizeable incentives to purchase.
No more free granite countertops. No more free gift cards. No more free closing costs.
3. The secret will be out—leading to increased BUYER confidence
Just like everyone is currently talking about how bad the housing market is, by March they will begin to talk about “how much better” it is beginning to look. As the media and the buying public begin to echo that sentiment, people who have been sitting on the sidelines, “waiting to see what’s going to happen”, will come out of the woodwork. Consumers will once again feel that they have “permission” to begin looking for that new home deal.
The only problem with waiting for that deal is that by the time “the secret” gets out, the deals will have already begun to disappear. There will still be some, of course; but they will not be as plenteous, or any better, than they are right now.
No more free Homeowner dues. No more free hot tub. No more free basement.
What we have right now is the proverbial ground floor. The deals ain’t getting any sweeter, and after February they will have begun to disappear altogether.
Confidence is the key. Beginning in March, builder confidence and buyer confidence will prove that from now until February may be the absolute best time that you may see in the next decade to write a contract on that new home you’ve been dreaming of!
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