2008 Peoples Choice Awards

The Peoples Choice Award was created in response to requests by member builders to create a way to judge consumers’ reactions to their Parade Homes^SM. While the Reggie Awards^SM honor the homes that builders find to be best, that doesn’t always translate into what the general public likes most. Builders have also told us that they’ve found visitors are sometimes uncomfortable telling the builder or agent what they like or don’t like about a particular model.

The Peoples Choice Awards consist of a short questionnaire that visitors to the home can use to rate it compared to their "ideal" home for the price. The questionnaire asked visitors to rate eight aspects of the home (exterior, curb appeal; interior, floor plan/layout; kitchen; bathrooms; bedrooms; other indoor spaces; site orientation, decks, porches; and construction quality) on a five point scale, as well as to complete two open-ended questions (what did you like best? and what should be improved?).

Each of the 34 participating Parade Homes^SM received 500 postage paid postcards which were made available to visitors. To participate as a judge consumers simply completed the postcard and dropped it in the mail. The post cards were tallied, and the 8 top scoring homes received a Peoples Choice Award.

The 8 winners are listed below. The number preceding each builder name refers to their Parade of Homes Fall Showcase^SM entry number.

2008 winners:

#342 Accent Homes, Inc. (11930 Davenport Court, Blaine)

#415 American Classic Homes, LLC (3356 Osgood Avenue N., Baytown Township)

#144 J. Scotty Builders, Inc. (3758 Talero Curve, Chaska)

#35 John Kraemer & Sons, Inc. (18855 Meadow View Blvd., Credit River Township)

#143 Lecy Bros. Homes (3673 Le Rive Way, Chaska)

#140 Lutterman-Williams Homes (1057 Symphony Lane, Chaska)

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