Blog entries tagged GHBA

Friendswood Development Company Participates in GHBA Benefit Homes Project

Cheryl Boe — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:02:46 +0100

Friendswood Development Company along with Village Builders are working together to build a new home and donate all proceeds to three local charities - Texas Children's Cancer Center, The Alzheimer's Association and HomeAid. Members from both companies along with representatives from the three charities and members of the Greater Houston Builders Association are pictured at the groundbreaking of the homesite in Oakhurst at Kingwood, where a new Village Builders home will soon be built. The home is a part of the GHBA's Benefit Homes Project, which has been bringing together association members and volunteers to benefit local charities.

Friendswood Development Company, Village Builders, Team Up For GHBA Benefit Homes Project

Cheryl Boe — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:08:25 +0100

Friendswood Development Company and Village Builders are teaming up to carry on a 30-year tradition in Houston that has raised millions of dollars for local charities.

The 2010 Greater Houston Builders Association’s Benefit Homes Project will feature a new home built by Village Builders on a home site donated by Friendswood Development Company in its Oakhurst at Kingwood community.

For more than three decades, the GHBA has worked with its member partners resulting in raising more than $5 million for local charities. This year once again, proceeds from the sale of the home will benefit Texas Children’s Cancer Center, The Alzheimer’s Association and HomeAid Houston.

“We’re proud to be a part of this important project that enables us to give back to the community and great organizations that help the young, the elderly and the less fortunate,” said Tim Fitzpatrick, Community Development Manager for Oakhurst at Kingwood. “We appreciate all of the hard work and efforts of all of the donors and volunteers who bring the Benefit Homes Project together are confident that once again, the result will be a great success.”

Ground breaking for the Village Builders home is planned for this month and is expected to be completed by late spring.

In addition to Village Builders and Friendswood Development Company, the GHBA Benefit Homes Project is the result of the volunteer efforts of numerous association members who offer their time, materials, talents and services to maximize fund-raising efforts throughout the project.

Known for its direct access to US 59, Oakhurst at Kingwood features new homes priced from the $150,000s to the $800,000s. In addition to Village Builders, Oakhurst at Kingwood features new homes by Highland Homes, Lennar and Frontier Custom Builders. The community also features a daily fee golf course, golf course home sites, walking trails and a central recreation center complete with a pool, playground and clubhouse.

Friendswood Development Company Honored at the GHBA "Houston's Best" Awards

Daphne Hager — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:15:12 +0100

Each year, the Greater Houston Builders Association recognizes industry members for their outstanding contributions to the design and development of new homes and communities at an awards ceremony that was renamed this year to Houston’s Best (formerly the PRISM awards).

This year, once again, Friendswood Development Company was honored for its innovative efforts in reaching new-home buyers and Realtors who work with buyers in their search for a new home.

Friendswood Development Company was awarded Best Website by a Developer and Best Internet Marketing Campaign by a Developer for the creative new websites and promotions implemented into FriendswoodDevelopment.com and websites for each of our communities.

“Consumers spend a lot of time on the Internet before they ever get in the car to start their new home search. Understanding this, Friendswood Development Company has made their websites and online presence top priority and it’s the main focus of their advertising campaign,” said Cheryl Perry of Boe Creative Services, Friendswood Development Company’s advertising agency. “This award comes at a time when everyone in the residential real estate industry understands the importance of a great website, so the competition was very strong.”

Our newly designed website offers new-home shoppers all the information needed to learn about any of our communities across the greater Houston area, from builders, schools and amenities, to news and special events on blogs that are updated virtually daily. Boe Creative worked with Houston’s Poetic Systems in the new website redesign that also included a highly successful search engine optimization program. “Poetic Systems' expertise in this area has helped to position Friendswood Development Company and its communities in the forefront of Internet searches among consumers, which has resulted in an increase in traffic and sales,” Perry added.

Friendswood Development Company was also honored for Best Internet Promotion for its efforts in marketing news and information on the company and its communities to Real Estate Agents.

“Real Estate Agents are a very important focus of our marketing campaign and a big reason for our success,” said Christine Draughn, North Houston Region Marketing Director for Friendswood Development Company. “Agents contribute to more than 70 percent of new-home sales in Friendswood Development Company communities, and with so many builders and developer constantly sending information to the more than 20,000 Realtors across the Houston area, it’s important to us to provide helpful information that stands out above all others.”