Stop the Madness Promo Friday, January 22, 2010
Stop the Madness promo - this weekend only - starting today and ending Sunday, January 24th at midnight -CBH Homes is offering you this amazing promo. Check it out!
Spec Homes:
- 3% in closing costs
- Full Backyard Landscaping to include front and rear sprinklers and sod
- Energy Star included
Labels: Promotions and Sales
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 10:46 AM
Is 2010 the Year a House Once Again Becomes a Home? Friday, January 15, 2010
Dotloop.com posted an amazing story on January 13, 2010. We loved this article and wanted to share it with you.
They keep bringing little chocolates into the office.
This can’t be a good thing.
Every time I get up from my desk to get something I print off, I come back not only with a few sheets of paper, but a few miniature Krackels and Mr. Goodbars, too.
They’re delicious, but the holidays are over. I need to get back to the swing of things and start eating right again. I’ve had my months of gluttony—now it’s time to focus, to get back to the basics.
Likewise, the housing market needs to do the same thing. It had its years of gluttony, of record-breaking ROI, but the housing bubble–just like Christmas–is over. It’s 2010, not only a new year, but a new decade. Let’s get back to basics, starting with rule #1: a house should be a home first–not an investment.
Down the Drain?
Over the last few days, I’ve read many posts about people who purchased a home or a condo only to have lost a third or more of their equity. Obviously, losing equity in a home can be a hard pill to swallow, but unless you’re selling it tomorrow, you really haven’t “lost” anything.
Now, this is not in reference to the families who’ve lost their home, either through foreclosure due to job-loss or illness, but rather, folks who “lost” some imaginary notion of wealth based on the market value of their home.
After all, they still have a roof over their head, right? And if they’re lucky, their mortgage payment hasn’t changed.
The miniature Hershey bars are delicious. But if you told me that the “value” of Hershey miniatures went up to $400 an ounce, would they taste any better? Probably not. Likewise, if your house’s value goes up, it may make you feel better, but the house itself hasn’t changed.
More Than a Piggy Bank
Let’s get one thing straight: I don’t own my house. The bank owns my house; I’m just paying them off over the course of 30 years. I’m renting to own.
In the meantime, however, I have free reign to paint the hallway with orange stripes or add a deck made of cereal boxes in the back if I so choose. I can decorate it as I please and make the house reflect who I am. I don’t have to worry about noisy neighbors, jerky landlords, or weird smells emanating from someone else’s kitchen. If I have kids some day, I can raise them in the house. It’s my responsibility to keep it nice and not fall apart. It’s a lot of work, but anything worth having usually is.
My house is a place for me to live in, not a piggy bank. I don’t view my house as a source of income when I retire–that’s what my 401(k) and IRAs are for. My house is simply my haven from the world–a space that I can make my own and come “home” to.
The more we attach our worth and value as people to the things we own, the more stressed out we’ll be, and there’s already enough stress in being a home “ower”.
So, enjoy your house and make it a home. If it happens to go up in value, good for you; but if it happens to go down, don’t sweat it. After all, you have a roof over your head. A house should be about making a home, not about increasing your net worth. When it all comes down to it, a house is just a building. A home is something different entirely.
So, no more miniature candies for me. And no more stressing out whether or not my house is “worth” it. Because it’s worth it to me and, even if the world says it only has a value of $5.34, I can still walk into the front door and shut them out, in peace. Because I bought my house to live in, not as a barometer for success. The Joneses are more than welcome to pass me by if they like.
And hey, if it is only worth $5.34, think about how much money I’ll save in property taxes!
Labels: Real Estate News
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 1:44 PM
What a busy CBH December Wednesday, December 23, 2009
December has been a busy month for CBH Homes.
We had a great time joining in the Kuna Night Light Parade on December 5th. We braved the cold and tossed out candy and showed our holiday spirit.
On December 8th we delivered mini Christmas cupcakes to preferred real estate offices around the Treasure Valley. Our sales team took Christmas tree cupcake stands filled with yummy goodies from Buttercup Happycakes to thank them.
December 16th we held a Red Key Club event for CBH homeowners at Macy's in the Boise Towne Square Mall. All of our homeowners were invited out to pick up their new red key and received one day only offers from participating stores in the mall. To learn more about Red Key Club please click HERE.
Friday, December 18th we held our annual holiday party and held a Best of CBH awards ceremony including Most Likely to Eat 12 Hotdogs in 60 Seconds, Most Likely to Succeed, Best CBH Spirit, Hottest Spouse, and Best Dressed.
Our Square One Centers will be open Saturday, December 26th and Sunday, December 27th from 9am to 8pm (closed Thursday and Friday).
Happy Holidays to you and your family.
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 10:44 AM
8th Annual Cozy Kids Thank You Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Thanks to everyone who donated coats for our Cozy Kids coat drive the past couple weeks. We have been fortunate to be able to help kids in need receive winter coats for the past eight years. We received 500 coats, plus other warm clothing, hats and gloves to help 500 or more children in the Treasure Valley. We would not have been able to help so many kids without everyone who donated.
A big thanks to Pioneer Title who donated 50 brand new coats plus other clothing to the kids in need.
We delivered all our coats on December 17th to the schools throughout the Treasure Valley to a large group of happy kids who will be warm for the holidays.
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 11:58 AM
8th Annual Cozy Kids Thursday, December 10, 2009
The 8th Annual CBH Homes Cozy Kids coat drive kicked off last week.
CBH Homes has been fortunate over the last seven years to be able to help kids in need receive warm winter clothing. We are asking for your help again this year, so we can dress even more Treasure Valley kids.
We are collecting clean, new or used coat donations in all sizes. Sales agents in all our Square One Sales Centers are collecting donations at their offices, but will also be picking up coat donations in our communities. We will be collecting coats through December 15th, then delivering them to the school counselors and children in need on December 16th.
Labels: CBH, CBH Homeowners, Fun Stuff
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 10:00 AM
Red Key Club Red Carpet Event Wednesday, December 9, 2009
When: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 5-10 p.m.Where: Macy’s, at the Boise Towne Square Mall
Who: New and existing CBH Homeowners
What: Pick up your CBH-branded red key and shop the sales
You are invited to join CBH during the Macy's One Day Sale at Boise Towne Square Mall. Go to the lower level Macy's mall entrance, look for the red carpet which will lead you to your Red Key. Full details click here.
Labels: CBH Homeowners, Promotions and Sales
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 3:42 PM
Happy Holidays from CBH Homes Monday, November 23, 2009
Happy Holidays. We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you to all the agents who joined us for our turkey giveaway luncheon a few weeks ago. We are thankful for all the Realtors who sold our homes this year. We had such a great time!
"Thank you and CBH Homes for the gift cards. It was really nice to feel appreciated in this market. I feel beat up most of the time with real estate in the current market and what you as a company did [November 20] was wonderful to be a part of. I really do love selling CBH homes. I know that my clients are going to be taken care of by CBH Homes long after they close. I don't always have that confidence with other builders. Thanks again for being part of something great!"-Leslie Neil, Group One
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 3:11 PM
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