2012 Showing Solid New Housing Starts

According to the U.S. Commerce Department, the building of new single family homes and apartments increased 1.5% to an annual rate of almost 700,000 units in January of 2012, which is the second best performance of housing production since October 2008.

Barry Rutenberg, chairman for the National Association of Home Builders , said that “Today’s solid housing starts report indicates that builders are putting more of their crews back to work, and adds to the growing field of evidence that the overall housing market is gradually but consistently moving in the right direction,”

The South posted the biggest gain in housing starts in January with an 18.3 percent increase and the largest gain in permits issued, with a 10.1 percent increase. This does not mean we are out of the woods yet, but it does appear that we have finally hit bottom and are starting to dig our way out. Buyers and builders are starting to get their confidence back and buyers are starting to recognized the great opportunity there is today in purchasing a new home. Interest rates are at fifty year lows and construction prices are still relatively low making it an extremely great time to purchase a new home.

American Housing Builders, Inc. is a builder of affordable new homes in the Tampa bay area, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, The Tampa Bay Rays and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Located in the Pinellas Park area of St Petersburg, Florida, American Housing Builders is a custom and design builder of new homes and offers our buyers the opportunity to modify any of our many floor plans, or we can design and build a new home from conception to completion.

The owners of American Housing have been building new homes and room additions in the Pinellas County area for over thirty years and are members of the Tampa Bay Builders Association (TBBA,) the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB,) the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI,) the Better Business Bureau and the local Chambers of Commerce.

For more information, contact Lee Kretzer, an owner of American Housing at 727-546-6611, email us at info@amhousing.com, or go to the “Contact Us” page of our web site and send us a request for information. We look forward to hearing from you.

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It Appears the Time to Buy a New Home is Now!

According to a recent St Petersburg Times article, Tampa Bay area home prices are predicted to rise in 2012. A California based housing valuation and analytics firm sees a 7.4% home price increase this year and according to them, that would make Tampa Bay sixth in the nation in terms of home prices improving.

According one Realtor in the article, and according to many builders in the area, the Tampa Bay area led the way into the crashing of the housing market and Tampa Bay will help lead the way out. It appears the worst may be over and most areas have bottomed out indicating that we should start to see steady gains in the value of homes this coming year.

So, if you have been sitting on the sidelines, it may be time to jump in and consider buying that new home you have been putting off for the last couple of years. Things appear on the upswing and with costs going up and the value of homes finally starting to appreciate again, now is a great time to buy that new home.

American Housing Builders, Inc. has weathered the storm and have many new energy saving features incorporated into all of our new homes, including R-30 ceiling insulation, “Energy Star” low-e double insulated windows, “Energy Star” dishwasher and “Energy Star’ 14 SEER air handler and heat pump to help reduce the costs of maintaining your home.

Call 727-546-6611 for more information on our American Housing New Homes.

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WINDOW SAFETY

According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, more than 4,000 children are injured each year from falling out of second and third story windows. Like child proofing your swimming pool, child proofing your windows on a two or three story home can be essential in protecting your child or children from injuries.

Well, we have found that a great way to protect your window openings. By installing a product like “Guardian Angel” window guards on your windows, it provides you with a certain peace of mind. These type of window guards are not only easy to install, they are also a very affordable way to secure your windows. This is a wonderful way to help child proof your home in order to minimize your child from injuring him, or herself. After all, we cannot watch our children every second of the day, or night, and knowing you have done all you can to protect them certainly makes it easier for you to sleep at night.

For more information on this great product, you can go to www.safe-tots.com/window_guards.htm. You can also contact us at American Housing for more information on our new homes and the many features we include in them. Contact us at 727-546-6611 of email us at info@americanhousingbuilders.com.

Avoid The Money Pit!

There are many advantages to purchasing a newly built home rather than buying an existing 20 to 50 year old home.

It is easy for a buyer to think he, or she, is getting a deal when purchasing a existing home, but there can be many hidden defects one might not see, such as repairs that could start costing money as soon as you move in.  It can become a money pit, draining you and your family of precious dollars. On the other hand a new home is like a new car; you get a home with a new home warranty including you’re a/c and other mechanicals. Not only do we cover most everything for the first year living in the home, you also get a 10 year structural home warranty for peace of mind. After all, you have more to do with your life then to be a slave to your home.  American Housing Builders makes it easy for you to own a new home allowing you to go do the things that you and your family enjoy. Now is the time to buy a new home because prices are low and with prices this low, the only way prices can go from here is up.  Call us now for great prices and great rates and own a new home now. Call American Housing at 727-546-6611 for more information on how to own a new home today.

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Mick McKenzie, an owner and officer of American Housing, welcomes you to their online Website.

American Housing is located Pinellas County, Florida and has been building quality homes in the Tampa Bay area for over twenty years. Mick is a third generation Home Builder, was licensed in the State of Florida in 1978, and has been Building New Homes and Room Additions for over thirty years.

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We Are Not There Yet, But We Are Getting Closer!

American Housing has been building throughout the economic slow down and have recently seen an increase in activity. Many people have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for things to bottom out and it appears we may have finally gotten there. With that said, things are not going to change overnight, but they are getting better.

According to a recent article by the NAHB, housing will see a gradual improvement throughout 2011. New-home sales will begin following employment gains, reaching 405,000 for the year, up from an estimate of about 320,000 for 2010. Price increases are already occurring in some local areas, which will attract prospective buyers who have been procrastinating until they see prices hit bottom. The time to act may be right now.

For more information on American Housing Homes, call 727-546-6611.

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Santa quits the North Pole. Heads to Florida!

After a thousand years, Santa Clause has finally decided he has had enough of the snow, the blizzards, and the cold weather and is moving to sunny, warm Florida. Asked why he was making this sudden move, his response was “Ho, ho, holy winter white out, it was cold and snowy this past winter at the North Pole and I am getting tired of having to dig my sleigh out of the snow every time I have to run up to the 7-11 for more eggnog.” He said that he had been considering making this move ever since “grandma got run over by that reindeer.” It appears Rudolph’s nose was on the blink that particular night and it was during one of those nasty blizzards.

Mr. Clause said he will be moving his entire workshop to Florida and relocating all of his elves to the Tampa Bay area. His only comment on why he chose this particular area was “Arrr, I couldn’t help it, I just love those Buccaneers.” Asked what he will do with his flying reindeer when he moved, he said he would get back to us on that as soon as he could. “But Mr. Clause, what about the reindeer?” The concern for the reindeer was left unanswered as Mr. Clause headed out into the Gulf of Mexico on his new boat for a fun day of fishing. As he was leaving though, he did wave to those left behind on the dock and yelled “and please, you can call me Santa.”

Now, it seems Santa and Mrs. Clause love their new hometown. Reporters from all over the world converged on the Tampa Bay area in hopes of getting an exclusive scoop on why he and Mrs. Clause made this move. The problem was that every time they tried to ask him a few questions he was always on his way out the door. “Sorry, but Mrs. Clause and I are going to play a few holes of golf at Mangrove Bay,”  or “Sorry, but we are running to Tyrone Mall to do some shopping,” or “Sorry, but we are meeting friends at Outback Steak House for dinner,” or “Sorry, but we are on our way to Ruth Eckerd Hall for a concert.” Just so many things to do and so little time to do it. In fact, one day he was found sitting under a palm tree at the beach by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, where he told paparazzi “Come on fellas, even I like to relax once in a while.”

So, once Mr. Clause, I mean Santa, had made his decision to move to Florida, he knew he had to find a builder to build him and Mrs. Clause their new dream home, along with a new workshop for his elves. So, the first thing he did was to get on the internet and start researching Florida builders. It didn’t take long before he decided on exactly which builder to use. After browsing through their website and making a few inquiries, he knew there was no real choice in the matter and that American Housing Builders was definitely the New Home builder for him. He remembered the owners of American Housing from when they were children and remembered how good and honest they were year after year. He fondly remembered how they always managed to somehow end up on the good list. Because of that, he knew they could be trusted to build him a quality new home and the perfect new workshop for his elves. In fact, they built the elves a workshop right next door to the Home Shopping Channel. Like they say in Real Estate, “It is always about location, location, location.” Santa’s final comment on choosing American Housing Builders was “they are the ones for me because I know they build quality homes and I need to know mine will still be here in another thousand years.”

So Santa and Mrs. Clause, like so many others from the cold north have done, including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and other areas of Canada, chose to pack up their bags, including his giant toy bag, and move to Florida in order to take advantage of its warm weather and sunny beaches. “No more digging out of the snow on those cold winter mornings for me” he said. So, if you are like Santa and are tired of the snow and cold weather and are considering moving to Florida, or even considering buying a second home in Florida to spend the winters,  be sure to contact American Housing Builders to be your new home builder. Santa knows American Housing Builders is a name you can trust and we know that you cannot ask for a better referral than Santa Clause himself. Ho, ho, home sweet home.

By the way, Santa says the reindeer are all living happily in a little Alaskan village where all of the townspeople are vegetarians.

CANADIAN REALTORS

American Housing Builders has an ongoing Referral program: 1% of the sale price for all home referrals that result in the purchase of a New or Refurbished American Housing home for Canadian, out of state and foreign Realtors. For more information on this program, please contact Lee Kretzer, an owner of American Housing Builders, at 727-546-6611 or email him at Lee@Amhousing.com

Home Town Heroes Program

American Housing Builders, Inc. is very aware of the many sacrifices the heroes of the Tampa Bay area make for their communities. These heroes include teachers, hospital workers, policemen, firemen and military personnel. We are proud of what these people do for the community and are very happy to be able to try and assist them in any way we can in helping them obtain the American Dream of owning their own home.

For more information, call American Housing at 727-546-6611.

First Time Home Buyers Looking for Smaller, Less Expensive Homes!

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According to a September 20, 2010 report on NAHB‘s online newspaper, Nation’s Building News, first time home buyers are demanding smaller and less expensive new homes. According to a recent American Housing survey conducted by HUD and the Census Bureau, 41% of the 8.4 million new home buyers between 2007 and 2009 were first time home buyers.

First time home buyers bought homes averageing 1,874 square foot, which is below the 2,549 square foot of homes purchased by those trading up.

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Contact American Housing Builders, Inc. for information on our new homes at 727-546-6611.

Money from Heaven!

American Housing Builders, Inc. has been building affordable single family homes in the Tampa Bay and St Petersburg area for many years and with interest rates having fallen to their lowest level in almost forty years, it is like having money “falling from heaven” for New Home buyers. Because we are always trying to stay up on the most current economic news and trends, we noted in an article posted on September 3, 2010, at FloridaRealtors.org, that mortgage rates fell to their lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks.

The article then goes on to say that the average rate for a 30-year fixed loan is now at 4.32 percent, which is the lowest it has been since 1971. And even lower than that is a 15-year fixed rate mortgage that is now at 3.83 percent, which is the lowest level on record, a five year adjustable-rate mortgages that is at all time low of 3.54 percent, and a one-year adjustable mortgage that is now averaging at 3.50 percent. These are historically low rates and for New Home buyers who qualify, the money is there for the taking.

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5 Reasons Homeownership Trumps Renting

A recent article posted on FloridaRealtors.org pointed to five reasons why it is better to buy and own a home than it is to rent a home. By owning your own home, you become your own landlord, by owning your own home your home comes an investment for your future, by owning your own home your fixed rate mortgage may actually allow your monthly payments to be less than if you were renting, and by owning your own home you can live in a better neighborhood with better schools.

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Original Source: The New York Times, Ron Lieber (08/27/2010)

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