2012 Wisconsin Housing Outlook
With 2011 firmly in the rearview mirror now is the time to take a look beyond at the new year. There is a lot of good news on the horizon if you are planning to build or buy your new home in Wisconsin in 2012. Typically election years are down years but after reviewing some … Read more
Ways smart phones have changed the Real Estate Industry
These days more and more people are utilizing their smart phones for their everyday life it is not uncommon to see someone hunched over their phone looking into someting. They probably are not playing angry birds all the time. How has this affected the Real Estate Industry? Well, there is much more than … Read more
Focus on Energy Certification Changes
I was just informed at our Metropolitan Builders Association Green Council Meeting on 11/8/11 that the Focus on Energy new home certification program that is currently in effect and used by many Wisconsin area builders is going through yet another change for next year. According to Kevin Hogan of Focus on Energy and WEC the … Read more
Unique Spaces in the 2011 Parade Of Homes Model
This is another segment on or 2011 Parade of Homes Model the Tuscany. In this blog we will be featuring the unique spaces and areas in our Parade of Homes Model. Careful thought was put into the design to incorporate living areas that both suit the needs of the modern family as well as offer … Read more
Tony Clark of Fox 6 Checks out Belman’s Parade Model
See what Tony Clark of Real Milwaukee Fox 6 thinks of our finished basement in the Tuscany model at the 2011 Metropolitan Builders Association Parade of Homes in Pewaukee. This video aired 8/22/2011 at 9:30 a.m. Watch Video Here Tony goes nuts over our Great Room and tries our our Kohler digital shower. Unfortunately he … Read more
Parade of Homes Craftsmenship Features of Model
Welcome to part two of our feature on Belman Homes 2011 Parade of Homes model, The Tuscany. As we are about to embark on our very first Parade of Homes we discuss in this article we will showcase some of the great craftsmenship by our loyal trademen in our model. This is the second entry … Read more
Top Tech finds in our Parade Model
This is the first entry in a series about some of the cool new features you will find in Belman Homes Tuscany model as part of the 2011 Metropolitan Builders Association Parade of Homes. In this section we will be discussing some of the exciting technology you will want to explore in our home. Some things … Read more
Now is a good time to build or buy a home
I was asked by a reporter the other day why now is a good time to build a new home. I started to ramble on but this is my list I came up with and thought it was a great idea to share in our next blog entry. 1. Low Prices on Construction Labor … Read more
The Mad Diary of a Parade Of Homes Builder
Metropolitan Builders Association Okay so I thought this would be fun to share some thoughts on our Parade of Homes experience in a more candid way. Did you know that Belman Homes has never built a Parade of Homes model until this year? Sure we’ve done almost everything else along the way but didn’t find … Read more
Energy Certified Homes Really Do Save Money
As you might or might not know, Belman Homes has independent energy verification and inspections on all our new homes. I just got our third party report on our Charleston model built at Deer Trails subdivision in Waukesha and was amazed at how much more efficient certified new homes are! From our written report our … Read more
