Welcome to our news page. Please take a moment to explore the various articles covering a wide range of topics related to our communities, partnerships and new home construction in the Lehigh Valley. We think you will find the information both useful and informative. Also be sure to click on the link to Living It Up! our quarterly newsletter filled with seasonal tips to help maintain the value of your home and fun to do things in and around the area. We update the site often so please check back frequently for new articles and information.
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Kay Builders Partners with HouseLogix to offer affordable Smart Home solutions to residents and home buyers
The HouseLogix partnership gives added value to Kay Builders’ residents. A HouseLogix smart home installation delivers highly desirable entertainment, security, energy savings and convenience features at a very reasonable cost.
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Innovations in Living
These days everyone is seeking more home value at a great price. When considering move down options , Kay Builders warrants a closer look. Dozens of customers ...
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All the Modern Conforts
As lives become busier than ever before and technology has us plugged in more hours each day, home becomes our haven, a place to unwind and ...
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Luxury Homes for $250,000
This 2,058-square-foot Twin Villa, known as the "Daggerwing" at the Trexler Field Community, is located in Upper Macungie Township, Parkland School District...
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Consider Resale with New Construction
Getting a great deal on the purchase of a newly constructed home is important, but there is more to consider than purchase price when buying a new home. Resale value, the price at which previous buyers in the community have sold, is just as important as the purchase price you are paying now...
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The Year Ahead for Local Homebuilding
Having built exclusively in the Lehigh Valley for 50 years, Kay Builders has a pretty good handle on the local market conditions for new home construction. By most measures, conditions in the lehigh Vally home building market were once again challenging in 2011...
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Tips for New Home Buyers
With lending institutions offering low interest rates and builders promoting all sorts of incentives these days, nobody will disagree that it’s a good time to buy a new home. But as potential buyers set out to find that dream home, they need to do some homework before they sign on the dotted line...
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Lack of Tax Credit Program Should not Discourage First-time Buyers
Now is the time for first-time buyers to get into a home. And if you talk to Rick Koze, president of Allentown-based Kay Builders, Inc., he could not agree more. |
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Kay Builders Offers Affordable, Energy Efficient Construction in Lehigh Valley
Rick Koze, president of Kay Builders, Inc., can remember the time when at the top of a homeowners wish list were things like a master bedroom suite, a gourmet kitchen and an in-home office. Well Koze responded quickly to those demands, but times have changed, and so has the wish list.
Click on the photo to read what amenities Lehigh Valley New Home buyers are seeking when buying a new home.
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Kay Builders Offering Exceptional Twins for Buyers
The Lehigh Valley has a wide variety of new home styles for buyers to choose from – from ranches to condos to two-story colonials. And according to Rick Koze, president of Kay Builders, Inc. of Allentown, the twin - one of the area’s staples for many years - is making a strong comeback. |
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Kay Builders Sees Buyers Springing into Action
Most people can tell Spring’s on the way when they push the clock back one hour, put overcoats and boots back in storage and fill out their brackets for college basketball’s March Madness. But Rick Koze, owner of Kay Builders, Inc., knows it’s Spring because his crews are in high gear, and sales models are filled with inquisitive shoppers.
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Green Home Building Preserving the Picturesque
Rick Koze recently appeared in Lehigh Valley Marketplace magazine explaining what it takes to build an environmentally friendly home. Rick offers many suggestions as to what you can do inside and out to build a home that offers healthy surroundings.
Clieck the link below to view the article on the Lehigh Valley Marketplace web site, or the magazine to the left to view a PDF.
http://www.lehighvalleymarketplace.com/departments/professionally-speaking/green-home-building/
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Will the Lehigh Valley's economy rebound or re-slump
Rick Koze was recently interviewed for a Page 1 article in the March 22 edition of the East Penn Business Journal. Rick offered his opinion on the Lehigh Valley's economy based upon what he’s seeing as a new-home builder and a former businessman for Fortune 500 companies.
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Kay Builders Sells Out Distinctive Olympic Ridge Community
For Kay Builders of Allentown, it was just a matter of timing the market properly with the right type of home in the right location, as it was able to sell out its distinctive Olympic Ridge community in short order.
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Kay Builders and IKEA help area residents "Get Set to Celebrate" with decorating workshop
Kay Builders of Allentown and IKEA Conshohocken recently teamed up to give area residents some tips on how to set a holiday table that will draw raves from all their guests – and make their homes an inviting place for the holidays. Click on the icon to read the entire article.
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Creating Value for Your Home - Rick Koze
Rick Koze recently contributed an article to Lehigh Valley Marketplace magazine. In the piece, Rick discusses the importance of smart decision making when shopping for a new home and details some items buyers should consider that create value for the homeowner.
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Kay Builders Unveils Trexler Field
Kay Builders, a trusted name in the Lehigh Valley, is now introducing the most unique community in its five-decade history - Trexler Field. Set on 230 rolling acres in Upper Macungie Township in the Parkland School District, these quality-built villa twins and homes offer a tranquil respite from the bustle of the outside world with all the conveniences of a modern, efficient home. |
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Time's Right for Buying a Townhome at Laurel Field
In the mid-1960s, Kay Builders brought the concept of suburban townhomes to the Lehigh Valley and has been successful with them ever since. And right now the townhome is a very the popular choice among homebuyers.
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IKEA & Kay Builders Swedish Summer Celebration Event Sizzles at Laurel Field
Residents of the Lehigh Valley joined Kay Builders of Allentown and the IKEA Conshohocken store to celebrate the beginning of summer Scandinavian-style with a Midsummer Celebration Saturday, June 20 at Kay Builders’ new Laurel Field Townhomes in Upper Macungie Township.
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IKEA & Kay Builders Cohost a "Summer and Sunlight Celebration" at Laural Field Community
SKÅL! Celebrate summer and sunlight with friends, family
and neighbors on one of the longest days of the year with a Scandinavian tradition. Paying homage to its Swedish roots, the IKEA Conshohocken store and Kay Builders are hosting a Midsummer Celebration on Saturday, June 20.
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Kay Builders in Tune with Buyers' Needs
May 2009 Morning Call. When Kay Builders first opened Olympic Ridge about 18 months ago, owner Rick Koze was touting high-end appointments, open floor plans and lavish master bedroom suites in a park-like setting. But as potential buyers walked through the model, they were asking if Kay Builders offered a floor plan with a first-floor master suite.
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Kay Builders Partners with HouseLogix to offer affordable Smart Home solutions to residents and home buyers
The HouseLogix partnership gives added value to Kay Builders’ residents. A HouseLogix smart home installation delivers highly desirable entertainment, security, energy savings and convenience features at a very reasonable cost.
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