Luxury Neighborhoods Become More Affordable

Posted by Elizabeth on January 27, 2010

There’s something to be said for living in a custom home – whether it’s prestige, class, or a sign that your hard work has paid off and you’ve finally made it.  Sometimes, because of price, these homes are hard to obtain; but living in a luxury community is no longer out of reach.  Fischer and Frichtel has significantly lowered the prices of homes in these communities and others in the area.

Missouri’s Extraordinary Luxury Neighborhoods
1. Talbridge – St. Charles, Missouri
Set on 187 acres of gently rolling terrain, ringed by naturally wooded areas, this community has direct access to local highways while still remaining luxurious.
St. Charles lies at one end of the Katy Trail, a state park enjoyed by bikers and walkers.   Since the late 1970’s, there has been healthy new home construction, commercial expansion, and population growth.

2. Grandview – Sunset Hills, Missouri
On 75 lush acres, Grandview offers 120 foot frontages on beautiful rolling terrain.  18 acres of common ground ensures you will always have a place to reflect and relax.
Sunset Hills is home to Thomas Jefferson School, a private boarding school for grades 7-12 which holds the #1 ranking SAT scores for private boarding school students.  Sunset Hills also hosts a unique outdoor sculpture garden, Laumeier Sculpture Park, which has rotating indoor exhibitions and numerous large sculptures on the park grounds.

This home is move-in ready in our Grandview community.

3. Leighton Hollow – Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
With new luxury home designs, this community includes lakeside home sites, multiple car garages, and a convenient location.
Dardenne Prairie maintains a rural flavor in a suburban setting.  If you are considering moving your family or business to the St. Charles County area, Dardenne Prairie is a great place to live with  acres and acres of natural parks, beautiful residences, several thriving business plazas, a new downtown area, and private high school.

4. Spring Mill – St. Charles, Missouri
This gated community with winding avenues is home to a 4 acre lake and relaxing atmosphere.
The city of St. Charles is also home to a Riverfront area and Main Street that are a central gathering place and focal point for the community. The primary features of the riverfront and Historic Main Street are residences and businesses open year-round. Each block features shops, many trendy restaurants and offices that visitors and locals frequent.

Life in a luxury community
Luxury homes on full-size home sites ensure you have privacy, enough space to install a pool, plant a garden, or enjoy a summer night on your patio.  A sense of community still remains, while giving you the freedom to have your own tranquil space.

Fischer & Frichtel Launches Plans to Revitalize Local Housing Market

Posted by Elizabeth on January 21, 2010

The nationwide economic downturn has produced a shift in home buyers’ approach to purchasing new homes.

Do you really need it?
Purchasing a new home should be an exciting experience, but the economic downturn has caused many home buyers to rethink if what they “want” is really what they “need.”
Now, a buyer’s primary concern is acquiring the most affordable home possible- price is now paramount on their mind. Some items that were desirable to buyers aren’t as important now, and customers aren’t willing to pay for them.

The option to choose
In previous years, we’ve been making the decisions about what customers needed, rather than giving them the option to choose what they’d like and wouldn’t like in their home.
Fischer and Frichtel wants to make all of our communities affordable to the largest possible number of buyers – and to leave the definition of “affordable” up to the customer. In other words, we’ve taken customization to a new level – the buyer now has greater freedom to customize their home.
Base prices on these new plans have been pared down to rock bottom, and cost-conscious buyers have far more latitude in choosing their interior features – which translates to greater control over the final contract price.
Structurally, the new product lines are designed with virtually all of the same high-quality components previously included, but customers now have almost unlimited freedom to select their preferred amenities.

Affording your dream home
Now buyers can get a luxury, custom home at a price they can afford. Prices and interest rates are at historic lows and have nowhere to go but up. The federal stimulus plan expires this spring, and Missouri tax credit funds are limited and only available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Now is definitely the time to maximize the value of their investments.
*Tremendous savings are also available to purchasers in the company’s entry-level communities, where pricing was reduced last fall in conjunction with the federal first-time buyer stimulus program. Some of these neighborhoods offer additional incentives, and the remaining inventory homes in various close-out communities have been dramatically reduced for quick sale.

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