Knez Personal Builders Receive Residential Construction Superintendent Designation

Knez Homes is pleased to announce that each of our Personal Builders have recently received the "Residential Construction Specialist" designation from the Home Builders Institute.

The Residential Construction Academy (RCA) is a Home Builders Institute (HBI) initiative established in 2001 that aims to bridge the critical skills gap that exists within the residential construction industry.

Joshua Edgell, Mark Maltry, David Franz and Michael Dragar are the only supervisers in Northeast Ohio who have achieved the RCS designation.

The Residential Construction Academy is charged with developing educational materials and programs based importantly on national standards developed by HBI and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) member employees. The goal of such programming is to help shape a workforce that is skilled, knowledgeable and able to meet the needs of NAHB members today and well into the future.

Knez Homes is dedicated to continuing education initiatives.

Congratulations gentlemen!

2005 Cleveland Choice Awards

Knez is the proud recipient of 3 Cleveland Choice Awards.

• Custom Home of the Year "Best of Parade of Homes" - Katherine Victoria Design
• Advertisement of the Year "Best Black & White Ad" - "Where Memories Are Made"
• Gold Achievement Sales Award - Carol Nagel

We'd like to thank the judges and our clients for this recognition!

Grand Opening Weekend - Two New Communities!

We are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of TWO great new communities.

The Wildwood Community at Woodsong promises to deliver an outstanding lifestyle opportunity at a fabulous price.

You'll love the quiet, natural splendor of Middlefield. Best of all, you'll experience all of the small town charm while keeping all of the conveniences of living in the city.

Learn more at http//www.wildwoodgeauga.com.

Our newly completed model at the Brooks Community has our area abuzz! This terrific new home features over 3,000 square feet of finished living space.

Learn more at http://www.thebrookscommunity.com.

Home Design Trends for 2006

What's going to be hot in home design next year? The Wall Street Journal printed an article with a few guesses based on what designers are seeing:

• Sisal-rug lookalikes -- Sisal fiber rugs are being replaced with wool, cotten, and synthetic look-alikes that resist stains and other wear and tear.
• Shapely Bathtubs -- Out with the rectangular built-ins and in with free-standing tubs with curves.
• Midtone paints -- Bring on the neutral colors like khaki and taupe.
• Glass wall tiles -- The glass segment of the tile industry is growing quickly becaue of its "range of finishes, from iridescent to glossy to matte."
• Silk window curtains -- Solid-color silk curtains are seeing more sales because they match nicely with popular fabrics such as boucle and tweed.

Source: "Design Trends Destined to Die" from the Dec. 30, 2005 issue of the Wall Street Journal

Get more info on design trends at http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/

Homebuilding Seminar

We'd like thank everyone who braved the weather to attend our "Homebuilding Seminar" last night (March 2nd). It was a great turnout and according to your feedback, we're glad that the seminar helped answer a lot of your questions.

Thanks to all of our speakers for taking the time to share their insight. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or any of the speakers for more information.

If you were unable to attend and would like to be added to the notification list for our next seminar, please contact us at sales@knez.net.

What's Your Home Worth?

There is a great new site which compiles home values online.

It's currently in BETA but it's pretty neat. Go give it a try at: http://www.zillow.com

Property Taxes Taxing?

By: David S. Glasier
DGlasier@News-Herald.com
02/14/2006

See how your rates compare with neighboring communities

Here is a pop quiz for all of you home-owning citizens in Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga and Ashtabula counties.

Three questions only.

And, please, no running off to rifle through that desk drawer or computer file where you have the records of your house payments or, if the mortgage is paid off, the latest tax bill
from the county.

The challenge here is to come up with correct answers, or educated guesses, off the top of your head.

• Do you know how much you will pay in property taxes this year?
• How are those property-tax dollars divided up?
• Are your property taxes higher or lower than those of homeowners in neighboring communities?
  

Read whole article (PDF)

Get a Head Start on Designing Your Kitchen

Aristokraft has a terrific program on their website which lets you mix and match your kitchen materials to get an idea of what it's going to look like. You can customize the look of the cabinets as well as choose from a variety of flooring, countertops, wall colors and appliance styles.

Give it a try at www.aristokraft.com. Click on "Planning Tools" and then click on "Visualize Your Space".

Home Building Seminar - March 2, 2006

If you're thinking about building then you don't want to miss the great upcoming Home Building Seminar sponsored by Knez.

It's scheduled for March 2, 2006 at 6:30 PM at our Nature Preserve model. Seating will be limited and registration is required..

You'll learn valuable tips and tricks that will save you time and money.

Don't miss it!

Want to learn more? Click here!

Wildwood Grand Opening

The Grand Opening for our new Sarasota Bay IV model is scheduled for March 4, 2006.

The Wildwood Community at Woodsong promises to deliver an outstanding lifestyle opportunity at a fabulous price. New homes start at just $149,975!

You'll love the quiet, natural splendor of Middlefield.

Best of all, you'll experience all of the small town charm while keeping all of the conveniences of living in the city.

Contact Richard Carrabine at (440) 223-1617 or rcarrabine@knez.net to register for a special "Sneak-Peek" event where you can register win a FREE Kitchen Appliance Upgrade Package. Don't miss this invitation only event!

Learn more about the Wildwood Community at Woodsong.

Calling all stars

We’re looking for your cutest, funniest, most dramatic and most endearing home video! Send us your best 30 second or 60 second clips and show us why your Knez Home is "Where Memories are Made".

You might star in a Knez TV commercial next year which might be caught by a famous Hollywood producer who may cast you as an extra in their next blockbuster movie which will lead to fortune and fame and cars and reality shows and maybe - one day - a governorship or even a presidency!

...hey, it could happen! :)

Please send us your videocassette, DVD or digital files (WMV, Quicktime or AVI) to us at 3375 Blackmore Road, Perry Twp., OH 44081 or email your digital video (WMV, QuickTime or AVI) files to ante@knez.net. Contact Anté Logarusic at (440) 259-0087 ext. 109 if you have any questions.

NO ORIGINALS PLEASE!!!