Excellent Schools Near Cherokee County Homes for Sale

The Cherokee County School District was recently ranked among the four highest counties in the metro Atlanta area for its graduation rate. With a 78 percent graduation rate, the county school system exceeds the state average by 6.5 percentage points.

As the largest and fastest growing builder of Cherokee County homes for sale, Smith Douglas Communities is proud to offer its buyers a beautiful selection of homes near such outstanding schools.

Here's a breakdown of which of the Atlanta home builder's communities are districted for each school:

River Ridge High School-84.5 Percent

• Cornerstone Estates: Now in its final opportunities, this community is the best selling community in Cherokee County. Only a few Woodstock GA homes priced from the high $190,000s to $200,000s remain. Community amenities include private green space, walking trails, a pool with cabana and tennis courts
• Woodstock Village: The model home is now open and these homes are selling fast! This quaint community located off of Highway 92 is minutes from downtown Woodstock with five unique home designs priced from the $150,000s.

Woodstock High School-80.3 percent

• The Glen at River Park: Enjoy a live, work, play location with these homes in Woodstock. In addition to five different two-story plans priced from the $130,000s, residents benefit from an amenities package including a clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, fitness center, basketball courts, a playground and a park.

Sequoyah High School-77.3 percent

• Cherokee Reserve: Located in Canton, this community of homes is now pre-selling. A wooded environment provides a lush oasis just minutes from shops, restaurants, entertainment and parks. Buyers may choose from five two-story plans priced from the $190,000s.

Cherokee High School-71.9 percent

• River Brooke: Phase two of this Canton community will break ground soon. Buyers enjoy a mix of ranch and two-story plans with up to five bedrooms and pricing from the $150,000s. Community amenities include a playground and swimming pool with cabana.
• Station at Prominence: Smith Douglas Communities is bring new homes in Atlanta to this established Canton community. Priced from the $150,000s, these ranch and two story homes are a spacious 1,400 to 2,500 square feet.

To learn more about all of the builder's homes for sale in Cherokee County, click here.

Prime Location Makes Active Adult Community Popular with Home Buyers

The Orchards Group, an active adult home builder in North Atlanta, builds quality homes in outstanding communities that are complete with state-of-the-art amenities. But what makes the The Orchards Groups’ communities so popular with active adult home buyers? According to many of the residents, the location and local amenities are one of the primary factors that helped them decide to live in an Orchards Group community.

“Many of the large active adult builders in metro Atlanta choose locations that are much further out,” said Mitch Block, sales and marketing director for The Orchards Group. “But, at The Orchards Group, we prefer to build smaller, more intimate communities that provide a more convenient location for our residents.”

The Orchards of East Cherokee is located central to four downtown areas that include Roswell, Woodstock, Alpharetta and Canton. This convenient location provides homeowners with an easy community to an abundance of local shopping, entertainment and dining destinations.

One of the newest attractions that has been drawing residents to The Orchards of East Cherokee is the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta. This outstanding outlet mall is just minutes away from the community and includes a multitude of popular retailers, such as J. Crew, Columbia Sportswear, Journeys, Nike, Brooks Brothers, Yankee Candle, Le Creuset and much more.

At The Orchards of East Cherokee, prospective home buyers will find two distinct villages that each have their own unique blend of home designs. The Gallery features two to four bedroom single-family homes while the Southern Heritage collection includes two to four bedroom ranch condominium homes. Each of the homes offers residents low-maintenance living, which allows them extra time to enjoy their carefree, active adult lifestyle.

For more information on the new active adult homes that are available at The Orchards of East Cherokee, contact the sales center at 770-345-5409 or visit www.OrchardsGroup.com. 

First Building of Suwanee Townhomes at Brynfield Sold Out

Since announcing their new Suwanee townhomes at Brynfield just a few short weeks ago, buyers have been flocking to the Smith Douglas community to reserve their spot. In fact, the Atlanta home builder has had such a high demand that the first building is already sold out!

These new townhomes in Suwanee are affordably priced from the $160,000s. Buyers can choose from two different three bedroom floor plans with just over 1,600 square feet, the Pierce and the Suwanee. The Pierce features a large family room off of the foyer that is open to the kitchen with eat-in dining area and a back patio; upstairs is an owner's suite with trey ceiling and walk-in closets, two secondary bedrooms and a laundry room. The Suwanee also features all three bedrooms and the laundry room on the second level, but the kitchen and dining area are off of the foyer on the main level.

Brynfield is an exclusive gated community of Gwinnett County homes and townhomes. Community amenities are conducive to family fun, and include a neighborhood pool with mushroom water feature, cabana and a playground.

Situated in the heart of Gwinnett, this community of Atlanta new homes is convenient to I-85, Discover Mills, the Mall of Georgia, Coolray Field, the Arena at Gwinnett Center and downtown Suwanee. Plus, Suwanee has been rated as one of the top places to live, one of the best towns for families and one of the greatest cities to raise kids by multiple publications.

These new Suwanee townhomes won't last too much longer, so secure your spot today by visiting the sales center at 42 Reynoldston Court in Suwanee or calling 678-731-7066.

Keystone Custom Homes Offers New Home Savings for the Holidays

Does your holiday gift list this year include a beautiful new home? If so and you're a buyer in the Pennsylvania or Maryland area, you may have just hit the holiday jackpot! Local builder Keystone Custom Homes has 26 move-in ready homes that come with an extra special gift, a 2.75 percent interest rate*!

Keystone Custom Homes' quick delivery homes are sure to meet all of the needs on your wish list. Features and finishes of these homes include master on the main and master upstairs floor plans, formal living and dining spaces, spacious family rooms, gourmet kitchens, large bedrooms and much more all starting from the $200,000s. All of these homes are in today's most desirable locations, including Palmyra, Lancaster, Marietta, York, Douglassville, Harrisburg, Glen Rock, North East and more, you can guarantee there will be a community where you want to live.

Plus, thanks to the money you'll be saving on the mortgage of your new home, you'll be able to spend a little bit more to get your friends and family what they really want this year.

These new homes and this special pricing won't last long, so visit www.KeystoneCustomHome.com to view their inventory of quick delivery homes before they're gone!

*The rate is based on an FHA thirty year, 5/1 ARM. The minimum down payment is 3.5 percent of the purchase price. The loan will be adjustable yearly after the initial fixed term of five years. The maximum increase per year is once percent. Seller is contributing a maximum of two points to buy down the current rate of 3.5 percent. The APR is 4.790 percent. Rates may be higher if customer does not meet underwriting criteria. Loans provided by Seller’s preferred lenders; buyer must use one of Seller’s preferred lenders and title company. Buyers must settle by December 18, 2013. Offer only available on Quick Delivery Homes. Offer subject to change without notice. Other financing available.

Smith Douglas Communities Offers Atlanta Real Estate Faster

When it comes to moving into a brand new home, the waiting game is oftentimes the most excruciating part. You've picked out your community, your floor plan and even finishes, but once that's all said and done, your new home certainly won't be built in a day (or two). However, when you choose one of Smith Douglas' Atlanta homes for sale, you can move into your new metro Atlanta home a whole lot faster thanks to their decreased build time of just 48 days or less!

Using a combination of state-of-the-art software technology and good scheduling, Smith Douglas is able to make sure all of the materials needed to build your new home arrive on site in a timely manner. Plus, thanks to the experience of their project management team, the home building process is streamlined to reduce disruptions and to make changes quickly when problems do arise.

However, if 48 days is too long to wait, the Atlanta home builder also has a fantastic selection of homes available for quick move-in in many of their communities. This means you could be taking the for sale sign out of the yard of your new home in metro Atlanta in less than 30 days!

With affordable Atlanta new homes in Cherokee, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Henry and Paulding Counties, Smith Douglas Communities is bound to have a community where you want to live. All of their Atlanta homes for sale are built to meet the needs of today's buyers without having to pay a fortune.

To see and learn more about all of their communities, visit www.SmithDouglas.com. 

Increased Efforts Lead to Huge Payoff for Pennsylvania Home Builder

Even though many builders were hit hard during the recession, now that the market is booming again, these same builders are once again positioning themselves to once again become powerhouses in the industry. One example of such a builder is Pennsylvania and Maryland home builder Keystone Custom Homes.

Keystone Custom Homes has always been dedicated to improving lives. Whether it's improving someone's life by building them a new home or helping those in other countries since a percentage of each home sale is donated to HOPE International, it's safe to say that the builder has done just that.

However, Keystone has done more than just improve lives, it has also improved its business tremendously in the past few years. At the beginning of the recession, the builder had just 18 communities, and today they are building and marketing homes in 48 communities in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Not only that, but they have also increased the type of homes they offered, introduced five new collections of homes in the past year alone and have continually refreshed their designs to meet buyers' changing needs.

These efforts have paid off in a big way. The builder has been named "America's Best Builder" an unprecedented three times, it has been the area's largest privately owned builder for six straight years and now they've once again topped the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal's Top 100 Private Companies and Top 100 Performing Builders lists.

With 250 homes already closed this year, Keystone CustomHomes is well on their way to exceeding the 300 home sold mark, which they last reached in 2008. Even with the local housing market making great improvements in the past year, these tremendous sales numbers are a true testament to what this local builder is doing for the community.

If you would like to learn more about Keystone Custom Homes and its central Pennsylvania and northwestern Maryland new home communities, give them a call at 877-513-0385.

Eight Active Adult Homes Closed by The Orchards Group in September

With the recent growth of the Atlanta real estate market, it comes as no surprise that builders all over the metro area are reporting record sales this year. The Orchards Group is one of those builders currently experiencing amazing sales in 2013, and the month of September was no exception. Together, they closed on eight new homes at their two active adult communities!

The Orchards of East Cherokee and The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm each saw four homes close last month. Of the eight home closings, six of those new home buyers were already metro Atlanta residents, providing further proof the market has drastically improved over the last 18 to 24 months. An added benefit of the improved real estate market for The Orchards Group is that they are now experiencing an increased ability to sell their active adult homes, because their target market is finally able to sell their current homes.

“When we were in the depths of the recession, 75 percent of our new homeowners were moving in from out of state,” said Mitch Block, director of sales and marketing for The Orchards Group. “The local prospective buyers simply could not sell their existing homes, which was necessary for them to be able to buy new homes.”

Each of The Orchards Group communities have outstanding amenities that complement the active adult lifestyle, including a sparkling swimming pool, barbeque grilling area and a grand clubhouse that is complete with card and game rooms, fitness center and a gourmet kitchen. At The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm, you will also find a community lawn, fire pit and a gentlemen’s den with a fireplace in the clubhouse. 

Residents at The Orchards of East Cherokee will enjoy a beautiful waterfall sitting plaza next to the pool.

The Orchards Group allows residents to spend even more time enjoying the community amenities, thanks to a maintenance-free lifestyle. Regular landscaping, including weekly cutting, mulch replacement, irrigation and chemical treatments is included by the homeowner’s association.

To find out more information about the active adult homes from The Orchards Group, contact the community sales center at The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm at 678-513-8879 or call The Orchards of East Cherokee at 770-345-5409. You can also visit www.OrchardsGroup.com.