Monday, February 23, 2009

Sales UP 120% for 2008 over 2007! - Ashton Woods Tampa

News Release


Ashton Woods Homes Reports Net Sales of 91 New Homes in the Tampa Bay Region in 2008, up more than 120 percent over 2007

TAMPA, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes is reporting net sales of 91 new homes in five communities in the Tampa Bay region in 2008.

Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the average sales price in the Tampa Bay region in 2008 was $244,000.

Roche said sales in 2008 are up more than 120 percent over 2007 when net sales totaled only 38 new homes in the Tampa Bay region.

Roche said he expects to see strong sales growth in 2009.

“The housing market cycle is bottoming out and the economic stimulus package is good news for everyone,” said Roche.

“We anticipate new home sales will increase throughout 2009, with more growth coming in the second half of the year,” he said.

Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of Companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
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