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ST. LOUIS, MO (May, 2013) – A group of St. Louis’ largest home builders has announced a new stimulus program that focuses on putting people back to work and giving consumers a great deal.

The promotion is called The Neighborhoods Built by Your Neighbors Program. It is a fund created by a consortium of local St. Louis Unions to help stimulate new home ownership. The program is exclusive to St. Louis Union Homebuilding Partnership members.

Partnership members are Bridgewater Communities, Dettmer Homes, Fischer & Frichtel, McBride & Son Homes, McKelvey Homes, Payne Family Homes and Simon Homes.

“This program is a testament to the relationship between St. Louis’ leading home builders and its Union trade partners,” said John F. Eilermann Jr., Chairman and CEO of McBride & Son Companies. “And most importantly it shows how the best way to stimulate our local economy and get people working again is to all work together.”

The program, which runs only during the month of May, provides cash to buyers for use at closing. Cash amounts range from $2,000 to $10,000 based on the sales price of the home. It is limited participating builder’s communities in Missouri.

“It’s real cash for use at closing and it’s in addition to St. Louis Union Homebuilding Partnership Builder’s best deal  ,” stated Jim Brennan, owner of McKelvey Homes. “It’s really an amazing deal for buyers.”

Eight local unions are contributing to the fund which allows for an average $5,000 per home. Certificates will be distributed on a first come basis.

“Our local Unions have made a big investment in getting people back to work,” said Ken Kruse, president of Payne Family Homes. “They have committed $1,150,000 in cash for use at closing to home buyers. That really says a lot.”

The Union contributions are based upon man hours by trade on an average St. Louis home. 

“ “This program is about neighbors coming together to make a difference.,” stated Ted Dettmer president and CEO of Dettmer Homes.  “That fact is when Union trades people are working they are buying other goods and services and the economy grows.”

Barry Simon of Simon Homes agreed, “It is a great testament to the ‘can do’ spirit in St. Louis homebuilding. We are excited to be a part of it.”

The Neighborhoods Built by Your Neighbors Program is exclusive to Partnership members, limited to Missouri communities and runs only during May 2013.

“We are proud to be a part of this program; it gets the economy moving and gives unprecedented deals for buyers,” said Bridgewater Communities president Tim Miller.

Participating unions include: Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis, International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District 2, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1, Sheet Metal Workers Local 36, Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513.

The Neighborhoods Built by Your Neighbors Program is only during May 2013. See www.STLUnionBuilders.com for details or contact Payne Family Homes directly at 314-477-1218.

All of us here at Payne Family Homes are incredibly excited to announce that our 2nd Annual Summer Signing Sale is now under way at EVERY Payne Family Homes neighborhood!  If you’ve been searching for a new home in St. Louis or St. Charles, we hope that you’ll come visit us and see what we have to offer.  During the month of July, we’ve got incredible savings on completed inventory homes and great closing cost incentives on new to-be-built homes.  If you’re looking for something quick, you better hurry though-our inventory homes are not lasting long!  For more information, simply click here to get in touch with Ashley, our Online Sales Consultant.  You can also check out our quick move-in homes on our Fast-Move Page. 

Payne Family Homes is proud to announce their membership in the St. Louis Union Homebuilding Partnership!

Together, with 7 other area builders, we heave teamed with the area’s local unions for The Neighborhoods Built by Your Neighbors Program.  The program’s fund is created by a consortium of local St. Louis Unions to help stimulate new home ownership and provides credits to new home purchasers valued between $2,000 and $10,000 to use at closing.  The credits are based on the contract price of the home and certificates are awarded to home purchasers on a first come first served basis. 

We’re very excited about this program and couldn’t be more grateful to the participating unions: Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis, International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District 2, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1, Sheet Metal Workers Local 36, Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers, International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513 and Cement Masons Local 527.

Thinking of purchasing a new home this month?  Better act fast!  Our funds are limited in this program–so stop by any of our communities to find out more information! Or

*This offer is valid on firm purchase agreements while funds are available 2/6/12 through 2/29/12.

Payne Family Homes seems to have found the key to success, gaining prominence in the regional St. Louis market in just a few short years.  Already recognized with numerous awards for construction excellence, Payne Family currently offers 10 residential communities in St. Charles, St. Peters, Cottleville, Wentzville, Fenton, and Eureka – and is about to make its initial entry into O’Fallon (MO).

 The company’s newest acquisition consists of 44 attached villa sites in Walden Pond, an established, multi-product development located off Elaine Drive, north of Interstate 70, in North O’Fallon.  The community portfolio will feature three villa designs that have been wildly popular with the full spectrum of homebuyers in The Pointe at Heritage Crossing, a Payne Family neighborhood in St. Peters, plus two new plans that have recently made their debut.

Grouped in pairs, the various models are offered in ranch, story-&-a-half, and two-story styles, with 1338 to 2424 square feet on the main levels.  All include a 2-car garage and full basement, which can be finished for additional living space.  Several attractive new elevations will also be unveiled at Walden Pond, showcasing assorted combinations of brick, stone, stucco, shake, and siding.

A sneak peak of one of the exterior elevation options of the villa homes offered at Walden Pond!

 According to Shawn Arterburn, vice president of operations, “It’s the pricing structure for these quality-built villa homes that is most likely to impress our customers.  The collection is based from the $130’s, which is an amazing price point for this product line.” 

 The Agenda

Walden Pond’s temporary onsite sales center opened to the public last weekend and Grand Opening is projected for spring.  Construction of Walden Pond’s “Earhart” display, a 1444-square-foot ranch with two bedrooms and two full baths, is expected to begin shortly.  Shoppers can also experience one of the models offered at Walden Pond, the “Keller“, which is now on display in The Pointe. 

Wonderfully livable and ideal for entertaining, the Earhart’s activity areas – living room, dining room, and kitchen – are completely open and extend the full depth of the home.  Flexibility, is another feature Payne will be showcasing at Walden Pond.  Two of the floorplans offered provide buyers with the ability to build up, or down, or both!  Payne’s “Earhart” display will be highlighting the optional 2nd floor plan offered in a loft or 3rd bed/3rd bath configuration–providing buyers with ample flexibility to have guest quarters, space for grandkids, holiday quarters for a child returning from college, crafting room, reading nook, 2nd office, and much more!

Although all of the walk-out and ingrade sites are available for purchase, prime site selection isn’t the only good reason to be among the early villa owners at Walden Pond.  Payne Family Homes is offering a valuable Preview Special – one year of free Homeowner Association dues (including provided exterior maintenance services) plus $2,500 toward closings – to pre-grand opening buyers.

 A Great Place to Live

Highly selective in its choice of geographic locations, Payne Family Homes carefully evaluates the anticipated “lifestyle considerations” of each community’s future residents – commuter access, quality schools, and nearby commercial, recreational, and entertainment amenities.  And the City of O’Fallon certainly meets – and exceeds – those standards.

Twice ranked among America’s “100 Best Places to Live” by Money magazine, O’Fallon offers a wealth of shopping, dining, and recreational opportunities, including 475 acres of city parks and Renaud Spirit Center, with its state-of-the-art fitness, sports, and aquatic facilities.  Public education is provided by the top-rated Fort Zumwalt School District.

Affordable pricing.  Award-winning quality.  Easy-maintenance living.  A fabulous location.  And outstanding customer service.  Walden Pond is destined to be a winner!

Interested villa buyers can inquire about Walden Pond with Community Sales Manager, Jane Peacock, by simply calling (314)-996-9909, clicking www.PayneFamilyHomes.com, or stopping by!  You can also request more information by clicking here and directions to Walden Pond can be found here.

Disclaimer: Payne Family Homes reserves the right to make changes or improvements to prices, specifications and incentives without notice to maintain our continuous improvement policy. Select plans may be restricted to certain sites. Select elevations, colors, landscaping, lighting, and other selections represented above are an artist’s interpretation and may carry premiums. See Community Sales Manager for details.

Payne Family Homes has announced the acquisition of 157 additional homesites in two villages at Ohmes Farm, a 250-acre, master-planned community on Ohmes Road in St. Peters.

According to community sales manager Brooke Mayer, the decision was based on Payne’s brisk sales tempo in The Meadows at Ohmes Farm.  Featuring the builder’s newest and most popular single-family design collections, the 59-homesite village is already nearly half-sold.

“This is a great neighborhood in an outstanding location,” Mayer stated.  “St. Peters is ranked among MONEY Magazine’s Best Places to Live in America.  People want to live here – and we’re ready to accommodate them!”

In The Meadows, Payne Family Homes will continue to offer the Vision Series, starting from $179,900, and the Lifestyle Series, based from $204,900.  Both hot-selling portfolios were designed in response to customer requests and emphasize highly functional, adaptable living spaces, as represented by the “Meridian” display, a spacious split-bedroom ranch that is open for touring daily.

Now, however, buyers have the choice of 125 newly-added single-family homesites in The Crossings at Ohmes Farm.  Grouped around nine cul-de-sacs and ranging in size from 10,000 to 27,000 square feet, the lots have 80-foot frontages, and some are wooded or back to trees.

The Crossings showcases all 12 Lifestyle plans, plus the “San Marino,” an upscale ranch with enduring customer appeal.   Pricing starts from $229,900, and several characteristics will distinguish the homes in this fashionable village, including all-premium elevations and a standard 3-car front-entry garage.

The Crossings’ generous homesites also allow for a variety of unique garage configurations.  Purchasers can opt for a 3-car garage with one front entry and two side entries, and 4-car tandem garages are available, as well.

“Keeping up with demand for inventory homes has been a real challenge in this neighborhood,” Mayer remarked, “so we already have our first inventory home under construction.”  The wildly popular “Breckenridge II“, with four bedrooms and nearly 3,400 square feet of living space will be available for a Spring 2012 move-in.

There’s exciting news for buyers hoping to enjoy easy-maintenance living at Ohmes Farm, too!  Payne Family Homes is introducing detached villas in The Chateaux, a private, 42-site enclave located at the development’s northern perimeter.

“We’ve had tremendous success with villas elsewhere in St. Charles County, and buyers are going to be thrilled to find this lifestyle option now available here at Ohmes Farm,” said Mayer.

Payne’s all-new Chateaux collection is comprised of four free-standing ranches with wonderfully innovative floorplans with 2-3 bedrooms and 1300 to 1750 square feet on the main level.  Notable standard amenities include 2-car garages, handsome brick-&-stone elevations, architectural shingles, aggregate driveways and 4-foot-wide walks, and lawn irrigation systems.

Full basements allow for finished lower levels, and villa customers also have the unique option of adding an upper-level “eagle’s nest” on select plans.

The newly-designed “Hamilton” is under construction as The Chateaux’s display model and is projected to be open for viewing in early Spring 2012.

Here's a sneak peak of what the Hamilton Display at The Chateaux at Ohmes Farm is going to look like!

Payne Family Homes’ expanded offering is clearly the “pick of the crop” at Ohmes Farm, and Mayer encourages homebuyers to ask about special incentives currently in effect in all three villages.

For more information you can call Brooke Mayer at 314-713-0838, stop into our Sales Center located at 712 Magnolia Trails Lane, St. Peters, MO 63376, or visit us online anytime at www.PayneFamilyHomes.com.  You can also simply request more information by clicking here!

Payne Family Homes 1st ever Summer Signing Sale has been underway for just over 3 weeks, and what a success it has been!  Over 20 buyers have chosen a Payne Family Home as their new place to call home in the past three weeks across the St. Louis Metro Area.  The best incentives ever offered at Payne Family Homes are still available for the next six days for anyone looking to purchase an inventory home or build their dream home! 

For specific incentive details, please contact Online Sales Consultant, Ashley, at 314.477.1218 or click here to request more information.  You may also click the below links for incentives per community.

Ashton Woods, Eureka, MO

Bella Vista, St. Peters, MO

Belleau Creek, St. Peters, MO

Bordeaux Condominiums, Cottleville, MO

Boulder Ridge, Wentzville, MO

The Enclave at Heritage, St. Charles, MO

Ohmes Farm, St. Peters, MO

The Pointe at Heritage Crossing-Single Family Homes, St. Peters, MO

The Pointe at Heritage Crossing-Villas, St. Peters, MO

Tuscany, St. Charles, MO

The Estates of Uthoff Valley, Fenton, MO

Hurry!  Time is running out!  If you’re looking in Eureka, Fenton, St. Charles, St. Peters, Cottleville, or Wentzville-Now is the Time!

It’s the holiday season at Payne Family Homes and we’re in the giving spirit.  Stop by any of our nine luxurious homebuilder communities across the St. Louis and St. Charles areas for our fantastic “Home for Holiday” promotion.

Between now and the close of 2010, a purchase of a Payne Family Home inventory home lands you a great gift of your choice to celebrate your purchase – and the season!

With over 28 stunning inventory homes available that feature the most tremendous savings in our history, Payne Family Homes wants to offer just a little extra to say “thanks” with your next single family, luxury villa, cottage home and condo purchase: holiday cheer!

Deck the halls with these boughs of holly:

        ·         $1,000 Holiday Grocery Gift Card

·         $1,000 Holiday Photo Session in Your New Payne Family Home

·         $1,000 Donation in Your Name to the Charity of Your Choice

Payne Family Homes crafts distinctive homes that are built to stand the test of time. Their communities include Ashton Woods, Bella Vista, Bordeaux Condominiums, The Enclave at Heritage, The Meadows at Ohme Farm, The Pointe at Heritage Crossing, The Townes at Belleau Creek and Tuscany.  Our custom-built homes at each of our nine communities in St. Louis and St. Charles Counties feature quality craftsmanship, incredible locations residing in AAA-Rated school districts and affordable value.

For additional information about our “Move In Ready Specials,” be sure to check out our website for updated listings!

Throughout our most recent Facebook contest, Payne Family Homes has received quite an array of answers to the following contest question: “If you could add one room to your home, what would it be?

Some said a play room for their kids. A few pushed for a music room for a baby grand piano. Still others threw out the idea of a man cave with a beer fridge and a secret compartment for their Junior Mints stash (hey, we all can dream, right?).

This contest was a fun and unique way to interact with you and listen to your insights about home design and more. We had a blast reading your creative ideas and the reasoning behind each one. That being said, we are proud to declare Katie Dimmitt as the winner of the Payne Family Homes random drawing and the recipient of a brand-new iPad!

We were thrilled with the amount of responses we received during this giveaway. At Payne Family Homes we take pride in our ability to design homes with unique character, styles and meticulously-designed floor plans. We take the time to learn about our customers and build homes to exceed their individual expectations.

We want to thank everyone for their participation! Continue to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for our updates on everything you need to know about your home. Below are some of our participants’ responses, for your enjoyment:

“If I could add any room to my (imaginary) house I would add a pet hotel room so I could continue to rescue animals off the streets of Saint Louis and give them the loving and safe home they deserve!”

“If I could add a room, it would be a Florida room. To be able to sit looking outside at the seasons over a cup of coffee sounds perfect!”

“…A fully finished Man-Cave in the basement – readily equipped with Kegerator, pool table, and special trophy wall for the newly acquired deer head ”

Thanks again to those whom participated and congratulations to our winner, Katie Dimmitt. We really enjoyed reading everyone’s ideas and are excited about planning our next giveaway. What would you like to see in our next contest? Let us know in the comments section below!

It’s getting to be that time of the year: the leaves have changed into vibrant colors, the temperatures are going from brisk to chilly and you’re putting together your list while Santa is deciding who is naughty or nice.

If you’ve been extra nice this year, a new home in St. Charles at The Lifestyle Series of The Enclave at Heritage will assuredly be a top your holiday wish list.

Tucked away in beautiful St. Charles County near Heritage Crossing and Highway 94, The Enclave at Heritage by Payne Family Homes sets the standard for spacious floor plans and lavish options.  With just 10 new home sites remaining that sit on two private cul-de-sacs available, this charming community offers elegance and privacy amid exquisite landscapes that are hard to beat. 

One such model is The Sycamore, a three-bedroom ranch with generous 2,176-square feet of living space that fits a variety of lifestyles.  The Sycamore features a wood burning fireplace, hardwood flooring and a deluxe kitchen that is equipped with stainless steel Whirlpool® appliances – just picture yourself enjoying a nice cup of hot cider on a cool fall evening.  This tremendous value is offered at an affordable price of $325,000.  And with The Sycamore being completed, it’s ready for you to immediately enjoy the upcoming holidays and all that the the community has to offer…RIGHT NOW!

Thanks to current mortgage trends, now is the perfect time to get great value the other homes at The Enclave at Heritage.  With interest rates as low as the 4s – and near record lows – the time to buy a new home like the well-appointed homes at The Enclave at Heritage is optimal.   Couple these great rates with our reduced pricing plans, moving into one of these beautiful homes has never been easier.

The Enclave at Heritage single-family style home model can be viewed daily at our Tuscany development just off Hemsath Road and Arena Parkway near the Page Avenue Extension in St. Charles County.  Please contact Community Sales Manager Brooke Bailey at (314) 220-2861 to set up an appointment for viewing this fantastic, highly customizable floor plan.

So make it home for the holidays…make it The Enclave at Heritage from Payne Family Homes!

We bet you didn’t think it could get any better with Payne Family Homes’ Bordeaux Condominiums, the fastest selling condos in Cottleville…well, it just did!

These stunning Condominium Homes, conveniently located off of Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Ohmes Road in Cottleville, Missouri, have just received a price reduction! Depending on the new home floorplan you’re interested in, Payne Family Homes has slashed prices by $18,000 and $27,000.

Bordeaux Condominiums are located within minutes of shopping, dining, and entertainment in the AAA-rated Francis Howell School District.  Thanks to their great location, amazing features and amenities, they are sure to sell FAST, especially at these prices! Stop in today and get prime selection!

Visit our Payne Family Homes online for additional information.