Congrats to Mira "Pitbull" Piva! Monday, March 1, 2010
Friday night at the Circle of Excellence banquet, our very own Mira Piva received the Rookie of the Year Award for 2010 from the Ada County Association of Realtors.
With a diverse professional background this years Rookie of the Year has worked anywhere from a personal assistant to a property manager to an event planner. For two years she worked at the Linen Building serving not only as their event coordinator but the building manager and marketing director. After hosting CBH Homes yearly kickoff, this years Rookie of the Year fell in love with the company that very moment and decided to join the team.
After hanging her license with CBH Homes in 2009, she has been awarded Superstar three times, and was a Top CBH Agent in her first year. She starts early, goes long. She’s sales tough. She smiles. She moves.
She is devoted and involved in many community organizations, including the Boise Rescue Mission and the Kuna Chamber of Commerce. She is always looking for new ways to help.
She has been married for a little over a year and has a cute puppy named Harley. She enjoys anything and everything including spending time with her family, snowboarding at Bogus Basin, riding bikes and laughing with her friends and co-workers.
You can also check out the announcement and Mira's speech for Rookie of the Year here
Congratulations to Mira "Pitbull" Piva.
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 4:33 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
Happy Holidays from CBH Homes Monday, November 23, 2009
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
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
After 4 years at Boise State, CBH's Touchdown Lounge has graduated. Thursday, September 25, 2008
Lot's of Bronco fans have been asking, "Where's the CBH Touchdown Lounge?
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 3:56 PM
CBH building homes for giraffes? Friday, August 29, 2008
We’re always looking for new and fun ways to put our building expertise to the test. But we never thought of building a home for giraffes before! That is until one young man recently brought the idea to our attention! Read more here.
Thanks for thinking of us and we’ll see what Corey can do!
Labels: Fun Stuff
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 12:37 PM
Makeover Update: Stockdale's One Year Later Tuesday, August 5, 2008
It was just over a year ago when we were contacted by ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to help build a home for the Stockdale’s, a very deserving family in Middleton.
After we learned a little bit about Ryan and Karia Stockdale and their four children, who all suffer from a rare blood disease called Eosinophilic Esophagitis, we rallied our troops and decided to do the impossible – build a home in less than a week.
What we learned through last summer’s experience was an invaluable lesson on how fortunate we all are to live in such a great community. We will never forget the support that we received from friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and even complete strangers. The entire experience left all of us at CBH with priceless memories and we’re thankful that we had the opportunity.
We are so thankful for all of you who have inquired as to how the Stockdale’s were doing in their new home. We have received updates from the family who report that they are extremely happy in their home, and most importantly, that the children are doing well.
In fact, in an interview with KTVB-TV, Karia said, “It feels like we’ve lived in this house forever. It feels so comfortable.” Karia also mentioned that the new filtered air and water systems have made a huge difference with the health of their children.
Click here to view the entire ktvb interview
To view some of our photos of the many people who helped make the project possible, and to see some pictures of the Stockdale house, you can view them here.
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 9:24 AM
It’s fun to live in a city that’s a shining star Friday, June 6, 2008
Those of us who live in Boise and the Treasure Valley know it’s a great place to live. That’s why we’re here.
Lately, Boise has been getting positive, national recognition for being one of the best places to live and work. Sometimes local residents cringe when Boise gets singled out like this because they want it to remain a secret, but when economic times are tough, it sure is nice to be a shining star.
Last week, Boise ranked No. 4 in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s annual list of the Top 10 Best Cities to Live, Work and Play. They called Boise "Rocky Mountain High Tech."
“How do folks get any work done around here? The skiing, snowboarding, fishing, biking and kayaking in and around Boise are an almost irresistible temptation to desert your desk,” wrote Amy Bickers of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.
In March, Forbes magazine selected Boise as the second-best place in the country for business and careers, and it ranked Boise seventh among the top 10 Up-and-Coming Tech Cities. Boise also ranked No. 2 on MSNBC's Top 10 Places To Live In America largely because of housing prices.
There must be some truth to Boise being a great place for business and careers because Forbes keeps ranking the city in the top 5. This was the fourth year in a row when Boise was in the top 5. Last year, we were ranked third, and we ranked first in 2005.
Boise owes its high ranking to a low cost of doing business (rent is reasonable, power costs are among the lowest in the nation, regulation is minimal compared to bigger states, the cost of labor also is reasonable, and Boise has a well-educated work force).
So if you’re already in Boise, enjoy it. If you’re not, and you’re thinking about coming here, then these new reports might give you even more incentive.
Labels: Fun Stuff
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 9:43 AM
Love at First Sight Monday, March 3, 2008
No, it is not a man. It is a house! Who knew I would walk in to my future CBH home (when I was not even house-hunting) and instantly know that it must be mine? Maybe I will one day feel this way about a boy.
It has now been just over a year since I met, fell in love with, and purchased (the next day) my CBH home. And I have to say, I still heart it more and more as time goes by.
Since the beginning of our relationship, my Montico 1934 and I have been best of friends. I shower him with gifts like a custom paint job, a patio cover, and surround sound speakers. In return, he is always there for me, whether I am cooking, doing laundry, watching TV, even sleeping. He even lets me have the entire master closet!
At the end of the day, boys may come and go. But I will always have my Montico.
Tara Cheney
Assistant to Ronda Conger
Vice President
Labels: Fun Stuff, Product Information
posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 9:36 AM
All Of This For A Handout? Thursday, February 28, 2008
I wanted to create a handout for future homebuyers to help them understand the journey of buying a home. Now most graphic artists would throw in some clip art and call it a shift. Seeing as I work for CBH, I am not your average designer. I do my homework, research my product and in the end, give results. So for this handout it was obvious, I had to buy a house.
Anyone that has ever built a home or even purchased a home knows that it comes with a great deal of emotions ranging from excitement and happiness, down to doubt and worry. Buying a home is the largest expense most of us will ever have, and making that decision should not come lightly. For me, my feelings were all over the board. One would think working for CBH looking at floor plans all day long, would make it easy for me to have my dream house already picked out, but that was not the case. I knew what I wanted, how many rooms I needed, but had not pinpointed a single house in an ideal neighborhood, for the right price that included all the features I wanted. My excitement about getting a new house soon turned into frustration. I had so many great choices and pretty much wanted them all, but my mortgage specialist said I could only have one.
My husband was in love with one particular floor plan called the Rutherford. I still thought the Rutherford was hot too, but there was one little problem that was not going to work for my family. The laundry room was connected to the garage. For most families this is ideal, but anyone who has seen my husband do laundry knows it is something that needs to be kept a family secret, far away from any major entrances. So I did what any smart woman would do, I took the floor plan to our architect and ask him to fix it. And did he ever! My laundry room is now upstairs close to the bedrooms in its' own little private world, just waiting for my husband to take it on. The old laundry room is now a cute little mud area where my kids can take off their shoes and coats. (This change is now how we build the Rutherford, so if you love it thank my husband for his mad folding skills.)
After seeing the new laundry set up, I had no choice but to sign on the dotted line. The new Rutherford was perfect for us. Prefect. So then why did I not feel content? It was not the house keeping me up at night, it was the idea of paying for it. This is when I began to question my decisions. Did we really need that big of a house? Did I want to adjust my budget for my new mortgage? Did I really need that Jacuzzi tub or did I need to put in a water softener? Even though my rational side knew I did the right thing, my cautious side gave me a dose of buyers remorse. Luckily this all passed after a few days. I remember feeling a sense of pride and ownership as my foundation was poured and the framing was beginning. Man I loved it already, even without walls.
I am not going to feed anybody full of anything here, there is always going to be hick ups when building a house. Whether minor or major, they are there, no matter whom you build with or where you build it. Fortunately for me we had very few problems, which were promptly resolved. Even though most people would call me biased because of where I work, I can honestly say that building our house with CBH was not only a good experience, it was also fun and enjoyable. In the end I got a smoking hot yellow house, which has properly been named Big Bird.
On March 4th, I get the keys to Big Bird. I will be a homeowner for the first time in my life, and I am beside myself with excitement. Like all homeowners I have to be realistic, there will most likely be some adjustments that need to be made once the house settles, but I am cool with that because I have seen the CBH Warranty Department does for their homeowners.
As you can imagine, the research for this handout cost more than making it, but come on I have a Jacuzzi tub to show for it! What I am really getting at is, with any rewarding experience in life there are ups and downs. Building or buying a home is the same way - the end results make the trip well worth it.
Happy Home Ownership To All!
Devri Roubidoux
CBH Homes Graphic Designer
One side note: Confession time. Yes I am still a fabulous, dedicated designer, but I have to admit I was already building my house I decided to do this assignment. However, if I ever feel the need to design a handout about Europe, I am so booking my ticket.
Labels: Fun Stuff, Product Information
posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 2:09 PM
Community Donates Monday, February 4, 2008
It's Saturday morning February 2, 2008 and I've been thinking about the family that just lost their mother in a car accident this past week in Boise. I pass by their home everyday when I go to work and now when I drive by I can only hope the husband, kids and new born baby are hanging on.
While in my office earlier this week, which happens to be in the community where the family lives, I had a neighbor walk in and ask if I would like to donate some money to the family to help with extra expenses.
I thought to myself, "why not ask the entire company of CBH Homes if they can donate some money?" I mentioned to the kind neighbor I would have some money for the family by the end of the week, I just needed to make a few phone calls.
To my surprise I received an email later that afternoon from another individual that was concerned for the family. This individual also wanted to know if CBH Homes could do something to help the family.
And thanks to the help of CBH Homes, Pioneer Title and lots of very generous community members, we ended up raising $2,154 for the Stoch family. I appreciate the kind neighbor who approached me in my office and the concerned parent for emailing CBH Homes and asking for help! Your generosity has gone a long way.
Thanks so much for all your help!
Calie Rasmussen
posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 3:53 PM
The Bridge loves working with CBH HOMES! Friday, July 6, 2007
On June 29th I closed on two brand new CBH Homes. Let me explain. These homes aren't for me personally. I run a non-profit program called The Bridge here in Boise, ID. We're a program of one of Idaho's oldest charities, the Children's Home Society of Idaho. The Bridge is a multi-phase program. Our first phase entails the education, recruitment, and retention of foster parents. We started this in March of 2004. Now, we've moved into Phase II - our residential program.
Phase II of The Bridge enables foster parents to apply for the opportunity to live rent free for up to three years in exchange for caring for children in foster care. So, when we received a large donation from a local foundation, we went house shopping. Here's what we knew....we needed large, well-built, centrally located properties, and a home building team that would work with us closely to meet these needs. And, we needed a great deal on the properties. I realize that our requirements were numerous and, as such, I also realized that there weren't many home builders in our area that could be flexible enough to accommodate our needs.
After meeting with CBH Homes twice, we had two homes identified for purchase, prices negotiated, and some upgrades to our homes identified. Believe it or not, in five weeks everything was completed and we closed on our two new Bridge Homes. In addition, CBH went back to some of their vendors and subcontractors to provide upgrades so the children living in these homes would have a great start at a better life.
Like any home buyer would do, we had home inspections on both of our properties. Suffice it to say, there was nothing that needed fixing. We are confidnet that these homes are SOLID and will hold up to children!!!
As Program Director of The Bridge, I can't thank Corey, Ronda, and Holly and all of the professional staff at CBH Homes enough. My experience in working with them has been excellent. I highly recommend CBH to anyone interested in buying a new home.
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posted by Megan Crouch @ 10:16 AM
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