Football season is upon us, and D.R. Horton is celebrating by offering “America’s Home Team Sale” from Friday, September 10 through Sunday, September 19. Realtors are welcome to join D.R. Horton for a special sale preview luncheon on Tuesday, September 7 from 12-2, where the sale details will be revealed.
D.R. Horton is a national home builder that provides unique and quality homes at Seven Oaks, a gorgeous landscaped community with breathtaking natural surroundings, a club with pools, plentiful parks and playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, and more.
D.R. Horton offers single-family …

As a realtor, you know that for your buyers, the transition from old house to new home can be a stressful and overwhelming process. Luckily, you can comfort your buyers with these handy moving tips provided by one of our very own builders featured in the WaterGrass community, Standard Pacific Homes. These tips will keep your buyers organized starting one month ahead of the moving date, all the way up to the big moving day:
One Month Before Moving

Schedule the mover
Arrange for transportation of vehicles and pets
Submit change of address …

Standard Pacific Homes, a Crown featured builder, is introducing its new floor plans in the Glenbrook neighborhood at the WaterGrass community. Starting in the high $160,000s, the seven popular floor plans range from 1,722 to 3,078 square feet and are designed with livability and flair in mind.
In addition to great homes, Standard Pacific Homes has a fantastic special offer now available. Earn a $6,000 allowance toward closing costs when you use Standard Pacific Mortgage to finance your new home! You don’t want to miss out on this exciting offer or …

WaterGrass Elementary School, located in the WaterGrass Community, has 13 lucky 5th Graders who may appear in an upcoming Apple iPad advertisement. Wanting to get an image of young students using technology for a presentation, Andy Dunn, a school district official, brought in an iPad for the children to use in a series of photographs.
Eventually, the photographs were sent to a local Apple sales representative, Andrea Barr, who works with the school on a regular basis. When Barr saw the pictures, she claimed her heart melted by the expressions of …

As summer heats up, many are coordinating housing decor to warm up as well. Often in the winter, homes become bland and “wintery.” Let the light in with some of these easy ways from the Chicago Tribune to “summerize” your home!

Use Lots of colors. Turquoise and yellow are two great colors for summer, especially when paired with gray or brown.
Change your throw pillows. Simply switching your throw pillows …

When decorating your home, one important place to keep in mind is your home’s high spaces. The extra space that is above tall bookcases, kitchen cabinets, and built-in ledges are often overlooked; however, these high spaces, if decorated properly, can add additional warmth and dimension to your home. We’ve summarized this article from tampabay.com to help you do the most with those hard to reach nooks.

Layering. One way to add visual interest to your home’s decor is to use the layering technique. Above furniture like bookcases, secretaries, hutches, and armoires, …

The kitchen is often the hub of a home—whether a family sits together to eat at meals or everyone just grazes, odds are it’s a central meeting spot several times a day. In addition to family, invited guests may spend much time standing around the countertops or table, enjoying each other’s company while eating and drinking. As such an important part of a home, special care should be taken in choosing selections, designing the kitchen, or remodeling. To maximize enjoyment of the space available, we’ve put together these simple tips …

According to a recent news article, value is now the top item on homebuyers agendas, filling a slot that once belonged to location. While location is still high up on the list of considerations, the article points out that value and affordable pricing is top of mind.
This new “smart shopping” means that buyers are considering the pocketbook more closely instead of just opting to buy the biggest house on the block. Energy efficiency and utility bills are some of the things affecting these considerations. As Deborah Beaver, vice president …

Seven Oaks in Wesley Chapel has been an extremely sought after community, and it’s no wonder—24 neighborhoods of beautiful landscaping, community parks, a 17-acre SportsCore and Club with incredible pools, great schools, and best of all, an overwhelming sense of community. With so much living and activity happening at Seven Oaks, it’s hard to believe that there’s still a chance to join in. Which is why we’re sure your clients will be pleased to find out that lots are now available in our newest neighborhoods, Stonecreek and Watermark.
Stonecreek sits at …

Teens who live in Seven Oaks are extremely lucky to have Wiregrass Ranch High School as their designated high school. Just browsing their website, you get a good picture of what a great environment it is. The focus of the high school is the success of every student, and it shows. No matter what a student’s interests are, the student is sure to find activities or groups to match at this exciting, challenging school.
A few Wiregrass facts:

WRHS opened in 2006, and is housed in a $40 million facility.
The school is …