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I found out an interesting bit of news yesterday... While my townhouse community of Brighton Green is FHA approved, meaning you can buy a home with 3.5% down, it turns out it is also VA approved. That means veterans and others looking to purchase a home using a VA loan can purchase in Brighton Green with no problem. In fact, it's the only new home condominium community in all of Orange County to offer FHA/VA approval.

Learn more about Brighton Green by visiting http://brightongreenny.com.

This weekend, March 20th to the 22nd, Pulte Homes will be hosting a March Madness sales event at their sales office in Brighton Green. There are two new homes ready for occupancy with a three bedroom center home offered at $324,990 and three bedroom end home offered at $359,990!

All upgrades are included in the price of the quick delivery homes and Brighton Green is the only new townhouse community in Newburgh to offer FHA approval. This means you can purchase a home with 3.5% down. There are additional incentives available to interested buyers.

Call Joshua Ferris at (845) 664-5467 to schedule an appointment or visit http://brightongreenny.com for more information.

Pulte Homes will be holding a national sales event this weekend from Friday, February 20th to Sunday, February 22nd with Brighton Green Newburgh receiving phenomenal incentives for this weekend only.

What can you expect?

3 Bedroom Aylesford model - September Move-In - $299,900 + $5,000 in closing cost assistance.

3 Bedroom Newton End Home - Slashed from $410K to $359,900 + all buyer closing costs paid. Move-in in March 2009.

and that's just some of the shocking new deals Pulte will be offering over the weekend.

Contact Joshua Ferris at Keller Williams Realty toll free 1-888-218-8468 to schedule an appointment to view Brighton Green today!

Did you know that many new home buyers who look at new homes on their own aren't fully aware of similar, nearby new home communities before they purchase their new home? Imagine putting down $30,000 and paying thousands in closing costs, moving into your new home and then finding out you could have had a larger home in a more convenient location if you knew where to look.

That scenario happens a lot more often than I originally believed and there's a reason for it. Take for example my new home community of Brighton Green. Over the past few years we have had numerous homeowners who lived in neighboring communities sell their barely lived in homes to move into Brighton Green.

Why are they selling?

They didn't know about Brighton Green before they bought…

After the real estate market hit a steady decline in mid 2006, home builders turned to incentives as a way to attract home buyers to their communities and to help differentiate themselves from the competition. When you start looking for a new home be sure to compare builder incentives as much as the communities themselves.

To help you choose, I have created a list of the top 7 new home buying incentives you should look out for:

Military or Civil Service Incentive - As a thank you to the individuals who serve in the military or are veterans of the military in addition to firefighters, police officers, EMTs and hospital staff, national home builder K. Hovnanian is offering $5,000 off the asking price of their homes, for a limited time, to people in these…

Part of what makes 13 Case Court so special happens before you even walk in the door. When you first enter the community you can rest easy knowing that it’s gated which helps keep out unwanted or unnecessary visitors from driving through the community.

Then you have the clubhouse and other community amenities within easy walking distance of the Belmont model residing at 13 Case Court, once a builder’s model home. For example, the tennis court sits in a grassy hillside near Case Court while the clubhouse features a state of the art fitness center, heated outdoor swimming pool, playground area, well-appointed lounge and a kitchen should you need to prepare anything in the lounge area.

But the truly best part of 13 Case Court, before you even walk into…

When Meadow Glen at Monroe first opened its doors to prospective home buyers, it was in an area of mostly woods and small commercial development but the builder of the community, K. Hovnanian, clearly had the foresight to see what the area would eventually become once the community was complete. Fast forward to 2007 and Meadow Glen homeowners are in the heart of it all with shopping, restaurants, highways, entertainment and schools all within a few minutes of the community. Read on to see the top seven reasons why you should be living in Meadow Glen at Monroe:

Monroe-Woodbury School District - With over 40 different clubs to participate in, well-known school sports teams and a low student to teacher ratio, there is much to love about the schools in…

Buying a new home is great! You get to choose where your home will be built, add a sunroom here, third garage bay there and before you know it you are moving into your dream home. With all the options to choose from it is very easy to overlook crucial elements to your new home buying experience that could cost you greatly in both time and money.

Choosing upgrades with the lowest ROI or too many upgrades, period. – This is truly the most common mistake made by new home buyers who don’t consider the resale value of their home in the future. When buying a new home be sure to stick with the essential upgrades like two sinks in the master bathroom, high quality cabinetry and above all else, top quality padding under the carpeted areas.

Not examining your…