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Homes by Dickerson Celebrates 1st Sale in Newest Community, Madison at Evan’s Creek!

Homes by Dickerson Celebrates 1st Sale in Newest Community, Madison at Evan’s Creek!

One of the greatest thrills we get as a custom homebuilder is seeing the progress and change of one of our very own developments. After more than a year of research, planning, and brainstorming, our visionary stage for a piece of land in Apex has turned into a new, custom home neighborhood. As a result of partnering with the experienced and successful Jim Allen Group, we are pleased to announce that we have just completed our first sale and look forward to building a custom design for our newest Dickerson family in this great area!

Madison, a Homes by Dickerson exclusive community priced from the $430’s, features 40 home sites with cul-de-sac, basement and wooded view options. It embodies the elements and values of “Small-town America”, focusing on traditional architectural designs.   This neighborhood of custom-built, single-family homes, convenient to the Historic District of downtown Apex, offers accessibility to local parks, dining, shopping and entertainment. Madison combines the beauty of historic design elements with current high-performance, green building standards. Come lose yourself in charming streetscapes and peaceful outdoor living!

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Our current lineup of Madison floorplans include:
The Belhaven
The Bristol
The Carmichael
The Franklin
The Hertford
The Jacob
The Montclair
The WildPoppy

We encourage you to visit this jewel in the heart of quaint, convenient Apex at the corner of Evans Road and Humie Olive Road.   With its beautiful neighborhoods, great schools, Historic Downtown and friendly residents, it is no wonder that Apex was just named Money Magazine’s #1 Place to Live in the U.S.!

Now is the opportune time to schedule a private tour of the community and to get a sneak peek of our two Parade Homes located in Madison!  And for all of our Realtors, be on the lookout for our next Realtor Social invitation-Coming Soon!- which will be held in Apex and highlight this great neighborhood!

For more information on any of our neighborhoods or available homes, please contact us at 919-917-3132 or info@homesbydickerson.com

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Calling all Realtors! Join us for an evening of food, drinks and live music in Wendell Falls!

Calling all Realtors! Join us for an evening of food, drinks and live music in Wendell Falls!

We hope that everyone is enjoying our beautiful Carolina summer! While many of you may be wrapping up these longer days with one last beach getaway, we wanted to invite all of our Realtor friends to our upcoming Realtor Social next Thursday, August 6th.  We hope that your entire office can attend this fun and exciting event where you will be able to see Homes by Dickerson’s newest model homes in the beautiful master-planned community Wendell Falls!

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4:00pm: Meet us at The CowFish for delicious drinks and appetizers
4:30pm: Hop into our luxury transportation for the short 20 minute drive to Wendell Falls
4:50pm: View our custom-built decorated model homes and move-in ready plans
5:30pm: Tour the brand-new amenities including the pool area, The Farmhouse and Grounds Café where dinner and drinks will be served.
6:30pm: Choose to join the Dickerson team in our VIP area for a live concert featuring The Americana band “Old Habits” OR take our luxury
transportation back to The CowFish restaurant
8:00pm: All concert attendees will return to The CowFish

We look forward to seeing you there!

HBD Realtor Social at Wendell Falls

 

Last Chance Opportunity for a Dickerson Home in Heritage Wake Forest!

Last Chance Opportunity for a Dickerson Home in Heritage Wake Forest!

Heritage Wake Forest may be reaching the end of its incredible 15 year run but you still have the chance to own a beautiful Homes By Dickerson home in this award-winning neighborhood!  Do not miss the chance to view these custom designs and experience the Heritage lifestyle including playgrounds, miles of greenway trails, a catch and release pond stocked with fish, a fishing pier, observation deck, picnic areas, streams, a Xeriscape garden, playing fields, pools, golf course, restaurants and so much more!

Sagamore Exterior

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“Southern Elegance” is the inspiration for The Sagamore in Heritage at Wake Forest.  Spacious open rooms, hardwood floors and oversized trim work lends an antebellum feeling to the home.  Enjoy a glass of lemonade on your elongated front porch with stone support columns, pass through the stained wooden door with textured panes of glass and relax in a setting filled with grace and old-world charm.

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You will initially be impressed with the exterior elevation which is a mixture of peaks and gables, stunning trim, barn door-inspired shutters and a box-bay window.  Enter into a spacious foyer with a charming staircase and a stunning view of the elegant dining room and living spaces.  An abundance of windows floods the floor plan with natural light, especially the curved wall of windows in the family room.  The gourmet kitchen, complete with intricate tile work and a stainless steel gas range invites you to think of family celebrations and opportunities to entertain.  The spacious family room boasts built-in bookshelves alongside the charming fireplace with its raised brick hearth and elegant mantel.  A screen porch adjacent to the kitchen gives wonderful views of the wooded backyard.

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The upstairs layout is full of additional surprises including built-in window seating and storage cubbies in the generous bonus room.  The master suite features the same curved wall of windows as in the family room, a tray ceiling, an oversized walk-in shower with floor-to-ceiling tiles and built-in bench, and a trimmed full-length mirror and built-in accessory shelf in the spacious master closet.

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Bronze fixtures and granite countertops add an elegant pop to all of the bathrooms and a custom desk graces one of the secondary bedrooms.
5716 Lord Granville Way, Rolesville, NC
To view the full virtual tour, click here.
4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
3168 square feet
Home site 3096-MLS #1943507
$465,900
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 Fairview Main Exterior

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The Fairview in Heritage is the perfect home in which to create a summer full of wonderful memories!  Retreat to your spacious first-floor master suite or grab a book from the custom built shelves in the family room and relax on a lazy afternoon.  Utilize the abundance of counter space for your fresh fruits and vegetables from the farmer’s market or just sit around the oversized kitchen island and catch up with your family over a glass of sweet tea.  Having a few more friends over?  Enjoy the beautiful wooded views from your screen porch and know that in a few short months you will be able to keep warm by the built-in outdoor fireplace!  So many elegant fixtures and features can be found throughout this home from the glossy hardwood floors and butler’s pantry to the claw foot tub in the master suite and the extended window seat in the tremendous upstairs bonus room. Two additional bedrooms and three secondary bathrooms complete the floorplan (one of which boasts French doors and could make a great study!).

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Take advantage of one of the final opportunities to live and play in this award-winning community!  Biking and walking trails, pools, golf course and more-Heritage Wake Forest has it all!  With today’s low interest rates, there could not be a better time to make The Fairview The Home of YOUR Life!
5517 Massey Branch Drive, Rolesville, NC
To view the virtual tour, please click here.
3 bedrooms, 3.0 bathrooms
3146 square feet
Homesite 3302-MLS # 1963923
$489,900

For more information on either of our custom-built homes in Heritage Wake Forest or to schedule a private tour, please contact us at 919-917-3132 or info@homesbydickerson.com

We hope to welcome you into the Homes By Dickerson family at Heritage Wake Forest in The Home of YOUR Life!

Haywood Grand Opening a Sweet, Southern Success!

Haywood Grand Opening a Sweet, Southern Success!

Homes By Dickerson’s newest jewel grand opened on May 19th to a crowd of Realtors eager to see inviting entrances, quaint streetscapes and elegant custom-built homes.  Attendees of the Haywood Grand Opening were definitely not disappointed as they drove up to the white brick and wrought iron monument and were whisked away for an afternoon of delicious food, live music and beautiful plan tours.

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Over 100 guests dined on delicious Southern cuisine prepared by Annie Bell’s Catering.  While enjoying their ice-cold Jonah crab claws and tangy honey barbecue chicken at their charming farmhouse tables, attendees were surrounded by beautiful floral centerpieces and enjoyed live music by The Yes Team, a San Diego folk and rock band.

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The luncheon was completed with an array of fruit-infused beverages and hot peach cobbler.   Guests could choose to enjoy the sunshine and walk through the neighborhood or jump on one of our golf carts sponsored by Regions Bank.  Two of our custom designs were available to view including The Foxborough Hill and The Underwood.  Everyone seemed especially interested in viewing The Underwood floorplan on home site 20 as this particular home was named the Duke Progress Energy house during the 2015 Green Home Tour.  Realtors were able to get more information on Homes By Dickerson’s green building efforts from the Home Energy Monitoring System and LED lights to the car charging station in the garage and the HERS Score Rating of a 46!

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Before leaving, everyone was able to grab some homemade Southern Jam and entered for the chance to win a VISA gift card!

Haywood is an exclusive Homes By Dickerson community in North Raleigh just off Glenwood Avenue featuring single-family homes starting from the $650’s.  This charming neighborhood offers custom plans with distinctive design elements, large porches and outdoor living spaces!  For more information or to schedule a private tour, please contact us at 919-917-3132 or info@homesbydickerson.com

Dusty Boot Event this Saturday in Wendell Falls!

Dusty Boot Event this Saturday in Wendell Falls!

After a lot of planning and building, the vision of Wendell Falls is coming to fruition and Homes By Dickerson is proud to be a part of this energetic and exciting new community!

Join us this Saturday, March 28th, from 11am to 2pm for a gourmet lunch and the opportunity to take a dusty boot tour of our Franklin model home.  You will also get the chance to win some great prizes and explore this beautiful new neighborhood featuring miles of trails, 273 acres of open space, unique amenities, and direct access to the heart of the Triangle.

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You do not want to miss getting a sneak peek of the quality and craftsmanship included in our homes nor the natural beauty and personality of this brand new Newland Community!  For the first three pre-sale contracts on a Homes by Dickerson home you will not only receive priority homesite selection but also $5000 to use as you choose!

Don’t forget to ask us about the amazing competitions being offered by Newland Communities including an incredible custom structure for your home from Asheville Playgrounds and the chance to win $50,000 towards the purchase of your new home in Wendell Falls!

All Homes by Dickerson plans offered in Wendell Falls will be single-family designs priced from the $300’s.  For more information on any of our communities, homes or events, please contact us at 919-917-3132 or info@homesbydickerson.com

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Enjoy Outdoor Living at Briar Chapel’s Open House!

Enjoy Outdoor Living at Briar Chapel’s Open House!

Plan to spend a wonderful afternoon in Briar Chapel next Saturday, March 21st as Homes By Dickerson participates in the “Outdoor Living” themed Open House.  There will be lots of activities and refreshments between 12noon and 5pm that you will not want to miss!

Make sure to stop by The Briar Chapel Information Center to receive a map and complimentary Sweetwater Ice ticket, redeemable at our model home (Lot 13) between 12:30 and 3:30pm.  Tour the award-winning Franklin plan located at 307 Dark Forest Drive, browse our onsite design studio and get to know our experienced sales counselors!

Once you are ready for lunch, head over to The Montclair (Lot 901) at 120 Old Piedmont Circle where we will be firing up the grill between 12noon and 2pm.  View this beautiful move-in ready Green Tour home while enjoying food, drinks and live music.

We will also have a landscaping expert from Davis Landscape available until 5pm to help answer all of your lawn and garden questions!  Don’t forget to register for some great outdoor living prizes!

Homes By Dickerson team members will be available to schedule a private tour of any of our custom-built homes in this thriving Master-Planned Community!

We look forward to helping you find “The Home of YOUR Life!”

For more information on Homes By Dickerson, Briar Chapel or our upcoming Open House, please contact us at 919-917-3132 or info@homesbydickerson.com

What’s NEW at Sunset Bluffs!

What’s NEW at Sunset Bluffs!

As we continue to celebrate all that is new at Homes By Dickerson, we invite you to take a look at Sunset Bluffs, located right on the Holly-Springs/Fuquay-Varina border.  Homes By Dickerson is proud to be part of the local Builder Team, offering customizable single-family homes, in this Southern Wake County community brimming with activity and exciting opportunities!

NEW PLANS!
Homes By Dickerson is beginning a new series of plans called The Park Collection from the $300’s, offering first-floor and master-up plans, 2-car garages and views of the new community park.  Choose from four new floorplans (The Miller Park, The Essington, The Wild Poppy and The Hertford), a variety of new exterior elevations and the latest custom features.

NEW AMENITIES!
Preparations are already underway for the May Grand Opening of the new Sunset Bluffs Community Park which will include a picnic pavilion with grilling stations, a playground and community gardens!
Don’t forget to ask us about plans for a community pool to be finished in 2016!

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NEW SALES TEAM!
If you have not had a chance to meet the new onsite sales duo at Sunset Bluffs, we encourage you to visit Kathy Pierce and Nikki Hicks with Bryan Properties.  Kathy and Nikki bring a combination of experience, dedication and passion to Sunset Bluffs and look forward to showing you “The Home of YOUR Life” by Homes By Dickerson!  Click here to see Kathy and Nikki as they talk to our Reporter in the Field about of the new happenings at Sunset Bluffs.

 

NEW STREETSCAPES!
As sales continue to be successful in this new community from Bryan Properties, new streetscapes are taking shape daily! Do not wait to take advantage of today’s pricing and low interest rates!

NEW MOVE-IN READY HOME!
Visit The Meadowsweet and fall in love with The Home of YOUR Life!  This single-family, craftsman-style home is move-in ready and boasts over 3000 square feet of gorgeous exterior and interior details.  The front elevation is a beautiful mixture of shake, stone, shutters, side-lites and bay box windows.  This first-floor master plan reveals an open, airy layout with a generous amount of natural light to show off the fabulous gourmet kitchen and large family room with fireplace and built-in shelving.   The back of the home unfolds into a great screen porch with private wooded views of the backyard.  The master suite is truly a stunning oasis with its oversized walk-in closet and tile work in the luxury bath.  The elegant staircase takes you immediately to the upstairs custom built-ins and the humongous bonus room featuring window seats and French doors.
Here are some photos of the Meadowsweet:

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Need more excuses to visit this great neighborhood?

NEW “MEET THE BUILDER” EVENT!
Come meet the award-winning, custom-builder team Sunday, March 22nd from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.  Tour move-in ready homes and learn about all of the features and benefits from foundation to frame and beyond sheetrock.  Enjoy delicious refreshments and register to win wonderful prizes!  Click here to download more details:03-22-15 MEET THE BUILDERS OF SUNSET BLUFFS

To schedule a private tour of The Meadowsweet or to learn more about Sunset Bluffs, a Bryan Properties community conveniently located to shopping, Research Triangle Park, Downtown Raleigh and more-please contact us at 919-917-3132 or info@homesbydickerson.com

 

Homes By Dickerson Realtor Social Shines!

Homes By Dickerson Realtor Social Shines!

ThIMG_3447ank you to the more than 125 Realtors who joined us at Bailey’s Fine Jewelry Showroom in Cameron Village to celebrate the New Year and our new Diamond Club Program.  Surrounded by brilliant diamonds and other gemstones, Bailey’s Fine Jewelry Showroom was the perfect place to roll out the details of our new Realtor incentives to our Diamond Club members.  Guests were greeted with a sparkling glass of champagne featuring a diamond at the bottom of their flute. (Really a cubic zirconia but looked and felt like a diamond.) Two specially-marked diamonds granted their recipients each a $500 gift certificate to Bailey’s!  All attendees enjoyed great food, spirits and additional giveaways in a beautiful setting while learning more about Homes By Dickerson’s new communities, custom designs and high-performance green efforts!  Congratulations to our Grand Prize winners Jill Flink of Berkshire Hathaway, Homes Services-York Simpson Underwood Realty and John Wanchok with Coldwell Banker Howard, Perry and Walston!  Bailey’s also hosted 3 other drawings throughout the store! There were winners all around.  To learn more about our enhanced Diamond Club Program, our custom homes or any of our new communities, please contact us at 919-917-3132 or info@homesbydickerson.com

Here are some pictures from the night:

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Homes By Dickerson presents “A Winter Wonderland of Homes!”

Homes By Dickerson presents “A Winter Wonderland of Homes!”

HBD_SnwflkeRevised1_2_15xx_Page_1We are sure that you have heard this a million times this week but we at Homes By Dickerson would also like to wish you a “Happy New Year!”  Here is to a very exciting, successful and prosperous 2015!

The HBD team has been hard at work planning for the upcoming year as we know this will be one of our best yet, full of new neighborhoods, beautiful new homes and lasting relationships.  Stay tuned for more information throughout the coming months on these exciting events!

Our first opportunity is our “Winter Wonderland of Homes!” which we are featuring now through mid-February. Showcased in prime locations and desirable communities, these luxurious homes are custom-built and move-in ready!  This week we are highlighting a perfect example of the quality and craftsmanship we deliver with every home: The Calhoun Craftsman, Home Site 93, in Briar Chapel.

The Calhoun Craftsman packages almost 3000 square feet on an elevated home site.  This 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom plan features an open kitchen and family room, a screen porch and oversized patio, a side-load garage and excellent views of Briar Chapel.  Luxurious details such as site-finished hardwoods, exceptional trim work and beautiful fixtures are found throughout the home.

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Want to enjoy the Briar Chapel area even more?  The Calhoun is within walking distance to the saltwater pools and fitness center.  Enhance your life with a new Homes By Dickerson home and the Briar Chapel lifestyle!

To schedule a private tour of this home or any of our “Winter Wonderland Homes”, please contact us at 919-917-3132 or info@homesbydickerson.com

Briar Chapel:: The Calhoun Craftsman
1450 Briar Chapel Parkway, Chapel Hill, NC
To view the virtual tour, click here.
3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms
2899 square feet
Homesite 93-MLS # 1953880
$424,900

 

 

Raleigh Social at Driftwood

Raleigh Social at Driftwood

Thank you to everyone who came out for our latest Raleigh Realtor Social at Driftwood Southern Kitchen in Lafayette Village! We enjoyed catching up with each and every one of you! The excitement was in the air and it is always great to hear all the successes so many of you are having in the marketplace.  Here are some photos from the event and some highs of what we covered:

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We are excited about the upcoming Parade of Homes starting on October 4th and running the first 3 weekends in October.  Homes by Dickerson will have 8 homes on tour throughout the Triangle.  For the lastest on our Parade Tour, click here.  Both the Durham, Orange and Chatham tour and the Wake County tours will be happening at the same time.

In addition to Parade, Homes by Dickerson has a great selection of available move-in homes that can be ready for move-in by the end of the year.  To view our available homes, click here.  We have homes in Heritage Wake Forest, Barton’s Grove, Carrie’s Reach, Briar Chapel, and Croasdaile Farm.

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Homes by Dickerson was just recognized as having the MOST green certified homes in the state of North Carolina by the Home Innovation Research Labs.  To date we have certified 301 of our homes both to Energy Star and the National Green Building Standard.  Homes by Dickerson is committed to being good stewards of our clients money and to building better homes that are healthier, more comfortable and cost less to operate. To view the press release, click here.

 Homes by Dickerson also received its lowest HERS Rating to date of 49! Our 2014 Average HERS Rating has been 56 and continues to improve with each home we build.

New Communities :: Haywood in North Raleigh, Traditions in Wake Forest, and Sunset Bluffs in Fuquay Varina

  • Haywood is our newest exclusive Homes by Dickerson community now underway in North Raleigh just off Glenwood Avenue and Pinecrest Road.  The roads will be paved by next week and we will have 3 homes under construction very soon.  We currently have 2 pre-sales and a plan portfolio that we can share with you and your clients.  Our in-house architect, Jeff Williams, has really helped create a unique streetscape and incorporated great outdoor living areas.  Haywood is in a prime location with very little new construction options.  Getting your clients in at this stage also allows them the ability to customize and personalize their home.
  • Bridgewater at Traditions in Wake Forest is the new Estate section of this master planned community.  Homes by Dickerson is proud to be part of the custom builder team.  Bridgewater offers an enclave of 1/2 acre wooded home sites, several of which back to the Wake Forest Resevoir.  We will have 2 Parade Homes in Traditions.  There are several pre-sale opportunities in this community and with it just beginning there are several great home sites to choose from!
  • Sunset Bluffs in Fuquay Varina is now underway! Homes by Dickerson has constructed the model where Bryan Properties will be working from to sell the final remaining opportunities to be part of the family of Sunset Ridge and Sunset Oaks communities.  Kathy Pierce will be representing the builder team in this community and Homes by Dickerson has 3 available homes under construction, including a Parade Home, the Arramore.
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Big thanks to our co-sponsor Electrolux who brought 6 small appliances for us to give away! The panini makers and blenders were a hit! And also thank you to Driftwood for the gift certificate they donated as well.  Congrats to all the winners!

For more information on any of our homes and communities, visit HomesByDickerson.com or call 919.917.3132  Stay tuned for our next Social coming soon!