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11/12/11 - Iranian brothers found a home in Norman while building for others
Mohammad and Jalal Farzaneh, cofounders of Home Creations, reflect on 30 years of building homes. Photo by David McDaniel, The Oklahoman
10/19/11 - Voting Begins for the "Sing Our Jingle" Challenge
On July 15, Home Creations invited the public to sing their jingle for a chance to win cash prizes in conjunction with celebrating 30 years of building homes. After the deadline of September 26, Home Creations received 20 entries across three categories.
“It is exciting to see that people remember the jingle’s melody and words,” said Anita Wagoner, Director of Sales & Marketing and the jingle composer. “The creativity showcased in some of our entries is incredible.”
The public is now able to vote for their favorite entries in each category via Home Creations’ website till November 7. Three winners will be awarded cash prizes of $500 (Best Kid), $500 (Best Solo), and $1,000 (Best Group).
10/14/11 - Home Creations Launching Newest Community in Moore
While Home Creations will not be re-enacting the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889, they have invited the public to claim lots for future homes in their newest community in Moore on Saturday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Home Creations is hosting a “Stake Your Claim” event in Apple Village, a 65-lot community on the southwest corner of SW 34th Street and 24th Avenue NW / Eastern Avenue.
With homes starting from the $115’s, Home Creations is excited to launch this new community and offer energy efficient homes to new home buyers. In September, Home Creations entered into an agreement with the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) to provide new home buyers an important measurement of long-term energy performance of each new home called the HERS Index.
HERS Index is equivalent to the MPG for vehicles and future home buyers can expect their new Home Creations home to be 30% to 40% more energy efficient than a typical new home and ENERGY STAR qualified homes.
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10/06/11 - Home Creations commits to a better way of measuring energy efficiency in new homes
Home Creations, Oklahoma’s largest home builder, entered into an agreement with the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) to provide new home buyers an important measurement of long-term energy performance of each new home the company builds. Its called the HERS Index.
“We aim to build homes that make sense for home buyers and their lifestyle, and for our environment,” said MJ Farzaneh, Home Creations’ Construction Director. With their experience being an ENERGY STAR qualified builder and a recent ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award winner, Home Creations has identified the best way to build an energy efficient home while keeping in mind Oklahoma’s climate and environment.
“The HERS Index is equivalent to the MPG for vehicles,” explained Anita Wagoner, Director of Sales & Marketing. “Every one of our floor plans has a HERS Index between 50 to 70. The lower the number, the higher the energy efficiency. This translates to greater energy savings for home owners.” All of Home Creations’ floor plans are designed to be more energy efficient compared to a typical new home (at 100 HERS Index) and even compared an ENERGY STAR qualified home (at 85 HERS Index).
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9/20/11 - Oklahoma Builder Home Creations Commits to Marketing the HERS Index of all Their Homes
Home Creations, a Moore, Oklahoma based homebuilder has entered into an agreement with the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) to provide new home buyers an important measurement of long-term energy performance of each new home the company builds. The intent of the agreement is to raise consumers’ knowledge of new home energy performance by using RESNET’s HERS Index. Use of the HERS Index will differentiate homes built by Home Creations from other homes for sale in Oklahoma.
9/6/11 - HGTV’s New Series “Showhouse Showdown” Watch Party at Warren Theatre
Last February, Home Creations started making plans to build two identical model homes for HGTV’s “Showhouse Showdown”, a new series featuring two designers going head-to-head to create the best interior design with similar budget and time constraints.
On June 26, over 400 people congregated at Montague in Edmond as HGTV revealed the two show houses and votes were cast for the favorite design. “The most unique decorating features,” according to Anita Wagoner, Sales and Marketing Director for Home Creations, “were items such as; a tin ceiling, unusual paint techniques, contemporary light fixtures and cabinet treatments. We picked up some new ideas that we will be able to offer our customers if they choose to upgrade their homes.”
The two homes, off NW 164th between MacArthur and Rockwell, are currently available for the public to view and possibly purchase. The winner has already been determined but the results will be made known when Oklahoma City’s episode premieres September 26 at 9 p.m..
Home Creations is hosting a watch party at Warren Theatre on Sep 26 and invites the public to reserve their tickets for this free event. Several prizes will also be given out to attendees at the screening. Click here for details.
7/15/11 - Celebrating 30 Years of Building Homes in Oklahoma with a Jingle
The Home Creations jingle, arranged and produced by one of the nations best jingle writers Michael Brown of MBrown Productions started playing on radio air waves in 2004. It was an opportune time for the company to create an audio element of its brand to compliment their existing marketing efforts.
“Writing a jingle is easy for me, especially when I know the product the way I know Home Creations,” said Anita Wagoner, who wrote the words to the jingle. “You want to emphasize things that are important to people, make it memorable, and in our case, help them remember our phone number.”
As the brothers celebrate 30 years of building homes, the public is invited to sing the Home Creations jingle for a chance to win cash prizes. To win in one of three categories, the public has to creatively present the jingle with the following words, “Home Creations, we’ll help you find your dream home. At 3-6-4-9-9-9-9, it’s Home Creations.”
Before the “Sing Our Jingle” challenge was launched July 15, various Home Creations employees were captured on video singing the familiar tune to show people “how it’s done”.
Details found at www.homecreations.com/30years
History of the Home Creations jingle.
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6/15/11 - Home Creations leads in Annual Local Leaders Chart
Home Creations ranked #1 as the local builder in Oklahoma City with 394 closings in 2010. DETAILS
6/9/11 - Home Creations to Be Featured on HGTV’s “Showhouse Showdown” Open House for New Series to Take Place in Montague, Edmond Oklahoma
HGTV fans from the Oklahoma City area have a chance to see the production of a brand new series called “Showhouse Showdown” that premieres on August 29 at 10 p.m. EDT. “Showhouse Showdown” is a competition between two professional interior designers who get identical budgets and the chance to create a winning interior design for two newly built, mirror image homes. The first 100 people on site will be given a scorecard to vote in the competition by stating which of the designers rooms they prefer over the other and then finally answering the all important question, “Which of the two homes would they buy?” Some attendees will even be asked to give their opinions on camera as they tour the highly designed homes. Home Creations is also doing a cookout, giving away a gift bag, and offering the chance for attendees to win a $500 gift card.
June 26, 2011 (Sunday)
Cookout • 12 - 1 p.m.
16416 Montague Drive (southeast corner of NW 164th & Montague Dr)
Voting • 1 - 3 p.m.
16112 & 16113 Capulet Drive
6/2/11 - News Channel 4. One of our construction managers talk about tornado safety features that come standard in all Home Creations homes.
Climbing up the Professional Builder Housing Giants Ranking
Home Creations ranks #105 out of 225 builders in the 2010 Professional Builder Housing Giants list. DETAILS
5/26/11 - Home Creations is recognized with a 2011 ENERGY STAR® Leadership In Housing award
(MOORE, OK) Home Creations is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2011 ENERGY STAR Leadership in Housing Award. This award recognizes the important contribution Home Creations has made to energy-efficient construction and environmental protection by [building/verifying] more than 420 ENERGY STAR qualified homes last year. Collectively, these homes will save our customers approximately $200,340.00 on utility bills each year.
The environmental benefits of these ENERGY STAR qualified homes are equal to the equivalent of:
• Eliminating the emissions from 205 vehicles;
• Saving 1,244,880 lbs of coal;
• Planting 340.2 acres of trees; or
• Saving the environment 2,441,040 pounds of CO2 per year.
To earn the ENERGY STAR, a home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes are at least 20% more efficient than standard new homes built today.
ENERGY STAR qualified homes offer homebuyers all the features they want in a new home, plus energy-saving features like effective insulation systems, high performance windows, tight construction and ducts, properly-sized and installed efficient heating and cooling equipment, efficient products, and third-party verification of energy performance.
“The value you get from an ENERGY STAR Qualified Home goes far beyond energy efficiency,” said Sam Rashkin, National Director for EPA’s ENERGY STAR Homes Program. “ENERGY STAR Qualified homes provide more comfort, durability, and a healthier environment than homes built to code. On top of that, they’re tested and inspected to perform.”
Last year alone, with the help of ENERGY STAR and partners, Americans saved about $18 billion on their utility bills and avoided greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 33 million vehicles. Nearly 1.2 million ENERGY STAR homes have been built in the United States since the program first began labeling homes in 1995.
May 2011 - At Home in Oklahoma. Home Creations' Quality and Customer Service Put It At The Top.
Thank you Staci Davidson of Construction Today for publishing this article. Click here to read the article.
4/15/11 - Home Creations attends the ENERGY STAR awards banquet in Washington DC to receive Partner of the Year Award
(MOORE, OK) Home Creations, an Oklahoma based home building company, just returned from Washington DC where they received the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year award. Responsible for 20% of all ENERGY STAR qualified new homes in Oklahoma, Home Creations’ continual commitment to energy-efficient construction and environmental protection has won them the coveted national recognition. The award was given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
“The banquet was informative and motivating,” said Anita Wagoner, Director of Sales and Marketing for Home Creations, “We met business leaders from all over the nation who are also focusing their company’s efforts towards energy efficiency. In 2010, alone, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved 18 billion on their utility bills. That is inspiring work.”
Since March 14, Home Creations has put a twist on the announcement and turned their Facebook and Twitter blue. From “How BLUE are you?” to “Spot BLUE and Win”, Home Creations is sending their fans and followers on a “scavenger” hunt for information about the investment values and environmental benefits of ENERGY STAR qualified homes.
Having built over 2,000 ENERGY STAR qualified homes since 2006 and saving almost one million dollars in heating & cooling costs for Oklahoma home owners, Home Creations is well aware that every little effort counts towards a more energy-efficient lifestyle. To create greater awareness, Home Creations is clothing its staff in blue T-shirts and distributing eco-friendly bags.
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4/12/11 - Home Creations Moore, Oklahoma • ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
Home Creations is the largest volume home builder in Oklahoma. The company is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its outstanding commitment to building ENERGY STAR qualified homes.
Key accomplishments include:
- Building more than 2,000 homes that have earned the ENERGY STAR from 2007 to 2010.
- Committing to build 100 percent of its homes to earn the ENERGY STAR since 2007.
- Training sales staff to include the benefits of purchasing an ENERGY STAR qualified home as one of the company's three unique selling propositions.
- Providing extensive ENERGY STAR training to builder and subcontractor staff including, supervised field training.
- Promoting ENERGY STAR qualified homes in marketing efforts, including over 200 advertisements and social media messages delivered through outlets such as YouTube.
3/14/11 - PRESS RELEASE: Home Creations wins National ENERGY STAR® Award
(MOORE, OK) Home Creations has been awarded the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their continued commitment to building 100% ENERGY STAR® qualified homes for home buyers throughout Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Lawton.
Home Creations is one of the 100 award recipients out of over 17,000 ENERGY STAR® Partners to claim the coveted national recognition in the mid-sized home builder category. Being one of the largest builders of ENERGY STAR® qualified homes in Oklahoma, Home Creations is playing a vital role in energy-efficient construction and environmental protection.
“We’ve built over 2,000 homes since teaming up with ENERGY STAR® in 2006,” said Anita Wagoner, Marketing and Sales Director, thus making Home Creations responsible for 20% of all ENERGY STAR® qualified homes built in Oklahoma. These ENERGY STAR® qualified homes have resulted in almost one million dollars savings in cooling and heating cost for home owners.
Despite the slump in the housing market, Home Creations remains strong economically. The company has weathered the real estate storm without compromising quality in construction, and provided home owners with the assurance of value and comfort for their homes.
9/7/10 - Major statewide builder moves into Collinsville
By Bill Johnston, News Editor
(Collinsville) While many new home builders are hanging up their hammers and withdrawing from the very competitive world of real estate, one of Oklahoma’s and one of the nation’s top new homebuilders is expanding and now moving into the Collinsville area in a major way.
Home Creations, headquartered in Moore, Oklahoma and with offices in Tulsa and Lawton is in the process of building five or six new homes in the developed Ashbury Park addition on 129th East Avenue between 136th and 126th Streets North.
Collinsville’s Ashbury Park LLC is the developer of the property which has 176 total lots with 44 of them already in the hands of Home Creations and the other 132 “committed” to the state’s top “starter home” builder, estimated to be the 52nd biggest builder in the nation.
View the full article at The Collinsville News
9/13/10 - Home Creations Named #43 in Metro 50 Awards
(Moore) – Home Creations, Oklahoma’s largest home builder, recently placed 43rd in the 2010 Metro 50 Awards, sponsored by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.
Metro 50 recognizes the Oklahoma City metropolitan area’s fastest growing, privately-owned companies for the year and ranks them based on their percentage of annual growth.
This year marks the second time Home Creations has won the prestigious award. The company, owned by Jalal and Mohammad Farzaneh, placed 17th in 2003. Established in Norman in 1996, Home Creations builds homes in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Lawton.
According to the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s website: "The Metro 50 Award allows both emerging companies, as well as companies that have exhibited a substantial history as an established business, to be recognized. Metro 50 companies demonstrate positive growth in revenues; growth in the number of employees; creativity/entrepreneurship; and business development through the expansion of facilities, customer base or markets."
5/25/10 - Home Creations climbs to #52 on the top 100 national builders list
Home Creations climbs from #76 to #52 in 2009 on the Builder 100 list! To view our ranking on the list amongst the biggest and best builders in the nation, visit the national, 2009 Builder 100 list.
5/2/10 - Builder Social Media Rockstars
I couldn’t resist posting about some builder social media hero’s I’ve seen recently. This of course on the heels of a recent post I did about “doing social media wrong”. Call me a weirdo but I genuinely get excited when I see a home builder using social media in a way that actually generates interest in their homes in a creative and interactive way and not just the usual “We build great homes” approach. Creativity is what the public is looking for and if it gets my attention (and I’m not even looking to buy a home) then you can bet it gets the attention of those that are truly looking. So if they haven’t already heard it, allow me to say “Well done” and keep on leading the way. Take a look at these two Builder Social Media rockstars.
First stop is Home Creations. Their most recent video was entitled “Joe & Makensie Tour Turtlewood“. Now I don’t know if this was planned or they just went with the flow but I was very inspired by its creativity. I think you will be too. Check it out and remember, this is just one woman with a video camera and her creativity.
Next up is Penn Homes and Lisa Pool. The best thing about Lisa is that she’s real and she’s raw. My favorite kind of person anyway but what’s cool is that she’s not constantly pushing her homes but building relationships instead. She interacts on a personal level and pulls people into her daily life. Oh, and she’s always talking about the homes she selling. I wonder if those two facts have something in common?
TheBuilderMatrix.com Blog - Internet Marketing for Home Builders.
4/26/10 - Home Creations and Social Media
Home Creations' use of social media was featured in an article written by Inc. Technology, Social Media: Measuring Your Company's ROI.
4/24/10 - Home Creations in the East Area Festival of Homes
Jan Astani, of Home Creations, is featured in this article on the East Area Festival of Homes promoting our four east area communities: Festival focuses on east homes
4/30/10 - ENERGY STAR for Homes Leadership in Housing Award
(Moore) - Home Creations, Oklahoma’s largest home builder, qualifies for the ENERGY STAR for Homes Leadership in Housing Award for the 466 ENERGY STAR homes the company built in 2009.
According to an email from ENERGY STAR, Home Creations “is doing its part to help protect the environment while offering consumers new homes that are more comfortable and save money on utility bills. We thank you for the important contribution that your organization has made to energy-efficient construction and environmental protection.”
“The best part about being an ENERGY STAR builder,” said Anita Wagoner, sales director, “is that for many first-time home buyers, the monthly savings they have on energy costs allow them to afford a new home versus a used home.”
With the 466 ENERGY STAR homes constructed last year in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Lawton, Home Creations helped
- Eliminate the emissions from 228.34 vehicles
- Save 1,381,224 lbs of coal
- Plant 377.46 acres of trees
- Save homeowners $208,302 on utility bills
“We’ve built over 2,000 homes since teaming up with ENERGY STAR in 2006,” Wagoner said.
