Moving right along… Our model home in Summer Creek South is nearly complete. Interior decorating starts in a few weeks!
Texas Housing Hall of Honor 2014
SAN ANTONIO, TX – July 25, 2014 – Ron Formby, Antares Homes founder, was named as the lone honoree for the Texas Housing Hall of Honor class of 2014 during the summer Board of Directors meeting of the Texas Association of Builders (TAB). Ron, past President from both the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association and Texas Association of Builders, joins seventeen other housing legends who have made significant and lasting contributions to the housing industry.
SAN ANTONIO, TX – July 25, 2014 – Ron Formby, Antares Homes founder, was named as the lone honoree for the Texas Housing Hall of Honor class of 2014 during the summer Board of Directors meeting of the Texas Association of Builders (TAB).
Jon A. Samson, Executive Vice President of the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association (GFWBA), announced the news to GFWBA members:
We are proud to announce that Ron Formby, CMB, CGB, CGP, CAPS of Antares Homes was announced as the lone honoree for the class of 2014. Ron, past President from both the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association and Texas Association of Builders, joins seventeen other housing legends who have made significant and lasting contributions to the housing industry. Ron will join Herman J. Smith (2008 Honoree), Ted Schlossman (2011 Honoree), and J. B. Sandlin (2008); other Fort Worth housing housing legends currently honored in the Texas Housing Hall of Honor.
Ron’s contributions have resulted in the long-term advancement of the residential construction industry in Texas. Ron will be formally recognized during a ceremony at the Texas Housing Hall of Honor & Excellence in Leadership Dinner on November 14, 2014 at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, TX.
Please join the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association, our senior leadership, Past Presidents, Life-Directors, Board of Directors in congratulating Ron Formby, CMB, CGB, CGP, CAPS of Antares Homes, honoree in the class of 2014 for his decades of service and commitment to the housing industry.
From the entire Antares Homes Family: Congratulations, Ron!
Summer Creek South
Grand Opening! Fantastic home designs. Perfect location. Hop on the brand new Chisholm Trail Parkway and visit today!
Grand Opening! Fantastic home designs. Perfect location. Hop on the brand new Chisholm Trail Parkway and visit today!
Custom 42–inch cabinets stained on site
3 cm Granite counter tops
Stainless built–in appliance package
Entry areas with wood flooring
Crown moulding in formal areas
Picture frame moulding in formal dining
Oil–rubbed bronze fixtures
Sprinkler and security systems
Gas fireplace
Summer Creek South
Sales Office: 8036 Branch Hollow Trail, Fort Worth, TX
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817-701-3010 sales office
Meadow Creek Estates
Coming Soon! Meadow Creek Estates offers homeowners room to breathe with oversized home sites and side-swing driveways (no front-entry garages). Conveniently located just 17 miles from downtown Dallas, Meadow Creek Estates is secluded and quiet, yet close to all the places you want to go! We’re finalizing our plan line up, but you’re welcome to check out the neighborhood. The tree-lined entrance and split rail fence is pretty awesome!
Coming Soon!
Meadow Creek Estates offers homeowners room to breathe with oversized home sites and side-swing driveways (no front-entry garages). Conveniently located just 17 miles from downtown Dallas, Meadow Creek Estates is secluded and quiet, yet close to all the places you want to go!
We’re finalizing our plan line up, but you’re welcome to check out the neighborhood. The tree-lined entrance and split rail fence is pretty awesome!
And please don’t be shy… Call today for presales information!
817-701-3009
Green is Good. Guarantee is Better.
Smart customers prefer numbers over colors. Numbers like guaranteed kilowatt-hours for heating and cooling are more important than a green logo on a brochure. Why not take the money that buys a logo and use it instead to test every home for energy efficiency? And then offer a guarantee for heating/cooling electricity consumption.
How many times have you heard the G word while shopping for a new home? Everything’s green, from the water heater to the dishwasher to the high-efficiency toilet. According to some utility companies, even the electricity is green when it comes from wind power.
But how about a G word that has some substance? One that makes a difference you can see–like, in your monthly electric bill.
Some builders test a small sample of homes in order to slap a Green label on their product and call it a day. But if you want to offer an electricity usage guarantee, you have to go further. You have to test every home you build, not just a random sample. Some builders think the logo is important. Others think a guarantee has more value.
The crazy thing? Getting a “green” certification using a random sample costs a significant chunk of money. And the only entity that benefits is the Green Logo company. The builder gets to put a fancy logo on a brochure. The customer gets a brochure that gathers dust. Hooray for the Green Logo company!
Smart customers prefer numbers over colors. Numbers like guaranteed kilowatt-hours for heating and cooling are more important than a green logo on a brochure. Why not take the money that buys a logo and use it instead to test every home for energy efficiency? And then offer a guarantee for heating/cooling electricity consumption.
That’s exactly what a local builder in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has done. Antares Homes builds in Arlington, Crowley, and Fort Worth, and guarantees the heating and cooling costs for every home. Curious? Check out their guaranteed heating and cooling costs online or stop by any sales office for details and a demo. 800-ANTARES (800-268-2737)
Now Building in Arlington!
Fannin Farm West is open in Southwest Arlington! When it comes to home construction, most Arlington, Texas, residents know land is scarce. Sure, you can buy a pre-owned home, but buyers who want to build a home from the ground up have had few, if any, choices. One local builder has managed to solve this problem by working with a developer to prepare home sites in a gem of a community in Southwest Arlington–Fannin Farm West.
When it comes to home construction, most Arlington, Texas, residents know land is scarce. Sure, you can buy a pre-owned home, but buyers who want to build a home from the ground up have had few, if any, choices. New construction is rare because most of the land is already developed.
One local builder has managed to solve this problem by working with a developer to prepare home sites in a gem of a community in Southwest Arlington–Fannin Farm West. This desirable neighborhood is well-known to local residents; it’s quiet, filled with trees and walking trails, and located right in the heart of the Metroplex. For many homeowners, though, the best feature has nothing to do with trails and everything to do with schools–Fannin Farm West is within the Mansfield School District.
Sharon White, the on-site sales counselor for Antares Homes at Fannin Farm West, says buyers are excited about the new plans being built here. Some customers are empty-nesters who want less space but don’t want to sacrifice luxury features. Others, the “move-up” buyers, are looking for larger homes for growing families.
Modern buyers expect all the usual amenities–granite tops, stainless appliances, oil-rubbed bronze hardware–but they’re also demanding energy efficiency, something you can’t get in a pre-owned home. Lots of builders like to use the “G” word–green. Unfortunately, the term is overused and has become tired because of all the marketing hype. Blah blah blah green blah blah blah. The “G” word at Antares is Guarantee–as in guaranteed heating and cooling costs. Read more about guaranteed heating and cooling costs on the Antares Homes website, or stop by the Fannin Farm West Sales Office and ask Sharon for a demonstration.
Looking for a home in Arlington? Put an energy-efficient new home at Fannin Farm West on your short list. Stop by or call Sharon: 817-447-7502.
Coming Soon to Arlington!
Fannin Farm West!
For More information Call Sharon White 817-447-7502
Land, Land Everywhere, But Not Enough Lots!
Did you know there’s a lot shortage? What does that mean for the Homebuyer? Rising New Home Prices!
You don’t need reading glasses to find Texas on the map. It’s big all right. No land crisis here. Or is there? Talk to any builder these days and you might be surprised to hear all the talk about a shortage of land. Technically, we’re not running out of land; it’s the developed land that’s getting hard to find.
The issue: A home can’t be built until the raw land is developed. You need sewers, streets, and utilities. Cities need to approve plats and assign addresses. And all this development takes time—lots of it. That empty home site you pick from a plat map is the result of years of development work.
The problem today is that developers stopped developing when the mortgage crisis hit a few years ago. They didn’t want to incur the expense of preparing the land if they couldn’t sell it to a builder right away. Now that the economy is on the upswing and people want to buy new homes again, we need to get the land engine firing on all cylinders again.
The bad news: In addition to the lengthy lead time—it takes a couple years to prepare raw land for building new homes—we’re also going to experience sticker shock. According to Antares Homes president, Ron Formby, lot prices are 30 to 50 percent higher on land deals today versus what was paid just a few years ago. “Higher lot prices mean higher home prices,” explains Formby, a 40-year industry veteran. “But there’s good news. Some builders, like Antares, still have access to lower-priced lots because the contracts were negotiated at the right time. These lots are ready for new construction—today. Once these low-priced lots are gone, however, you’ll never again see home prices this low,” observes Formby. “Smart buyers are going to lock the favorable prices and historic low mortgage interest rates and build today.” For more information, visit www.AntaresHomes.com.
Hello Autumn. Goodbye Heat.
Cooler temperatures have finally arrived and we no longer have to brace ourselves for big numbers when opening the electric bill. Wouldn’t it be great to see such low numbers all year? In fact, some homeowners have chosen to make low utility bills a permanent part of their monthly budget. Their secret? A new home built with guaranteed heating and cooling costs. “Buyers are surprised when they hear about our program,” explains Ron Formby, company president at Antares Homes. “We publish the energy usage numbers on our website so you know up front how much electricity it will take to run your heating and AC systems. For example, our 1508 plan is guaranteed to use no more than 7,070 kWh annually for heating and cooling. Assuming you’re paying a competitive energy price of $0.0840 per kWh, your average monthly heating and cooling cost will be $49.49.” When asked how Antares Homes can offer such a guarantee, Formby chuckles. “We don’t spend money on fancy energy logos. We put that money back into the home to make it efficient. Then we hire a company to test every home for energy efficiency. Every home must pass the test. And every home is awarded a special warranty to guarantee your annual heating and cooling costs.” Formby continues, “Smart buyers are taking advantage of historic low interest rates to lock their monthly mortgage payment. When they buy a home from Antares, they can lock their monthly heating and cooling costs as well.” To see the energy usage numbers and locate an Antares neighborhood, visit their website at www.antareshomes.com.
Tick Tock
We have a few Neighborhoods that are in close out this Fall. In fact we have many! So, if you have visited Garden Heights in Mansfield or Hidden Creek in Burleson and are thinking of buying in those neighborhoods, it’s time to get off the fence. We have one home site left in each of those neighborhoods and 3 move in ready homes between the two.
On the North Side of Fort Worth, Parkview Hills has only four home sites remaining and three of those are the coveted Meandering Creek Lane greenbelt sites.
Looking for a value in South Fort Worth? Matador Ranch has less than ten home sites remaining and those are going fast!
Do you want to move in before the end of the year? We can help! We have several homes available now ranging from 1430 to 3098 square feet, three bedrooms to five bedrooms with Media and Game Rooms!
Need a Lease Buyout? No Problem? Have a Realtor? Great! Credit Issues? We can help!
Tick, Tock!