Emerson Floor Plan at Mount Airy

Mount Airy, Keystone Custom Homes’ newest community located in Shrewsbury, has a plethora of options to choose from for a new home. Ranging from the $300,000s and higher, buyers can look and decide between a selection of different home plans for their new home. 

One of the plans, the Emerson, offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. With the Emerson floor plan, the main floor includes a study, formal living area, dining room and a gourmet kitchen that is open to the family room. Upstairs, the owner’s suite features an oversized walk-in closet and elegant bath with optional garden tub and separate walk-in shower.

Time is Running Out for April Upgrades

Keystone Custom Homes is offering three designer upgrades on new contracts through April. Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful Kennedy fireplace, a gourmet kitchen, and a luxurious Venetian bath with ceramic tile floor, at no additional cost!

“We wanted to offer upgrades that we know our customers enjoy the most,” said president of Keystone Custom Homes Jeff Rutt. “These upgrades would look stunning in any of our floor plans.”

The Kennedy fireplace is an upgrade that simply adds elegance to any space. This popular design becomes the focal point of the family room.

The gourmet kitchen is also included in this upgrade promotion. Appointments include a large island, beautiful wood cabinets and crown molding. Offered with the gourmet kitchen is the option to upgrade to a gas stovetop, which most buyers do to keep with the modern theme.

Move in Quick with Keystone Custom Homes

Keystone Custom Homes has several quick move-in homes available at reduced pricing. Fairway Villages at Chesapeake Golf Club offers quick move-in townhomes and single family homes priced from the $250,000s.

Located at 113 Five Iron Drive, this Augusta Manor designer model home is available now for $469,512. The lucky buyer of this home will receive a savings of $127,861.This floor plan offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. The first floor includes an owner’s suite with walk-in closet and bathroom and a kitchen with breakfast area, triple window and a full-view, patio-style door, which leads to the backyard deck. The master bath is the Venetian package including a soaking tub, walk-in tile shower, recessed shower lights and a double bowl vanity system.

Energy/Plus Homes Save Health and Money

Keystone Custom Homes wants to save its customers money while saving the environment. By offering Energy/Plus homebuilding products, Keystone is able to achieve this goal.

Energy/Plus homes are built with specific energy saving products. Low Emittance (Low-E) window coating reflects heat and blocks UV rays. Besides saving money on heating costs, this coating will save the life of furniture, paint, flooring, fabrics and anything that is susceptible to being faded by sunlight. In addition, UV light is bad for skin, so by blocking these rays, this coating is saving homeowners’ health.

Stay Warm this Winter with Keystone Custom Homes

What’s worse than being soaking wet? Being freezing cold and soaking wet! Stay warm and save money with Keystone Custom Homes this winter. Buying an energy-efficient home backed by a heating cost guarantee will do both of these things!

Using money and energy saving technology, Keystone Custom Homes can save buyers up to $1500 a year as compared to heating a used home. The guarantee backs Keystone’s homes for up to $490 per year. What does this mean? Heating costs in a new Keystone Custom Home will not exceed $490 in a year.

Keystone Offers 52 Quick Move-In Homes

Looking for a new home, but don't have time for one to be built? Then, be sure to check out Keystone Custom Homes. The builder has 52 luxurious quick move-in homes that are ready now!

Priced at $239,912, the Richmond Manor home in Devon Creek is a must-see with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. Highlights include an elegant foyer with hardwood flooring, bonus room, spacious kitchen, dining area, laundry room, powder room and family room. Upstairs, the home offers an owner's suite with walk-in closet and a spa-like bath. Located in Lancaster, Devon Creek is minutes from Route 23, parks, restaurants, entertainment and shopping. A Planned Traditional Neighborhood Community, Devon Creek also has a community park, playground/tot lot, pavilion, picnic area and open fields.

Quick Move-In Ready Homes at Applewood and Carriage Park

Keystone Custom Homes is providing quick move-in ready homes in communities that provide a private feel while still having convenience to shopping and dining. Two of their communities, Applewood and Carriage Park both have gorgeous move-in ready homes.

The Applewood community is featuring their Windsor Heritage home that is located at 19 Empire Lane in Aspers, PA. Priced at $279,612, this home features four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. This home is still under construction. When done, this home will be move-in ready for the buyer's convenience.

Glenwood Estates features the Ethan Manor Floor Plan

Keystone Custom Homes is introducing its newest community, Glenwood Estates. Located in Douglasville, there are 15 home sites available with prices starting in the $230,000s.

“We are ready and excited to start building dream homes for families at this amazing community,” said Janette Hawkins, Vice President of Marketing at Keystone Custom Homes. “Buyers will love Glenwood Estates' gorgeously designed floor plans and convenient location.”

Stay Healthy and Live Well with Keystone Custom Homes

The future of home building isn’t what you might think. According to Realtor.com, wellness communities are the future of the home building space. A wellness community is more than what it sounds like; it includes everything from energy-efficient appliances to designs that facilitate the wellness of residents. To keep up with the trends and serve its customers, Keystone Custom Homes offers multiple communities with walkable features.

Keystone Custom Homes Introduces Fab 4 Free Promotion

Keystone Custom Homes announces its new Fab 4 Free promotion that allows new home buyers to receive upgraded home features for free. The upgraded features that will be included in each home are a Venetian bath with a soaking tub, stainless steel appliances, gourmet kitchen with maple cabinets and granite countertops. The promotion continues through August 31, 2015.

New home buyers can take advantage of this great promotion across Central Pennsylvania with communities in Lancaster, York, Adams, Montgomery, Cumberland, Dauphin, Berks, Chester and Lebanon counties. Keystone Custom Homes also builds communities in Northeast Maryland.

Build Your Dream Home from the Ground Up in Kingston Hill

Kingston Hill is Keystone Custom Homes’ newest community in Montgomery County. The community features single-family homes from the $240,000s with exclusive floor plans. Kingston Hill sits on 46 acres of open space and currently offers eight home sites ready for construction.

New home buyers can select a property to begin construction of their dream home with the help of Keystone Custom Homes. Buyers can select from over 10 home plans and customize the home to fit their needs. Each home plan offers a variety of elevation plans to select from including the Heritage, Traditional, Vintage, Manor or English Cottage. Homes also include add-on options such as additional bedrooms, fireplaces, kitchen islands and more.

Kingston Hill is located in the small town of Gilbertsville where residents have access to local shopping, dining and major transportation routes. Children residing in the community attend schools in the Boyertown Area school district. Find your perfect home in Kingston Hill today!

Settle Down This Summer with Keystone Custom Homes in Millstone

Millstone is Keystone Custom Homes’ new community in Harrisburg. This community offers single-family homes with breathtaking views. This summer, Millstone features its final move-in ready home perfect for any family. Quick move-in ready homes are ideal for families to move into just before the school year starts. 

The community offers over 15 different home plans exclusive to Keystone Custom Homes. Each home plan offers different floor plans with elevation styles to choose from. Homes in Millstone are priced from the $230,000s. Millstone offers walking paths and open space throughout the community for family fun. 

Children who live in Millstone attend local schools in the Central Dauphin district and receive an excellent education. The Central Dauphin district received high ratings for education throughout all schools in the district. 

Realtors Can Win a Dream Vacation to Costa Rica

Being a Realtor in PA has never been better! Keystone Custom Homes announces its Dream Vacation campaign. Now through December 31, Realtors that sell a Keystone home will be entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Costa Rica with airfare, hotel and $500 spending money included. Drawings will be held quarterly for $500 Visa gift cards too!*

How's it work? Realtors that sell one home, get one chance. Realtors that sell two homes, get two chances. Realtors that sell three homes, get three additional chances. Extra chances continue through five homes sold and an extra five chances.

First Time Home Buyers Seminar with Keystone Custom Homes

There are many questions first time home buyers have when it comes to buying their first home. Keystone Custom Homes is here to help with the anxiety that comes with buying a home with their First Time Home Buyers Seminar. Learn the ABCs of building, buying and financing a new home on Saturday, Jan. 31. Beginning at 10 a.m. to noon, this free event will be held at the Heritage Hotel located at 500 Centerville Road in Lancaster, PA.

During this seminar, Keystone Custom Homes will cover building, buying and financing a new home. Attendees will learn how to purchase a home with no money down and will also learn how to start a responsible financing plan. Other tops include how to improve credit scores, how to avoid the two biggest mistakes that first time home buyers make and how to save money.

Purchase a New Home this Holiday Season

Looking for a change of pace this holiday season? How about a new home? For a new outlook and new possibilities, Keystone offers House Swap as a quick, easy and sure way to sell an old home and get a brand new Keystone home in exchange.

Also known as Certain Sale, Keystone Custom Homes’ House Swap program pairs sellers with real estate professionals or in-house consultants to find the best buyer and price for a home sale. Once the seller is enrolled in the House Swap program and cleared by an approved lender, the process to buy a new home begins.

Keystone Custom Homes Offers Free Home Buyer Seminar

Hints of a cool and colorful fall are appearing just in time for the next free Keystone home buyer seminar. Keystone offers periodic seminars for first-time home buyers to help navigate the sometimes overwhelming process of first-time home ownership, and the next will be Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon.

“2014 brought a huge growth to the home building industry,” said Janette Hawkins, vice president of Marketing and Information Technology at Keystone Custom Homes. “As more people enter the market, we are meeting with a lot of first time buyers. They all have the same questions and concerns. This seminar will address all that and more.”

Keystone Continues Growth with New Communities

Throughout the past year, Pennsylvania home builder, Keystone Custom Homes, has been on a path of expansion. They are excited to announce their latest growth effort with their two new communities Timberlake and Charleston Ridings. These communities both offer beautiful single-family homes with prices starting in the $200,000s.

Keystone’s new community at Timberlake offers residents a serene Wernersville location that also provides access to Route 422, shopping and dining. Residing within Berks County, these homes range from the $230,000s and gain access to the Wilson School District. One of Keystone’s popular floor plan options available in this community is the Emerson. This home offers 2,880 square feet, four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and a price tag of $251,932. The plan boasts a spacious foyer and kitchen with a breakfast area, as well as an upstairs laundry room and walk-in closets. Additional options to the home include a deck, sun room, and a fifth bedroom.

Charleston Ridings is Harrisburg’s latest Keystone community, and offers homes priced from the $260,000s. The Dauphin County location gives residents access to the sought after Central Dauphin School District, as well as a bordering park, entertainment, shopping and major transportation routes. One of the community’s available floor plans is the Windsor. This plan offers 2,227 square feet, four spacious bedrooms, and two and a half bathrooms. The is priced at $281,235, and includes a mud room, breakfast nook, spacious kitchen with island and an upstairs laundry room.

To learn more about these new communities and to view Keystone’s other floor plans, visit their website at www.keystonecustomhome.com. 

Keystone’s Pin-teresting Spring Campaign

Lancaster home builder, Keystone Custom Homes, took a very pin-teresting approach to their most recent social media campaign! Their “Decorate Keystone’s Model Home for Spring” campaign ran through April and into May, where participants created Pinterest boards filled with spring home decorating ideas.

In order to be included in the chance to win the grand prize – a $250 gift card to Pottery Barn – contestants had to follow a few steps. Each board had to be titled “Decorate Keystone’s Model Home for Spring,” and include at least 10 pins that used the contest-specific hashtag #DecorateKCHHomeForSping.

Pin to Win with Keystone Custom Homes

What warm weather images on Pinterest have inspired your home this spring? Why not pin your favorite spring home looks and be entered for the chance to win a $250 Pottery Barn gift card?

Keystone Custom Homes is hosting a Pinterest contest that could make you a winner. The “Decorate Keystone’s Model Home for Spring” is a fun way for you to post your favorite pins of living rooms, bathrooms, bedrooms and more in order to give them some great spring decorating tips for one of their model homes.

Learn the ABCs of Buying a Home at Free Seminar

Spring is often the start of the busiest season for home sales. For first-time buyers, the process can be overwhelming. Lancaster home builder Keystone Custom Homes wants to ease the process with a seminar for anyone looking to buy their first home.

The seminar will be held on Saturday, March 29 in the Heritage Hotel at 500 Centerville Road in Lancaster. The two-hour class kicks off at 10 a.m. and will go through the ABCs of building, buying and financing a home for the first time.

Discussions will cover a wide range of topics related to buying a home including:

• Using a responsible financing plan to purchase a new home in Lancaster
• The importance of saving money and how to do it effectively
• Why credit scores matter
• The big mistakes that first-time buyers commit and how to not fall into the same traps

“Those that attend the seminar will leave knowing that owning has never been easier,” said Keystone Custom Homes Vice President of Marketing Janette Hawkins. “They will be even more excited to start their new home search.”

Attendees will also learn how affordable it is to buy a new home for just $1,825 a month that features walk-in closets, a garage and more.

The seminar is free for all attendees, but reservations are required because space is limited. Keystone Custom Homes will give all attendees a $50 gas card, a free credit report and a copy of Automatic Millionaire by David Bach. Call Jennifer Baxter at 717-464-9060 ext. 129. More information on the seminar is available at www.keystonecustomhome.com.