The Lancaster Parade of Homes is Back

The Lancaster/Lebanon Parade of Homes has become the biggest home event of the summer and Keystone Custom Homes is eager to be participating again in this year’s festivities. Last year Keystone, the area’s largest locally owned homebuilder, was awarded two “Best in Show” recognitions and hopes to beat that number with this year’s four entries.

Categories are determined by house type (single family home or townhome) and price. More than 20 local homebuilders are participating in this year’s Parade, presented by the Building Industry Association (BIA), to display 41 stunning homes.

Windsor Floor Plan at Mount Airy

At Keystone Custom Homes’ newest community, Mount Airy in Shrewsbury, buyers can choose from a variety of home plans for their new home, priced from the $300,000s and higher. One of the popular plans, the Windsor, provides four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.

As Jeff Rutt, president of Keystone Custom Homes, explained, “Buyers should make Mount Airy their new home today! With just five opportunities, these homes will not last long.”

Why Pay For Something When You Can Get It For Free

For a limited time only, Keystone Custom Homes is offering free designer upgrades with their new homes. Contracts written through April 30 will include a gourmet kitchen, a stunning Kennedy fireplace and a luxurious Venetian bath package.

Now is the perfect time to buy the home of your dreams with Keystone, and what better way than to get some of Keystone’s favorite designer upgrades for FREE?

The gourmet kitchen is perfect for entertaining and preparing your favorite meals with its spacious countertops, gleaming wooden cabinets and crown molding. There is even an additional option to upgrade to a gas stovetop, completing this dream kitchen.

Keystone Custom Homes Introduces New Shrewsbury Community

Apple Tree Court, minutes from Route 83 and Maryland border, is comprised of only seven homesites in this exclusive Southern York County community. Noted as Central Pennsylvania’s largest independent homebuilder, Keystone Custom Homes is excited to announce that only one homesite remains within this quiet enclave of homes, priced from the $320,000s.

Apple Tree Court is still convenient to plenty of dining, shopping and farmers markets while still remaining private and exclusive. Children of this quiet community attend top-rated Southern York County Schools and can enjoy the nearby Spring Valley Park or William Kain Park. 

The builder is offering buyers the opportunity to select from 15 unique Keystone Custom Homes’ floor plans that leave plenty of room for personalization. To explore the many options available, Keystone has many on display at the Design Gallery and at the model home within their Whisper Run community. The Design Gallery is located at 223 Granite Run Drive in Lancaster. To make an appointment, call 717-875-3367.

The model home is located at 115 Surrey Lane in York and can be viewed Monday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Do not miss the opportunity to become a part of this stunning, private community! For more information about Apple Tree Court and other Keystone homes, visit www.KeystoneCustomHome.com or call online home advisor Barb DiBrito at 717-368-9831.

New Homes Selling in Carroll County from the $390,000s

With homes across Northern Maryland and Central Pennsylvania, Keystone Custom Homes is excited to expand to Hampstead, Maryland with their newest community. Castle Farms is located in Carroll County, a short commute to Westminster or Baltimore. In addition to the local homebuilder’s reputation for high-quality, personalized homes, Keystone is offering special pricing on new contracts. 

Comprised of only 27 homesites, only 14 remain within this exclusive community at Castle Farms. Buyers can select from more than 10 unique floor plans, built to accommodate a number of personally tailored options. Some choices include ranch-style versus two-story or owner’s-suite-on-main, to name a few.

Keystone involves their clients in nearly every aspect of the building process, from selecting cabinetry and flooring details to exterior stone and brick elements. Not to mention the 20-year warranty included in every home.

“We offer thousands of options so each home meets the specific needs of the customer,” said Jeff Rutt, president of Keystone Custom Homes. “Our quality control process is incredibly detailed…it’s all about value.”

Keystone Quick Move-In Homes are Going F-A-S-T

Keystone Custom Homes has a handful of quick move-in homes available NOW from the $210,000s.

Jeff Rutt, CEO of Keystone, explained, "These homes are available at newly reduced pricing and will be gone soon!"

Featuring the Anderson Heritage floor plan, 414 Anderson Street is located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania within Sadsbury Park. This new Chester County home is priced at $277,016 and includes three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and a two-car rear-entry garage. The spacious kitchen includes a beautiful island that overlooks the family room while the dual-purpose laundry room also functions as a mudroom. Two secondary bedrooms are located on the second level along with the owner’s suite that features an oversized walk-in closet and double vanities. The cabana at the neighborhood pool makes this charming community the perfect place to unwind. Residents also enjoy the neighborhood jogging trails, recreation fields, dog park, playground and more!

Stay Green and Save Green in 2016 with Keystone Custom Homes

Looking for ways to save green and stay green in 2016? Look no further than an Energy/Plus home from Keystone Custom Homes. These energy-efficient homes, built with loads of money and resource saving technology, offer high-quality and high-performance features.

20 specific features make each Energy/Plus a money and energy saving machine. Low Emittance (Low-E) windows reflect heat and allow natural light to pass through. Also, these windows block harmful UV rays from entering the home. In the summer, the windows will help reflect heat and reduce air

Swap Homes in 2016 with Keystone Custom Homes

Keystone Custom Homes’ House Swap program afford current homeowners looking to move with the perfect opportunity. From start to finish, the program caters to homeowners’ needs and makes the transition as simple as possible.

Also referred to as Certain Sale, the House Swap program allows buyers to sell their existing home quickly and at market value. Never make two mortgage payments or deal with two moves ever again!

Here are the steps:

Step 1: Apply – Buyers must apply for the program and get approved by Keystone's preferred lender.

Step 2: Build – Buyers are enrolled in the program and construction begins on a new Keystone home.

Step 3: Sell – Keystone contact a distinguished real estate professional or consultant to assist the buyer's with the marketing of the home.

Step 4: Move – After the home is sold, a settlement date is assigned and buyers will move into their new home!

House Swap with Keystone Custom Homes Before the End of the Year

Before the end of 2015, House Swap with Keystone Custom Homes! With this program, buyers can swap their old homes for a new home.

The house swap program is easy and quick. Here is how it happens. Once approved by Keystone’s lender, buyers are enrolled in the program, and construction on their new home begins. Additionally, Keystone will refer the listing of the buyer’s current home to an approved real estate professional, and a consultant will assist the buyer's agent with the marketing of the home. Once the home has been sold, Keystone will give a settlement date, and the buyer will move in to their brand new home when scheduled.

Keystone Custom Homes Creates Infographic to Encourage New vs. Used Homes

Keystone Custom Homes wants buyers to understand why they should buy new vs. used homes. To do so, an infographic was created entitled, “Why Should You Buy New?: New vs. Used Homes.”

Many buyers do not think they can afford to purchase a new home; however, that is not the case. New homes can be maintained for 96 percent less than a used home built prior to 1980. Also, a new home bought at $300,000 and a used home bought at $208,000 will have the same monthly payment of approximately $2,000 due to maintenance and heating costs for the older home.

The infographic contains information in an easy to understand visual, using bright colors. The graphic features a tall house with bite-sized facts in compartments or rooms and shares how replacing the roof and flooring, remodeling the master bath and kitchen, and upgrading the furnace of an older home is costly.

Keystone Custom Homes Introduces Glenwood Estates

Keystone Custom Homes is excited to introduce its newest community, Glenwood Estates. Located in Douglasville, there are 15 home sites available with prices starting in the $230,000s. Eighteen unique floor plans are offered with up to $45,000 in savings. 

Keystone Custom Homes is central Pennsylvania’s largest locally owned home builder. 

They have been building quality homes for over 20 years. They are three time winners of the prestigious “America’s Best Builder” award, selected by Builder Magazine and the National Association of Home Builders. Keystone Custom Homes is ranked as one of the top 100 private companies in Central PA by Central Penn Business Journal, and it was profiled as the top performing homebuilder in the region. It specializes in single-family homes and townhomes in 44 communities through Adams, Lancaster, York, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Chester and Lebanon Counties, as well as the Cecil and Harford counties in Maryland. 

Keystone Custom Homes Offers Incentive for Free Upgrades

Keystone Custom Homes announces its Fab 4 Free promotion for new home buyers across Central Pennsylvania and Northeast Maryland. The promotion gives buyers four free upgraded features when they purchase a Keystone Custom Home. Upgrades include a Venetian bath with a soaking tub, stainless steel appliances, gourmet kitchen with maple cabinets and granite countertops. Buyers can take advantage of this deal until August 31, 2015 and move in before the end of the year!"

Buyers can choose from 44 communities by Keystone CustomHomes. Bishop Woods is one of the new communities in Elizabethtown, where homes are built on one acre lots with gorgeous views. The community is a short drive to Lancaster and Harrisburg and is conveniently located close to Elizabethtown.

Swap Your Home Today for a New Home in Bishop Woods

Keystone Custom Homes’ newest community, Bishop Woods, is located in the heart of Elizabethtown and offers stunning new homes on one acre wooded home sites. The community features homes with award-wining floor plans and a great location close to Lancaster and Harrisburg.

Homes in Bishop Woods are from the $300,000s and include over 10 carefully crafted home plans to choose from. Bishop Woods is currently offering five move-in ready homes for interested home buyers. Bishop Woods features popular floor plans from Keystone Custom Homes including the Ezra, Augusta and Oxford. Each home plans allows buyers to customize their new home with four different options for each home plan.  Keystone Custom Homes offers a traditional, heritage, vintage, manor and English cottage layout for floor plans.

Keystone Custom Homes Begins Building in Elizabethtown

Keystone Custom Homes is excited to announce the construction of its newest community in the Lancaster area. Bishop Woods, a single-family community features carefully crafted homes with award-winning floor plans. Keystone Custom Homes offers 15 different floor plans for new home owners to choose from.

Bishop Woods recently opened its new model home in the Augusta Manor floor plan so interested buyers can see features of the new home. The four bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home sits on a one-acre home site. The home features cedar shake style shingles and stone with pillars cover the front porch.

Keystone Custom Homes’ House Swap Makes Getting into a New Home Easier

Keystone Custom Homes helps buyers get into a new home with their House Swap program. Under the program, more commonly known as “Certain Sale,” the builder helps the buyer sell their existing home while their new, Keystone home is under construction, ensuring that the buyer will not have to make two mortgage payments or need temporary housing between the sale of their old home and the move-in of their new home. 

Once buyers are approved for enrollment in the program, they begin the construction process on their new home while simultaneously working with an approved real estate professional to list their existing home for sale. Keystone Custom Homes will either refer the listing to a REALTOR or will assist the buyer’s agent (if one has already been selected) with the existing home’s marketing.

Keystone Custom Homes Announces Dream Dollars Promotion

Keystone Custom Homes, is excited to announce its Dream Dollars promotion, which gives Keystone Custom Home new home buyers $20,000 in Dream Dollars to use in the builder’s Design Gallery  as well as $5,000 toward closing costs.*

Dream Dollars can be used on a variety of new home options including hardwood flooring, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, upgraded luxurious Venetian style bathrooms with gorgeous bath tile, first floor owner’s suites and more, in any of Keystone’s 44 single family or townhome communities throughout Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland.

Start 2015 Off Right in an Energy Plus Home

The New Year is almost  here, and resolutions have begun. For many, this may consist of saving money and paying debt off. Keystone Custom Homes builds energy-efficient homes and guarantees instant savings!

Keystone’s homes are built to Energy Plus standards that are designed to help save money year after year. The builder guarantees heating bills will not exceed $490 per year for the first two years of homeownership, or Keystone will pay the difference. That equals to a savings of up to $1,500 a year! That means a savings of $25,000 that can be used towards a new gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, upgraded floors or both!

Learn About Building, Buying and Financing Your First Home

Owning a home for the first time is a joyous event. Once the home is purchased, design plans and color schemes are discussed to personalizing the home. What about the process of buying a home?

Many first time home buyers are anxious to purchase their first home, but are skeptical how to do it. Keystone Custom Homes is here to put those worries aside with their First Time Home Buyers Seminar!

On Saturday Jan. 31, 2015, learn the ABCs of buying, building and financing a new home. Beginning at 10 a.m. to noon, many tops will be discussed during this free event including:

·         How to purchase a home with no money down  with a responsible financing plan

·         How to improve credit scores

·         How to avoid the two biggest mistakes that first time home buyers make

·         How to save money

Enter Keystone Custom Homes’ New Pinterest Contest Today

When Pinterest first came out, the most popular board ideas were for weddings. Anything from planning a wedding to colors to gift ideas was being pinned to this board. Well, now your board can become a reality the Keystone Custom Homes’ Say “I Do” to Your New Home Pinterest contest.

Keystone Custom Homes and Wells Fargo’s unique wedding registry allows engaged couples to save for a down payment for their future home. This program works just like a check/savings account, allowing the couple and their guests to enter any amount. All of the money in the account belongs to the couple, and they are not obligated to purchase a home from Keystone.

Attend a Free Home Buyer Seminar to Start Fall off Right

Freshly sharpened pencils, trees full of color, hot apple cider and home buying are all en vogue just now, and while they can’t do much about the apple cider, Keystone Custom Homes is helping prepare first-time home buyers for their first big foray into real estate.

On Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon, Keystone Custom Homes will be offering a free seminar for first-time home buyers to provide quick tips and long term financial strategies. The seminar will be held at The Inn at Reading at 1040 N. Park Road, Wyomissing, PA 19610.