Meredith Oliver

It's that time of year again! It's the time each year when we all reflect on the past year and plan for big things for our future. As you are reviewing your plans, is one of your New Year's resolutions to find the perfect home for your family in Alamogordo?

If so, as you start shopping for your dream home, there are several things to consider as you narrow down your choices. As you visit available homes for sale in Alamogordo, consider these three key factors in your decision: 1) new or resale home, 2) location, and 3) lifestyle.

One of the first choices you will make is whether you want a new home or a resale home, or if you are open to either option if you find a home you fall in love with. Resale homes can offer some great features such as mature landscaping and an established feel to the community. Some resale homes may also come with some window treatments or other items that fit your style, or that finished basement you have dreamed of. But if you really want to move into a home for a more customized feel, a new home is probably the ideal choice for you. New homes offer a lot of enticing features such as you are the only family to have lived in the home, you can customize many options to make it your own, you receive a home warranty for peace of mind for your future, and they are built with more energy saving options. If you decide to visit new homes in Alamogordo, French Brothers offers five new home communities priced from $139,900 to the high $200s.

Now that you have decided on the type of home, it is time to find the location that fits your needs for work and play. As you shop for your home, consider how the location affects your daily work schedule and commute, plus your weekend free time. You might be willing to drive a little farther to work if it is in a location that is close to everything you want on your days off. And if schools are important to you, the school district your home is located in will be top of mind in your decision.

The third item to consider is the lifestyle the community and surrounding area will provide for you. Many communities offer extensive amenity packages, but if you won't use them you might not want to base your decision on that alone. If you love to play golf, a golf course close to home might be a bigger deciding factor for you. Or, if you are seeking a big yard to play with your kids, than finding a larger home site might be your most important lifestyle need to meet. Many of French Brothers' communities offer large home sites and community parks combined with a close proximity to a variety of recreation and entertainment.

As you search for you new home, we hope you consider visiting one of our five Alamogordo communities. For information and directions to all French Brothers' Alamogordo new home communities, please visit our website and browse through the community overview map and move-in ready homes. You can also contact French Brothers directly at (575) 415-7658 or register online for assistance.

Grayhawk Homes is one of the premier home builders in the Columbus, Phenix City and Ft. Benning areas offering a variety of communities and floor plans to choose from. Grayhawk Homes was founded in 1992 and is considered the leader builder in the area and has been recognized by both Entrepreneur Magazine and Builder Magazine as one of the fastest growing builders in America.

Grayhawk is currently building in over 20 new home communities in these sought after locations in Georgia and Alabama starting in the $130s. No matter what home style you desire, Grayhawk Homes has something for everyone. Floor plans include both one and two story designs featuring three to five bedrooms and up to 3,745 square feet. For even more living space to enjoy, several of our new home communities offer basement home sites as well.

For home buyers seeking a quick move-in, we have a variety of immediate move-in homes for sale priced from $153,800 to $346,870. If you need or desire more time before moving, we also offer presale opportunities in many of our communities. After deciding on the perfect home site and floor plan, you will enjoy your time at our recently updated design center to choose all of your interior selections.

Grayhawk Homes is proud to have an outstanding reputation for building quality new homes at a great value. During almost 20 years of home building in Columbus, Phenix City and Ft Benning, we are pleased to have hundreds of happy home owners to share their positive experiences with Grayhawk Homes.

If you are searching for a new home in Columbus, Georgia or Phenix City, Alabama, we hope you choose Grayhawk Homes as your home builder. For more information on our move-in ready homes and directions to all of our communities, please visit Grayhawk Homes or contact us directly at (706) 256-0098.

At TPC Craig Ranch, remarkable golf is just the beginning of an outstanding PGA Tour experience. Texas only PGA owned and managed golf course, TPC Craig Ranch was ranked 14^th Best in State 2009 by Golf Digest. The course hosted the 2008 Nationwide Tour Championship, the pinnacle event on the Nationwide Tour-providing the perfect proving ground for talented players vying for a spot on the PGA Tour.

TPC Craig Ranch is a par-72, 7,438-yard championship golf course designed by Tom Weiskopf. Each of the course's 18 holes have been meticulously crafted to balance playability with strategy, challenge with stunning beauty. The result is a compelling test of golf that exhilarates, confounds, inspires and delights golfers of all abilities amidst the unspoiled beauty of the golf course.

In his design, Weiskopf skillfully engaged the beautiful, gently rolling hills and mature woods surrounding the limestone banks of Rowlett Creek. PGA Tour player D.A. Weibring served as a consultant on the project. Lush Zoysia fairways and Bentgrass greens traverse gently rolling hills, with stands of mature hardwoods and the beautiful white limestone-based Rowlett Creek-which crosses the course 14 times-creating a stunning backdrop for an inspiring test of golf. Though rated among the toughest golf courses in Texas, five sets of tees on each hole enable golfers of all abilities to enjoy the subtle nuances and distinct design elements that have brought Weiskopf recognition as one of the country's most respected designers.

The championship course is the centerpiece of a magnificent private club that boasts a variety of golf, dining, and hospitality amenities within the gated wellness community of Craig Ranch, including an elegant clubhouse, PGA Tour-quality practice facility, and outstanding banquet and meeting venues.

New home buyers in the Augusta, GA area have many options, but when it comes to on-your-lot home builders in the Central Savannah River Area, the best value is Red Door Homes.

The mission of Red Door Homes is to provide you and your family with the home of your dreams at a price you can afford. We want to build your home where you want to live according to the highest quality standards and with the highest quality materials; give you more freedom of choice when it comes to the entire process, including design, construction, and specific exterior and interior elements; and most important, save you a significant amount of money. This makes us unique, because no other home builder in Augusta, GA offers this combination of value, quality, service, and flexibility.

At Red Door Homes, we believe in putting you in charge of your new home. After all, it's your home and your money. We provide the construction expertise, experience, and resources, but we always remember that you're the boss and we're working for you every step of the way.

We serve new home buyers in Augusta and surrounding areas from our sales center location located off the Aiken/Augusta Highway in Graniteville, SC. This allows us to cater to the needs of people who want to build on their own lots in approximately 12 counties in South Carolina and 13 in Georgia. We invite you to put us to the test and make us prove our commitment to value, quality, craftsmanship, and respect and care for our customers.

One of the most exciting offerings among the new homes for sale in McKinney, TX, is the eSMART eco-friendly home by Beazer Homes. This is a high performance design engineered for energy-efficiency, cost savings, comfort, and adaptability to your lifestyle.

When measured against existing and new homes built to code, eSMART homes provide increased energy efficiencies, better water conservation, cleaner indoor air, decreased environmental impact, and a durability that translates to a lower ongoing cost of ownership. Beazer Homes' goal is to deliver quality while reducing the cost of ownership and the footprint of their homes.

Beazer is offering the eSMART Plus in Craig Ranch, which includes a wide range of features designed to save energy, conserve water, and improve indoor air quality. Since the introduction of eSMART, Beazer homeowners have enjoyed natural gas and electric savings of $2.1 million and water savings of 96 million gallons or $487,000 annually. With the environmental impact of removing 32 million pounds of CO2 emissions from the air, the equivalent of planting 3,030 acres of trees, and the equivalent of removing 2,442 cars from the road.

But Beazer homes are not just energy-smart, they're designed for livability and beauty. The open floor plans are flexible and easy to adapt to any size family or lifestyle. See for yourself by visiting Beazer's new model home now open in The Settlement at Craig Ranch. Currently Beazer Homes in The Settlement are available at introductory pricing from the $210s and, for a limited time, new home buyers can get a free gourmet stainless steel Kitchen Aid & Chef's Dream upgrade package. See the model and get more information at 8104 Texian Trail, McKinney, TX.