Congrats to the American Legend Homes team! American Legend was recently recognized by the Home Builders Association of Great Dallas with a McSam award for “Best Website.” It was recognized for its ease of use and compelling graphics. We do our best to make the site easy to navigate and gather information for our home buyers!

Congratulations to American Legend Homes for making the Dallas Business Journal’s annual list of “Largest North Texas Homebuilders.” Builders were ranked by 2011 starts and American Legend was number 13 on the list of Top 25 North Texas builders. Congrats to the American Legend staff!

American Legend Homes continues to be one of the most respected builders in the DFW area.  Since closing its first home in 2004, the company has reached several major milestones, including an overwhelmingly positive 99 percent “Customer Willingness to Refer” score and a slew of recognitions. Based on 2011 housing starts rated by Residential Strategies, American Legend is now listed 13^th of the 50 top builders in the DFW area.  Read more about American Legend’s company history,  and its firmly planted local roots, on our History page here:  http://www.amlegendhomes.com/Company-History

American Legend Homes received outstanding customer service satisfaction results in the 2011 Woodland, O’Brien & Scott, Inc. survey of homebuyers. The survey is taken approximately 60 days after closing and evaluates several home purchase criteria including the homeowners’ willingness to refer to family and friends.

According to the independent survey, 99 percent of satisfied homeowners are willing to refer their family and friends to American Legend Homes, something called “absolutely outstanding” by Keith O’Brien of Woodland, O’Brien & Scott, a research and consulting firm that surveys homebuyers on their home buying experiences throughout the country.

“American Legend Homes’ customer satisfaction is spectacularly strong as we wrap up our survey results for 2011,” said O’Brien.  “Customers’ willingness to refer American Legend Homes to family and friends is an outstanding 99 percent for the year, and their enthusiasm easily ranks near the very top of what we are seeing among clients nationwide.  Frankly, their customers could not be much more impressed with their new homes and communities and with their American Legend experience. It’s not surprising that almost 30 percent of 2011 sales came directly from past customer referrals, which is also very impressive. Congratulations on a fantastic year!” According to O’Brien, 99 percent willingness to refer is “extraordinary.”

In addition to the strong referral rating, American Legend has consistently rated 90 percent or higher in crucial ratings criteria such as sales staff communication, warranty, product quality, condition at move-in and timely delivery. American Legend’s ratings place the company consistently among Woodland, O’Brien & Scott’s top performers.

Throughout the American Legend home buying experience, we work to make the process seamless and stress-free.  As part of that process, American Legend connects you with financial services that fit each homeowner’s specific needs.

American Legend is pleased to announce Fairway Independent Mortgage as our mortgage provider of choice.  Fairway is a full service mortgage corporation with an experienced staff offering expertise in every area of mortgage lending.

Read more about how American Legend makes the home buying process easy in our Homebuyer’s Corner:   http://www.amlegendhomes.com/Home-Buyers

Check out this interview with American Legend Homes President Kevin Egan in this month’s issue of Builder magazine.  Builder consulted American Legend’s leader specifically because of the company’s increased closings and record profits, at a time when many find the market challenging.  The article focuses on American Legend’s ongoing growth and success as well as the kick-off of its sister company, Belclaire Homes, which builds custom homes from $600,000 to more than $1 million.  Read the article here: http://www.builderonline.com/sales/finger-in-the-dam.aspx and check out the Belclaire Homes site here: http://belclairehomes.com/.

Dallas-Based American Legend Homes Reports 1000^th Home Closing

Home Builder Sees Continued Growth Tied to Customer Satisfaction and Award-Winning Product

August 2, 2011 (Dallas, TX) – Dallas-based American Legend Homes announced this week the closing of its 1000^th home.  The milestone follows steady growth for the builder, which announced earlier this year a 28 percent increase in its 2010 home closings from the previous year.  The company’s success comes despite what is a challenging market.  Recent reports show overall North Texas new home sales are down by more than 26 percent in the second quarter compared with a year ago, and down 70 percent from 2006.

According to American Legend Homes CEO Chris Bright, the company’s strength lies not only in its product, but in the power of satisfied homeowners, a mainstay in any economy.

“American Legend takes pride in the product they deliver and in how they are perceived by buyers,” said Marian D’Unger, Re/Max DFW.  “Word of mouth is important in this field and American Legend receives a great deal of referrals from very satisfied homeowners and Realtors.” Homeowners consistently rate American Legend Homes 97 percent or higher on “Customer Willingness to Refer” on an indepen­dent customer satisfaction survey conducted after closing.

American Legend Homes closed its first home in 2004 and has since expanded to master-planned communities in Castle Hills, Fort Worth, Frisco, Lake Lewisville, Lantana, Little Elm, McKinney and The Colony. American Legend officials anticipate continued growth in 2011 and 2012, as it expands into even more communities.

“As a family company, our focus is on personal involvement in the process, providing outstanding customer service, focused warranty follow-up, and an emphasis on quality-built homes,” said Bright.

The home builder is part of the Bright family of companies, founded in the 1950s by H.R. “Bum” Bright, former owner of the Dallas Cowboys.  Today, his sons Chris and Clay operate the Dallas-based companies that include American Legend Homes, in addition to Belclaire Homes, a custom builder; Bright Realty, commercial real estate development; Bright & Co. Marketing, specializing in real estate marketing solutions; State Bank & Trust; and oil and gas ventures.

“We are one of very few builders to offer custom options at every price point, featuring both unique, flexible architectural designs and outstanding value,” added Bright.  “We are also committed to green building, with our award-winning and money-saving Energy Star-certified homes.”

American Legend homes feature striking architectural detail and design options such as large spa-like baths and oversized closets, first floor master suites, gourmet kitchens with granite and stainless steel appliances, three car garages, outdoor entertainment areas, media rooms and game room options. The American Legend Homes Design Gallery offers professional design consulting where finish-out and color selections are made.  American Legend builds low maintenance garden homes, patio homes and luxury townhomes from the $170s to the $600s and is a past winner of the Builder of the Year award for quality and design by the Texas Association of Builders.

“We attribute our strength to our quality homes and communities in which we build, but also to taking great care in serving our customers,” said Kevin Egan, American Legend Homes president. “We are proactive in our communication, listening to the things that are important to our buyers and effectively managing details.”

American Legend Homes builds new homes throughout the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex including McKinney, Castle Hills west of Plano, Lantana near Flower Mound, The Tribute, Frisco and Fort Worth. The award-winning, energy efficient and green built certified homes are priced from the $170s to $600s.  www.AmLegendHomes.com