A developer in Holly Springs is offering up to $6,000 in gas as an incentive to buy a home in its Cherokee County community.
The promotion at Village at Stoney Creek is among the latest examples of developers trying to entice buyers to shop for a home in the tight housing market. There won't be any sales if people don't at least come look, said Patti Kviesis, sales manager at Village at Stoney Creek.
"We're getting a lot of people who come and ask about our incentive, and that was our goal," Kviesis said Wednesday. "Free gas is great, but you do have to buy a home from us."
The gas deal provides for anyone who buys any residence from McBride & Sons Homes to receive at closing a Visa Check Card with a value of up to $6,000, Kviesis said. McBride Homes has built homes in seven communities in the northwestern suburbs of metro Atlanta, according to its Web site: www.mcbridehomes.com.
Houses and townhouses at Village at Stoney Creek are priced in the $140,000-$210,000 range.
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 10:49 AM
Despite a slowing economy, a Baltimore company plans to spend $120 million to build a designer outlet mall at Holly Springs in Cherokee County.
Local officials say the planned Prime Outlets Holly Springs will boost property tax collections and attract more business that usually locate around such centers.
economy for outlets.
"We find, historically, in times of difficult economic situations, the outlet sector performs extremely well because consumers are looking to get the most for their dollar. But they still want the brands they know and love." Fluharty said Wednesday.
The 450,000-square-foot outlet center will be on 85 acres at I-575 and Sixes Road, about 30 miles north of downtown Atlanta.
An outlet center on I-75 in Calhoun, about 45 miles away, is the closet direct competitor to the one planned for Holly Springs. Town Center at Cobb, a conventional regional shopping center and not an outlet mall, is in Kennesaw about 10 miles away.
"They figure people will commute 55 miles to come here," said Holly Springs City Manager Robbie Rokovitz. "They've determined there is plenty of clientele that will be attracted to this development. It will provide jobs. And from a sales tax standpoint, it will provide revenue to fund the improvements for the residential population."
The 6 percent sales tax collected in Holly Springs includes a penny for a special local option sales tax and another penny for education.
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 12:02 PM
