The largest recreation center in Salt Lake County is under construction, directly across from McArthur Homes' newest community, Herriman Towne Center. Check out this Fox13 News video from the groundbreaking this summer. The recreation center is set to open March 2011 and is now selling memberships at a discounted rate! So, go check it out now, and don't forget to stop by our beautiful new model home and find out more about Herriman Towne Center by McArthur Homes!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Industry Leading Customer Satisfaction
In 2010, McArthur Homes has once again proven that a commitment to customer satisfaction isn't just something we talk about. We survey all of our homeowners after closing using a 3rd party company, and they have found that 97% of McArthur Homes homeowners would recommend us to their friends and family! That's way above industry standards and leading competitors.
So why are McArthur Homes homeowners so happy? Here's what a few recent home owners have said:
So why are McArthur Homes homeowners so happy? Here's what a few recent home owners have said:
The McArthurs are great people who take pride in their business.
McArthur Homes stood out above and beyond all the other builders we looked at. We wished to move sooner but decided buying a used home and settling on features wasn't what we wanted. McArthur Homes presented beautiful homes and plenty of upgrade options to suit our needs, and most importantly our budget! We love our new home and can't wait to raise our son in it, and all other future children!
We love McArthur Homes! We looked at every builder and had determined that building was just too expensive for us. Then we stumbled upon McArhtur Homes. The home was so affordable, and huge! We got the home of our dreams and we were able to design parts of it. Our home buying experience was better then we dreamed, and we owe it all to McArthur Homes.
The kindness that was displayed and the patience. They helped me decided everything and they were so helpful.
The entire process was exceptional! However, if I had to choose the one I was most satisfied with was the fact of how patient they were with us. They never ceased to show patience in regards to our issues and helped us every step of the way to understand and resolve them. Exceptional customer service!To read more comments from happy McArthur Homes homeowners visit our website, or our Guild Quality Survey page.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
MSN's 10 Reasons You Should Buy a Home Now
MSN.com released a list of the top 10 reasons that buying a home now is a great idea. Their top 10 include:
Mortgage are cheap (As in, interest rates are low!)
You'll save on taxes
You'll get a better home
You can get a good deal
It offers some inflation protection
It's risk capital "Equity in a home is another way of linking part of your portfolio to the long-term growth of the economy -- if it happens -- and still managing to sleep at night."
It's forced savings
And one of my favorites:
You can check out the full article here, http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/HomeFinancing/10-reasons-you-should-buy-a-home-now.aspx?cp-documentid=25948264
Mortgage are cheap (As in, interest rates are low!)
You'll save on taxes
You'll get a better home
You can get a good deal
It offers some inflation protection
It's risk capital "Equity in a home is another way of linking part of your portfolio to the long-term growth of the economy -- if it happens -- and still managing to sleep at night."
It's forced savings
And one of my favorites:
When you own, you can have the kitchen and bathrooms you want. You can move the walls, build an extension -- zoning permitted -- or paint everything bright orange. Few landlords are so indulgent; for renters, these types of changes are often impossible.
Also, you'll feel better about your home if you own it. Many years ago, when I was working for a political campaign in England, I toured a working-class northern town. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had just begun selling off public housing to the tenants.
"You can tell the ones that have been bought," said my local guide. "They've painted the front door. It's the first thing people do when they buy."
It was a small sign that said something big.
You can check out the full article here, http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/HomeFinancing/10-reasons-you-should-buy-a-home-now.aspx?cp-documentid=25948264
Friday, November 19, 2010
Utah- This is the Place
Here is some great information about Utah from the Deseret News. What an awesome place to live!
Utah has claimed the top spot in Forbes magazine's annual ranking of "The Best States for Business and Careers." Deseret News
The magazine's "Best States" ranking measures six categories for business, including costs, current economic climate, growth prospects, labor supply, quality of life and regulatory environment. Forbes noted that while states across the nation have suffered as a result of the national economic downturn, some states, like Utah, have weathered the downturn better than others.
Deseret News
Promised Land- How Utah became the new economic Zion. Newsweek Nov 8, 2010
While nearly every local economy succumbed to the frozen credit markets, failing to grow much during the last two years, Utah has flourished. It set its own records for new companies (more than 40) and capital investment (nearly $2 billion). That has helped sustain an average of 3.5 percent annual growth during the last five years, more than any state other than energy-rich North Dakota.
The 75-mile corridor stretching from Ogden in the north to Provo in the south, has absorbed massive new data centers for eBay, Twitter, and Oracle; splashy new offices for Disney Interactive, EA Sports and a commitment from Adobe—the makers of Flash and Acrobat—to build a thousand-person software-development campus, where the minimum average salary will be $60,000.
The University of Utah recently tied MIT for creating the most companies out of its patented research: more than 80 since 2005. Provo has the most high-growth companies per capita in the country, according to Inc. magazine.
Expressing a shared sentiment among many business people who go to Utah these days, Sequoia Capital venture capitalist Michael Goguen said “We’re noticing.” Compelling sales pitch. It includes facts like cheap energy, low taxes, and top billing from list makers like Forbes. But the close is almost bumper-sticker simple: cheaper than Washington, cooler than Texas, as outdoorsy as Colorado … and not California. Gov. Gary Herbert touts how he is “making the state business-friendly while California is doing the opposite.”
Utah's biggest potential liability—its conservative, religious populous becomes an indisputable strength. Utah's people are, indeed, an employer’s dream. They are healthy, hard workers (pouring in 48 hours a week on average), and exceedingly stable, with the highest birthrates in the nation. The large number of young Mormons who spend two years on a conversion mission also means a huge swath of the population earned its sales stripes in hostile terrain.
Utah Notables & National Rank:
Employment & Income:
* #1 "Best State for Business and Careers" & "Most Fiscally Fit State" Forbes
* #1 "Expected Economic Recovery" & "Economic Outlook" American Legislative Exchange Council
* #1 "Number of Research Produced Business Start Ups" University of Utah
* #1 "5% Annual Household Income Increase"
* #2 "3.5% annual economy expansion"
* #4 "1.5% employment increase"
* #5 or Better "1950 to 2009 Percent of Change Non-Farm Employment"
* #8 or Better "AAA Bond Rating"
* "Decrease of corporate tax rate from 7 percent to 5 percent" Deseret News
* "Energy Costs 35% below National Average" & "45% World Export Increase"
Who has Taken Notice:
* 7000 Jobs Construction
* 1000 Jobs Adobe
* 800 Jobs ATK Aerospace Systems
* 700 Jobs Goldman Sachs
* 300 Jobs National Security Agency
* 300 Jobs MediConnect Global
* 250 Jobs Royal Bank of Scotland
* 200 Jobs ebay
* Oracle, Proctor & Gamble, Boeing, Janicki industries & Twitter
Population & Demographics:
* #1 "Household Size","Households Defined as Families" & "Median Age"
* #1 "Population Growth" U.S. Census Bureau
* #1 "Birth Rate" National Center for Health Statistics
* #3 "Life Expectancy"
* #7 "Healthiest Population"
* "80% of Population Speaks a Second Language"
* "16,000 Estimated New Households in 2010"
Supply & Affordability:
* "Unoccupied Home Inventory Dropped from 3000+ in 2007 to 1000+ in 2009"
* "Interest Rates have never been lower & home prices are lowest in a decade"
* "Interest on a $200k mortgage at 4% -vs- Interest at 8% increases monthly payment over $500"
* #9 or Better "Economic Confidence" Gallup
*Information collected from the 2010 Ivory Institute.
Utah has claimed the top spot in Forbes magazine's annual ranking of "The Best States for Business and Careers." Deseret News
The magazine's "Best States" ranking measures six categories for business, including costs, current economic climate, growth prospects, labor supply, quality of life and regulatory environment. Forbes noted that while states across the nation have suffered as a result of the national economic downturn, some states, like Utah, have weathered the downturn better than others.
Deseret News
Promised Land- How Utah became the new economic Zion. Newsweek Nov 8, 2010
While nearly every local economy succumbed to the frozen credit markets, failing to grow much during the last two years, Utah has flourished. It set its own records for new companies (more than 40) and capital investment (nearly $2 billion). That has helped sustain an average of 3.5 percent annual growth during the last five years, more than any state other than energy-rich North Dakota.
The 75-mile corridor stretching from Ogden in the north to Provo in the south, has absorbed massive new data centers for eBay, Twitter, and Oracle; splashy new offices for Disney Interactive, EA Sports and a commitment from Adobe—the makers of Flash and Acrobat—to build a thousand-person software-development campus, where the minimum average salary will be $60,000.
The University of Utah recently tied MIT for creating the most companies out of its patented research: more than 80 since 2005. Provo has the most high-growth companies per capita in the country, according to Inc. magazine.
Expressing a shared sentiment among many business people who go to Utah these days, Sequoia Capital venture capitalist Michael Goguen said “We’re noticing.” Compelling sales pitch. It includes facts like cheap energy, low taxes, and top billing from list makers like Forbes. But the close is almost bumper-sticker simple: cheaper than Washington, cooler than Texas, as outdoorsy as Colorado … and not California. Gov. Gary Herbert touts how he is “making the state business-friendly while California is doing the opposite.”
Utah's biggest potential liability—its conservative, religious populous becomes an indisputable strength. Utah's people are, indeed, an employer’s dream. They are healthy, hard workers (pouring in 48 hours a week on average), and exceedingly stable, with the highest birthrates in the nation. The large number of young Mormons who spend two years on a conversion mission also means a huge swath of the population earned its sales stripes in hostile terrain.
Utah Notables & National Rank:
Employment & Income:
* #1 "Best State for Business and Careers" & "Most Fiscally Fit State" Forbes
* #1 "Expected Economic Recovery" & "Economic Outlook" American Legislative Exchange Council
* #1 "Number of Research Produced Business Start Ups" University of Utah
* #1 "5% Annual Household Income Increase"
* #2 "3.5% annual economy expansion"
* #4 "1.5% employment increase"
* #5 or Better "1950 to 2009 Percent of Change Non-Farm Employment"
* #8 or Better "AAA Bond Rating"
* "Decrease of corporate tax rate from 7 percent to 5 percent" Deseret News
* "Energy Costs 35% below National Average" & "45% World Export Increase"
Who has Taken Notice:
* 7000 Jobs Construction
* 1000 Jobs Adobe
* 800 Jobs ATK Aerospace Systems
* 700 Jobs Goldman Sachs
* 300 Jobs National Security Agency
* 300 Jobs MediConnect Global
* 250 Jobs Royal Bank of Scotland
* 200 Jobs ebay
* Oracle, Proctor & Gamble, Boeing, Janicki industries & Twitter
Population & Demographics:
* #1 "Household Size","Households Defined as Families" & "Median Age"
* #1 "Population Growth" U.S. Census Bureau
* #1 "Birth Rate" National Center for Health Statistics
* #3 "Life Expectancy"
* #7 "Healthiest Population"
* "80% of Population Speaks a Second Language"
* "16,000 Estimated New Households in 2010"
Supply & Affordability:
* "Unoccupied Home Inventory Dropped from 3000+ in 2007 to 1000+ in 2009"
* "Interest Rates have never been lower & home prices are lowest in a decade"
* "Interest on a $200k mortgage at 4% -vs- Interest at 8% increases monthly payment over $500"
* #9 or Better "Economic Confidence" Gallup
*Information collected from the 2010 Ivory Institute.
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