I went to a REALTOR 2010 Parade of Homes preview last Friday afternoon. The event was at Rough Hollow in Lakeway and featured 7 homes that are under construction.
Rough Hollow is a master-planned community on Lake Travis. Amenities include a marina, restaurant, pool, covered pavilion, hike and bike trails and a fitness center.
I, as most of the 300 or so Austin REALTORS present did, walked through all of the homes. None had been finished, but all could give people a decent idea of layout and a few gave people a glimpse of some design features and finish-out.
There was to be a drawing for various door prizes at the end of the event. While waiting for the drawing, I talked with a number of agents. Everyone wanted to know everyone else’s favorite homes. A few were not far enough along to have a really great idea of what they would look like so some were probably discounted.
The consensus among people I talked with was that the Jenkins Custom Homes and the Master’s Touch Custom Homes properties were favorites. One guy liked the Triton Custom homes home because it had a contemporary look and feel to it.
I think the developer, Haythem Dawlett, was smart to have people out during what looks like the mid-point of construction for most of the Parade homes. It gave us enough of a look to make us curious to see the finished products.
The 2010 Austin Parade of Homes will be held on the last three weekends of October so get out to Lakeway and check it out.
Sam Chapman is an