Schumacher Homes - Custom Home Builder - Charleston SC

In the past 15 years, Schumacher Homes has been building custom homes around the country. Schumcher Homes has won awards for their value, design and custom home construction. With over 5,000 homes built, Shumacher Homes seems to has a high standard of home building that works. The family business, builds custom homes on your home-site. They have many plans to choose from and they can alter their plans to fit your new home needs.

In Charleston, Schumacher is building two different collections with several floor plans to choose from. The Classic Collection features homes with up to 3,400 and the

Estate Collection has homes from 3,000-8,000 square feet. Schumacher homes has a revolutionary way to do their pricing for their homes. Schumacher Homes has developed an industry-leading, state-of-the-art price quote program for pricing your new home. At your No-Obligation Price Quote, They will individually itemize more than 200 standard and optional features so you know where every dollar is spent. Then you will receive a copy of the quote showing all pricing, descriptions, and pictures of your selections and your monthly payment so there are no surprises.

So now that you have fund a custom builder in the Charleston SC area, all you have to do if is find the perfect home site to build your dream home on. View all Vacant Land on Charleston SC MLS.

David Weekley Homes - Charleston New Construction

In 1976, David Weekley Homes began building homes with superior construction and customer's wants and needs in mind. Ten years later, David Weekley Homes has won hundreds of awards for home building excellence, including "National Builder of the Year." "National Housing Quality Award" and "America's Best Builder." Now, David Weekley Homes builds in 18 cities from Colorado to the Carolina's and is the third largest privately-held builder in America. They have been listed in FORTUNE Magazine's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For" six times.

David Weekely Homes has created a design strategy called LifeDesign, that according to the company "blends the fundamentals of design, architecture, engineering, physics, psychology, and sociology to create a home that looks better- and lives better- than all the rest."

In the Charleston, SC area, David Weekley Homes has several new home communities that they are currently involved in as well as many they have completed. On Daniel Island, There are homes integrated into the community. Daniel Island has alot to offer a new home owner including 23 miles of shoreline, walking and biking trails, parks and natural areas as well as golf and a state of the art amenity center. With plans starting in the 450,000, David weekley offers you many options of new homes on Daniel Island. In the West Ashley section of Charleston, David Weekley is one of the builders in Carolina Bay. Salt Grass at Carolina Bay, with homes starting in the 274,000 and up, living space starting at 1855 sq ft is a friendly neighborhood with unspoiled low country beauty. In Summerville, SC David Weekley is currently building in three different subdivisions. Legend Oaks a gold course community, has new homes starting in the 278,000 with 2113-2789 sq ft of living space. The Bluffs at the Ashley River start in the mid 250,000 with 1596-2602 sq ft. This neighborhood is currently zoned in the highly rated Dorchestor 2 school district. David Weekley's newest community is in The Ponds. Located in Summerville in Dorchester County, this Ponds offers hundred-year-old live oaks, well-defined nature trails, and a taste of the good life. David Weekley Homes in the Ponds will start in the 389,000 with 2136-2707 sq feet. This new neighborhood has over 60 miles of sidewalks and walking trails, 11 acres of multi purpose fields and a huge pool.

Whatever David Weekley community you choose you can be sure you will find quality construction, excellent customer service and a floor plan to fit your family's lifestyle.

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Good Faith Mortgage - Gary Gugliotti - Charleston SC Lender

My name is Gary Gugliotti. I am originally from Harwinton Connecticut, but I have been calling Charleston my home for about 13 years now. I am married and a father of two, a wonderful girl 14 and a fantastic son aged 8. I am a mortgage professional with Good Faith Mortgage. I like to approach every loan that I do as if it were going to be my loan. I take the time to understand what my clients want, and I try to help them achieve that. But I won’t put them in loans that are going to be bad for them, and be too much for them to handle every month. Sometimes borrowers don’t want to hear that they should be looking for a lower priced house, but I think they appreciate it in the long run.

Look at what is happening around the country right now. People are losing their homes because they can’t afford to pay for their mortgages. Why? Well certainly you have to put some blame on the lenders, they came up with quite a few programs designed to put people in homes that maybe they shouldn’t have been able to purchase to begin with. You also have to lay blame on mortgage brokers who sold products to people that were clearly not good for them. Often times mortgage brokers put their needs ahead of their clients, and that is totally unacceptable. And you have to lay blame on the borrower’s themselves. Many times people want bigger and better, hey it’s human nature. But you need to be realistic. If you make $35,000 a year and are financing $400,000 with an adjustable rate---It’s probably not going to end well.

That’s why if you are in the market for a mortgage you need to have confidence in your mortgage professional. Make sure they are working for your best interests, not theirs. I know that this is the type of business I am running and it shows. Even in a real estate slowdown our company is still doing a good bit of business. Why? Because people trust us. They come back time and time again, and what’s more they refer their friends, family, and neighbors. For me the mortgage business is all about helping people---not to take advantage of them. Now is a great time to purchase a home, rates are good and it is a buyer’s market but make sure you align yourself with a mortgage professional that is truly going to look out for your best interests. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me at gary.gugliotti@goodfaithusa.com

Epcon Communites - A New Home Builder in Charleston SC

Epcon communities, a new home builder out of Dublin OH, is one of the countries leading single story developers and new home builders. Epcon Communities has been building single-story residential condominium communities for over 20 years and was ranked the second largest for-sale condo builder in the United States by Builder magazine in 2007. The company founders built their first new homes community in 1986, three years later they were asked to sell their designs. Eventually they did franchise and built over 20,000 homes in over 30 states.

About 3 years ago, Epcon communities designed homes for two Low country communities Villas of West Ashley and Villas at Charleston Park. They Franchised the work to builder and development companies. Now Epcon communities is building their first community in the Goose Creek area. This community is called Marrington Villas at Cobblestone. The new homes are all one story living and low maintenance living. They are geared towards the 55 and over community, however there are no age restrictions in the community. The floor plans range from 2 to 3 bedroom garden style homes. The prices will be between 160,000- 260,000 and between 1,100 to 1,800 square feet of living space. All the floor plans will come with 2 1/2 car garages. The floor plans are very open with 9' ceilings or more per plan. 104 units are planned for Marrington Villas. There will be walking trails, a club house and community pool available for the residence of the community.

For more information on the Marrington Villas at Cobblestone, please contact Creaturo and Associates of Century 21 Properties Plus.

Limehouse Village - New Home Community Summerville SC

BY CREATURO & ASSOCIATES
Brentwood Homes has announced the long awaited arrival of Limehouse Village, Summerville’s most anticipated Lowcountry village. Brentwood Homes, a builder for over ten years, has a strong heritage of building top notch homes and communities with several divisions throughout the South East. Based out of Charleston, Brentwood Homes has several other divisions in South Carolina and North Carolina.

Brentwood Homes has carefully planned Limehouse Village to offer Summerville, SC one of the finest living experiences, at a very reasonable price. Capturing the essence of the beautiful lowcountry and its historical significance on architecture was the mission. Limehouse will be offering cottage style homes, village homes, side yard homes with double piazzas, rowhouses, and traditional neighborhood homes starting in the $200,000 to $300,000 price range. There are fifteen different floor plans to choise from ranging from 2-4 bedrooms. Brentwood has added signature touches to Limehouse homes such as; Andersen window packages, hand crafted tapered columns, standard corian counter-tops, flat top stoves, and many custom-quality features that todays new home buyers want. Not only are there many features on the inside of these homes, but also in the community. Limehouse will have a neighborhood coffee-shop, school house, fire department, and a church – many gathering places for recreation or even relaxation.
All homes in Limehouse Village, like all Brentwood Homes, are built to the esteemed EarthCraft House standards. Brentwood Homes is a leadingNew Home builder in the Charleston area for EarthCraft. The benefits of owning an Green home are infinite.

View all Limehouse Village Homes on MLS.

Hunt Club - West Ashley New Home Community

By Creaturo & Associates

Located off of Bees Ferry Road in West Ashley South Carolina, Hunt Club is 500 acres of land, marsh and ponds. Formerly a Hunters ground, Hunt Club is close to the interstate,churches, schools and shopping. Hunt Club is a prime West Ashley Real Estate address. There are two builders currently building new homes in Hunt Club. Lennar, one of the nations leading home builders and Brentwood Homes, a local builder, have made Hunt Club a great neighbor hood to live in.
The beautiful setting and amenities, a club House, planned HOA events, tot lot and pool, make Hunt Club a family friendly neighborhood. Hunt club is in the Charleston County school district.

Brentwood Homes is building eight different floor plans with 3,4 and 5 bedrooms. The prices range from $366,000-$380,000. Some of the standard exterior features are screen porches, cement patios, cement plank siding, 30 year shingles, fully sodded yard with landscaping, gutters and steel electric garage door with two remotes. In the Interior of all the plans, Brentwood makes standard baseboards, crown molding, brushed nikel door knobs, moen in bathrooms,smooth ceilings, top rated kitchen appliances, painted garages, wood burning fireplace, wood flooring, ceramic tile in baths and laundry room and top rated carpet with 6 lb padding.

Lennar is currently building two floor plans The Blufton, priced from 397,990 has 2,922 sq.ft and 4 bedroooms, 2.5 baths and a 2 car garage and The Bradford, priced $384,9902,828 Sq.Ft., 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms and a 2 Car Garage. Some of Lennar's standard features are 9'smooth ceilings, chair rail in foyer,and dining room,trim Base - 7 1/4" on 1st and 2nd floors ,wood burning fireplace with granite, Ceiling fans with light kit in Master Bedroom & Family Room, hardwood flooring in Formal Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Family Room, Study, Foyer, Extended Foyer, and some Powder Rooms, ceramic Tile in Baths and Laundry Room,GE Stainless Steel Appliance Package, Stainless Steel side by side Refrigerator with filtered water and ice on the door, GRANITE kitchen countertops with Tile back splash and under mount sink, cultured marble vanity tops in all Baths, Hardi-Plank siding, white aluminum gutters-entire home,screened Porch (sizes vary per plan), 30-year architect shingles, fully finished interior in garages and full landscape package and Irrigation system.
View all HUNT CLUB homes on Charleston MLS.

New Home Community In Mt Pleasant - Indigo Chase By Sabal Homes

In Mount Pleasant SC, Sabal homes has built in Indigo Chase in Planters Pointe, a community next to Rivertowne and a short golf cart ride to Arnold Palmers Golf course in Rivertowne Country Club. With Lowcountry appeal, these homes feature open floor plans with spacious kitchens, large master suites and loaded interiors. Custom heart-pine floors and interior trim details are afew other features that make these homes special.The design of the homes are built with a elevated foundation system designed in partnership with Skyetec Environmental Building Systems. This building technique includes a 182-point inspection by highly-trained environmental consultants at various stages of construction. All of the homes built in Planters Pointe are Earthcraft certified homes, that means they are built GREEN with your future health, lower utility bills and the environment in mind.
Sabal Homes is currently offering three floor plans starting in the 500,00's. The Calhoun is a 4 bedroom 3 and a half bath floor plan with over 2500 square feet. The Calhoun also features a 2-Car Garage, Formal Living and Dining Rooms, immaculate 2 story foyer, complete with T-stairs, huge Family Room gourmet Kitchen and Breakfast Room. The views are beautiful full Front Porch and lots of storage space with the drive under Garage.
The Jasper is a 5 bedroom 3 and a half floor plan with almost 3,000 square feet of living space. The Jasper features a 2-Car Garage, Impressive main level Master Suite,Formal Living and Dining Rooms, huge Kitchen complete with Breakfast area and Butler Pantry,immaculate 2 story foyer, complete with T-stairs, enormous Media Room that can be converted to Dual Master and a huge Wrap-Around Front Porch. The largest floor plan, the Beaufort has over 3200 square feet of living space. The Beaufort features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths 1 half bath, a 2-Car Garage, an impressive 2 story foyer with gourmet Kitchen complete with Breakfast Room and Butler Pantry and a huge main level Master Suite complete with Sitting Area. Sabal Homes offers more standard features than most builders.
Outside Your Home
Architectural Shingles with 30-year warranty
Deadbolt locks on all exterior doors
Progress® Designer exterior light fixtures
Hardiplank® fiber cement siding
Insulated, dent-resistant fiberglass front door
Full front porch (per plan)
Enlarged rear screened porch (per plan)
Two weatherproof exterior electrical outlets
Two hose bib connections
Mailbox with post
Tyvek® house wrap
Fully sodded yard with elegant landscape package and automated sprinkler system
Garage door openers (per plan)
Elevated masonry pier foundation -stucco finish, "drive-under" garage
Concrete driveway and walkway
Termite prevention treatment with one year termite bond at closing
Concrete slab under home (with the exception of under porches)
Painted wood exterior columns and handrails Inside Your Home
Elegant 2-story foyer (per plan)
9-foot ceilings on first floor
Smooth ceilings
Fireplace with gas logs
Delta® faucets
Extensive trim package including 3-piece crown in foyer and dining, 1-piece crown in great room, living, kitchen, master, and master bath, wainscoting in dining (per plan)
Finished-in-place hardwood floors in dining, living room, kitchen, breakfast, foyer, powder and family room (per plan)
Ceramic tile in all full baths and laundry
Hardwood stairs with rails and white pickets (per plan)
Stain resistant carpet with 6 lb pad
Progress® Designer interior light fixture allowance
Ventilated shelving in pantry and closets (free-slide in bedroom closets)
Structured wiring package for all bedrooms and great room Kitchen
Solid Surface countertops with integrated sink
GE® Profile stainless steel appliance package to include smooth-top range, microwave, dishwasher, and disposal
42" flat panel maple cabinets Master Bedroom
Cultured marble jetted garden tub and separate shower
Cultured marble dual vanity
Elongated, water saver toilets
Linen closet (per plan) Hall Baths
Cultured marble vanity
Elongated, water saver toilets Energy Efficient Features
Spider™ Blown-In Insulation System
Rinnai Continuum tankless gas hot water heater
13 SEER heating and cooling system with programmable digital thermostats
Insulated double-hung, Low-E cellular windows
LP® TechShield® radiant barrier roof sheathing
ENERGY STAR Certified Builder Features
One-year limited builder warranty from Sabal Homes
Extended 10-year structural warranty from Bonded Builders®
EarthCraft House Certified
Pre-drywall walkthrough
Pre-closing walkthrough
Post-closing follow-up contact
In addition to a great New Home, when you live in Indigo Chase, you have access to all the amenities of Planter's Pointe amenities which include a club house, junior Olympic pool, children's pool, tennis courts and hiking trails.
View all Indigo Chase Homes on Charleston's MLS.

Sabal Homes - New Construction Home Builder

Sabal Homes LLC was started by three Carolina natives, Matt Jones, Jason Simpson and Todd Ussery. They all had a strong background in land acquisition, construction and customer service. The trio named their company after South Carolina's state tree the Sabal Palm. Sabal Homes uses the historic architecture of the low county to build create their homes and floor plans. They have built all over the Charleston, South Carolina area. Sabal Homes is both a ENERGY STAR PARTNER and they also build Earthcraft homes. They also let their customer's needs influence their homes to create a home that is functional as well as beautiful. In 2006 and 2007, Sabal Homes won the Prism Award from Charleston Trident Home Builders Association, including three awards for excellent customer service.

Recently, Sabal Homes announced that it has joined with Bank of America Mortgage to offer home buyers a GREEN MORTGAGE (Energy Efficient Mortgage ("EEM") alternative). The EEM recognizes that energy efficient homes cost homeowners less to operate on a monthly basis than standard homes because they use less energy. Home buyers who choose energy efficient homes can afford to spend more on their housing expenses because they will likely spend less on their energy costs. The EEM allows borrowers to qualify for a larger mortgage as a result of the energy savings. The EEM will benefit those buying new, energy efficient new homes at Foxbank Plantation in Moncks Corner, The Abbey at Wescott Plantation in North Charleston, Indigo Chase at Planter's Pointe in Mount Pleasant, and Branch Creek in Summerville.

Dan Ryan - New Home Builder - Charleston New Construction

Dan Ryan's family were in the home building business for over 70 years when in 1990 Dan decided to begin his own career in new home construction. Since 1990, Dan Ryan Builders have helped people realize the American dream of home ownership in several states including Charleston South Carolina. Over the years, Dan Ryan Builders have won many awards including being one of the top ten builders in the country by Builder Magazine.
Dan Ryan's home building philosophy is to build each home as though they were going to live in it themselves.
Currently Dan Ryan Builders is building in three neighborhoods. In North Charleston, Reserve at Colony North has over 130 homes planned and Deer Wood, a small subdivision, are close to everything.With easy access to the highways, shopping and universities, Deer Wood is only 15 minutes from historic downtown Charleston. Deer Wood has only 18 home sites available. Both Communities have several floor plans available ranging from 3-5 bedrooms and 2-3 baths. The living spaces range per plan from 1,178-2,674 sq ft. and prices start in the middle 100,000's. The floor plans are open and spacious with one and two story plans available. The builder's standard features, like hardwood foyer, 9' smooth ceilings and ceiling fans in great room and owners suite, are costly options in other communities. In Berkeley County, Royal Oaks is a new community that will offer 44 home sites in the heart of Goose Creek. The floor plans range from 1,178-2,674 sq ft and priced in the low 100,000. With one and two story floor plans and 3, 4 and 5 bedrooms, the builder still offers numerous standard features like 2 panel Roman style interior doors, satin nickel light fixtures and door hardware, hardwood floor foyer, 42" maple kitchen cabinets, kitchen island, GE appliances including a flat top stove and built in microwave -just to mention a few.
Dan Ryan offers a promise to make every effort take care of any repair request with in 24 hours and they even have a warranty website for the home owners.

Carol Oaks - Mount Pleasant New Construction - Real Estate

Carol Oaks Subdivision in Mount Pleasant SC is located off of HWY 41. Carol Oaks is a new Homes community that is currently under construction. The master plan will include green space, ponds and 46 Single Family Homes. Meridian Home builders is the builder for this development. Rick Estee learned the building business from his father. His father was a developer and builder for over 30 years. When his father wanted to retire, Rick began Meridian Home builders and has built in over 14 communities on the South Carolina coastline.
Carol Oaks has nine different three and four bedroom floor plans to choose from ranging from 280,000 to the high 300,000 range. Each floor plan has smooth ceilings, crown moldings, wood burning fire place and 9 foot ceilings on the first floor. The kitchen features are 42 inch flat panel maple cabinets with crown molding and knobs, GE appliances, smooth top range with microwave, oak hardwood floors and stainless steel double bowl sinks. The exteriors of the home have professionally landscaped yards, cement plank siding, raised slab foundation and 30 year shingles. The homes are designed with porches and a historic Charleston color palette.

Carol Oaks New Homes available on Charleston, SC MLS.

There is a F.R.O.G. in my Charleston SC Home - Real Estate

When ever I meet a client for the first time they usually have a list of questions to ask me about the Charleston, SC area. Usually the questions are... What are the best area schools ? Where is the Shopping Mall ? How do I transfer my drivers license and registration ? And the one question they are afraid to ask as they look at me sheepishly; Why is there a FROG in my house? If you do a GOOGLE search on frogs you get a lot of information on amphibians.
Frogs are a great addition to your home. The offer peace and serenity to the rest of the house. A FROG in SC Real Estate terms is a front room over the garage or also it can be a finished room over the garage. There are many different uses for FROGS. Some people like to use it as a play area for the children, an additional bedrooms, a office, game room, media room. I have noticed lately a lot of Realtors are trying to stop the confusion by sometimes calling a FROG a bonus room. FROGS come in all different sizes. I have seem some huge frogs with room enough for a sectional couch, wide screen TV, bar and a pool table and then I have been in a few you can barely stand up in. As long as the space is heated and air conditioned then it can be included in the square footage of your home. When building a new construction home a FROG is a normal addition to most floor plans. View all homes with FROGS on the Charleston SC MLS.