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Builders Association of the Twin Cities Presents the annual Parade of Homes Fall ShowcaseSM
8/27/2007
The annual Parade of Homes Fall ShowcaseSM will begin September 8 and run through October 7, 2007. In its 59th year, the oldest and largest Parade of HomesSM in the country features 843 homes and neighborhoods open to the public from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm, Thursdays through Sundays. Admission to all of the homes is free except for two Dream Homes, Parade HomeSM #82 and #298, where a charitable donation of $5.00 will be requested at the door.
“Today’s new homes are better than ever, and the Parade of HomesSM is the place to find them,” said Michael Noonan, 2007 president of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities. “With the newest technology features, exceptional energy efficiency as well as designs and materials that add durability, beauty and function, choosing a new home is an excellent decision, especially right now.
“During the Parade of HomesSM the entire range of choices in neighborhoods, architecture, floor plans, and finishes are on display to make the ideal shopping experience,” he continues. “So finding the perfect home for your lifestyle, tastes and budget is easy.”
Parade of HomesSM Guidebook and Web site makes touring a breeze
It’s easy to plan your personalized tour ahead of time. Start by getting your free copy of the Parade of HomesSM Guidebook, which features every home, at all metropolitan area Holiday Stationstores beginning in late August or at any of the Parade HomesSM during the tour. The Guidebook includes directories that help you choose homes by builder, price, location, even homes that can accommodate wheelchair visitors. And if you want to get even more customized, just head to the internet.
All of the Parade HomesSM models are listed online at the Parade of HomesSM Web site, www.paradeofhomes.org. Use the convenient search engines to find homes by price range, builder and location of course, but you can also select square footage, school district, number of bedrooms, baths and garages. You can also use the key word search to look for specific features or amenities, like bamboo floors or screen porches. All the Parade HomesSM are cross-referenced to individual builder pages that provide additional information about each builder, plus a listing of the builder’s current neighborhoods and price ranges. Links are also available to many of the builders’ own web sites.
You’ll find a quick link to our featured homes, homes with color photographs and virtual tours, as well as the two Dream Homes and homes that have earned ReggieSM and Trillium AwardsSM for excellence. It’s easy to navigate and when you find a home or a builder you may want to see, just save them in your own personal Tour Planner. This feature lets you save your favorites as long as you like, and even make notes for future reference.
New this year, fun and fabulous mini-tours and events
Brand new this year, the Parade of HomesSM features a tour-within-a-tour. This fall we selected 16 homes, and grouped them into three exciting mini-tours to showcase owners’ suites. Dubbed our Soothing Spaces Mini Tour, you can check out the fantastic owners suites on the Elite Retreats Tour (incredible million dollar beauties), EasySuites Tour (condos and townhomes) and Suites Complete Tour (a variety of great single-family homes). You’ll discover what’s hot and fun in bedrooms, baths and closets. Even better, you can indulge yourself at many of these homes at a number of events. Enjoy a chair massage or hand treatment, check out the incredible glass tiles and jewels from a local artist, even hear a local author read from her new book. Details are in the Guidebook as well as online, and you’ll definitely want to register to receive our weekly emails describing all the events for the coming week.
Parade of HomesSM prices range from $109,900 to $2,950,000
As usual, Parade HomesSM span a wide range of prices. The most expensive home is Parade HomeSM #300 by Stonewood, LLC, and priced at $2,950,000. This five-bedroom, 5,200 square foot home showcases fantastic views of Lake Minnetonka and is located at 6040 Loring Drive in Minnetrista.
The lowest priced home is #550 by Midwest Communities, LLC. This 960 square foot, two-bedroom townhome is priced at $109,900 and located at 1894 Buchanan Street South in Cambridge. The lowest priced detached single-family home is a three-bedroom, 1,109 square foot home, #489, priced at $179,900, by Minks Custom Homes and located at 25391 12th Street West in Zimmerman.
Homes to tour all around the extended metro region
Homes are on display all across the extended Twin Cities area.
As usual, most Parade HomeSM models are located in current growth suburbs such as Woodbury, Blaine, and Maple Grove. There are homes in closer-in cities, too, including 19 in Minneapolis and eight in St. Paul. Additional inner-ring suburbs with Parade HomesSM include Lilydale, North Oaks, Roseville, Bloomington, Edina, St. Louis Park and Crystal. Models are also open for viewing in a number of outlying towns including Red Wing, Faribault, Princeton, and New Richmond, Wisconsin.
All Parade of HomesSM model homes are clearly marked with bright yellow signs displaying their distinct Parade of HomesSM number. These numbers correspond to the mapped sections of the Parade of HomesSM Guidebook and web site.
Dream Homes Inspire
The 2007 Parade of Homes Fall ShowcaseSM will again feature two Builders Outreach Foundation Dream Homes, a $2,250,000 home in Credit River Township by John Kraemer & Sons, Inc., and a $2,400,000 home in Mound by Suncrest Builders, Inc.. Visitors to these two fabulous homes are asked to make a $5.00 donation to the charitable arm of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC). All proceeds will go directly to the Builders Outreach Foundation’s work of building new, single-family homes for low-income families.
Consumers invited to attend free seminars and enter prize drawings
Free seminars are scheduled for September 29th and October 6th at the Builders Association of the Twin Cities office in Roseville. If you’re considering building a home you’ll definitely want to attend to learn the basics about buying and finance as well as how to create the kitchen of your dreams and, for those looking to build in a more environmentally-sensitive manner, our new Green Design seminar. These seminars are free but seating is limited so please register online at www.paradeofhomes.org, or by calling 651/697-1954.
And, once again, we’ll be giving away two fabulous prizes during the Parade of Homes Fall ShowcaseSM. You can win a fabulous spa vacation to Riviera Maya, Mexico from NWA WorldVacations, or the ultimate spa party, services and products worth $10,000 from Juut Salonspa. Register at each Parade HomeThe annual Parade of Homes Fall ShowcaseSM and on-line at www.paradeofhomes.org.
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