New tax credit available for more than new homeowners Friday, November 6, 2009
After being passed through the House and Senate, President Obama has signed the new bill extending and expanding the homebuyer tax credit today. The new bill extends the $8,000 tax credit to first-time homebuyers for seven months, but will also provide $6,500 for previous homeowners. In addition, single taxpayers with incomes up to $125,000 and married couples with incomes up to $225,000 qualify for full tax credit.
According to Builder Online, the House voted 402-12 to approve the extension and expansion, while the Senate passed the measure 98-0 and as expected President Obama signed the bill today. In order to qualify homebuyers will have to purchase a home on or before by April 30, 2010 and close by June 30, 2010.
The IRS has reported than an estimated 1.4 million people have already applied for the homebuyer tax credit. There are high hopes that the extension and expansion will not only help boost the economy, but will create more jobs and generate even more home sales.
If you're looking for the perfect time to buy a home, you've hit the sweet spot. This is the time you've been waiting for. All the right reasons to buy have come together, but this great moment of opportunity won't last forever. With interest rates increasing, and the extension and expansion of the tax credit through June 2010, you might want to hit the sweet spot - while it's still, sweet.
CBH Homes has an extensive selection of affordable homes and new communities coming available soon throughout the Treasure Valley. Click here for a list of move-in ready homes.
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 10:42 AM
Building a better community with the Meridian Food Bank Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Last month Corey Barton and our CBH Homes construction team joined forces with BMC West, Builder’s Interiors, Precision Design & Trim and DNI to lend a hand in our community.
The Meridian Food Bank had outgrown its headquarters and found a more spacious location at a time when demand for free food is growing every month. The building however, was in need of renovation and some tender loving care. CBH Homes jumped at the chance to help out and put our expertise to great use.
“With the help of our community partners, we had loads of fun sprucing up the place. We tore down old walls, built new walls, and installed new flooring, countertops and wall paneling,” said Casey Whittenborn, a superintendent for CBH Homes.
The Meridian Food Bank will officially open their new doors later this month and plans to hold a grand opening for the community in March. “Everything has worked out extremely well,” stated Dan Clark, chairman for the Meridian Food Bank. “It was a delight to work with Corey and his team.”
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posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 2:59 PM
CBH Homes featured in Builder magazine Monday, January 12, 2009
Corey and I have been anxiously awaiting the January issue of Builder magazine to hit the streets. CBH Homes is the No. 1 builder in Idaho and ranks No. 67 nationwide on the 2007 Builder 100 list, but our company had never been featured prominently in the magazine before. Penned by senior writer John Caufield, the article highlights some of the things we’ve done at CBH Homes to remain competitive in the Treasure Valley market.
Mr. Caufield singled out our transition to Square One centers as one of our most innovative ideas. The Square One centers are a one-stop shopping experience where customers can save themselves time and money by finding information on each of our communities in that city, touring model homes, viewing over 50 floorplans and meeting with a mortgage planner onsite.
We want to thank Builder and Mr. Caufield for the article. We had a nice interview with him in November, soon after Deal of a Lifetime II, and the thing he asked us at the conclusion of the interview was “Why haven’t I heard about you before?” We laughed and said we hadn’t tried to remain a secret at the national level, but we had been really busy in Idaho, focusing on providing our customers with quality homes at unbelievably affordable prices.
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 4:48 PM
Cozy Kids 2008 Friday, January 9, 2009
In its seventh year, Cozy Kids 2008 was a great success! We changed things up this time around by making it a competition among CBH Homes Square One centers to see who could collect the most winter coats for kids in our area. The Square Ones had from December 1st – December 17th to garner as many donations as possible. All Square Ones had donation bins in their sales centers, and some went above and beyond by collecting donations from local businesses or driving door to door in certain communities. After everyone’s hard work… drum roll please…
Kuna Square One won the competition by a hair, collecting over 70 coats and bringing the CBH total to 254 coats! Thank you to everyone who helped us keep kids warm this winter!
The CBH Team delivered the donated coats to participating schools and very appreciative school counselors on December 19th.
“I'd like to send a thank you note to your Nampa branch for giving our school a box of coats. Several students were able to have warm coats over the Christmas break because of your generosity. We are so grateful!! Unsolicited generosity like yours in difficult economic times is the glue that holds communities together. Thank you so much, from all of the kids who excitedly received a lovely coat.”
Miranda Palmer
Roosevelt Elementary School Counselor
We would like to thank all of the people who helped make this possible: our homeowners, school counselors, friends and families of CBH Homes. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Jennifer Glauser,
Sales Concierge
Nampa Square One
posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 12:54 PM
Customize Your Home: CBH Design Studio Wednesday, November 19, 2008
So you have found your dream home, congratulations! And guess what? The fun is just beginning. It’s time to customize and personalize your new home. From the color of your front door to the color of your doorknobs, you can let your creativity flow at the CBH Design Studio.
Do you need some design ideas and inspiration? Try looking around your current home. Find your favorite thing in the house: a pillow, a family vacation photo, a favorite shirt. Whatever it may be, it will have a color or theme that will get you pointed in the right direction. Looking through magazines can also inspire you to find the color or style you’ve always dreamed of. When you find it, make sure to bring it with you to the Design Studio. Your Design Consultant will be able to use it as a guide in helping you to choose the perfect color palette.
We are actually undergoing a transformation ourselves here at the Design Studio. We’re excited to announce that we are expanding our studio to bring you even more options, and new, charming vignettes to further inspire your creativity. Stay tuned for details on our Grand Opening. In the mean time, stop by Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm or Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Amy Watson, CBH Homes Design Studio Consultant
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posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 11:46 AM
Mountain Home is a new home for us Wednesday, November 12, 2008
We've been building homes and communities in the Boise area since 1992. And have now expanded into Mountain Home, with four exciting new communities.
In fact, we've just broken ground on two of them: Silverstone and Colonial Estates. At CBH Homes, we're very excited about our arrival in the town that's home to the 366th Fighter Wing "Gunfighters" -- and we look forward to building great homes for the residents of Mountain Home.
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posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 2:21 PM
Buyers find a “Deal of a Lifetime” Friday, October 31, 2008
It was an exciting weekend for all of us here at CBH Homes as we celebrated Deal of a Lifetime 2! We launched our sale last Friday morning and were thrilled to see hundreds of prospective buyers through the doors of each of our five Square One centers throughout the Treasure Valley. The number of visitors to our sites more than tripled and our website received thousands of hits.
In addition to selling homes this past weekend we made new friends and followers on Twitter and caught lots of attention with our guerilla marketing, Big Red Tag.
Make no mistake about it: there are buyers in the Treasure Valley looking to purchase new homes. For Deal of a Lifetime 2 we offered over 200 homes in Boise, Meridian, Star, Kuna, Nampa and Caldwell for up to $50,000 off. We sold 77 homes ranging in price from $88,000 to $275,000. We’re thrilled with the results and happy to be a part of helping over 70 families find and purchase their new home.
In addition we have launched the CBH Homebuyer’s Club as a resolution for buyers who have obstacles to overcome prior to qualifying for a loan and being able to purchase a new home. With the help of our CBH Home Loans loan specialists and the Homebuyer’s Club, our buyers will receive guidance to help them plan, save, and potentially repair their credit in order to purchase.
If you missed out on Deal of a Lifetime 2, there are always great deals to take advantage of. Visit one of our five Square One centers today.
Most of all, congratulations to our 77 new Deal of a Lifetime 2 homebuyers!
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 3:33 PM
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