A recipient of the Quality

Award of Excellence for the past seven years, HomeLife Communities received

the Platinum Builder Award, the highest award given by the 2-10 HBW, because

of the home building company's consistent quality and customer service.

Tom Acree, New Home Division

East Regional Vice President for the 2-10 HBW, explained, "HomeLife

has been a builder member of our program since February 1995 and demonstrated

exemplary warranty performance, always handling issues promptly. The end

result is complete customer satisfaction."

He added, "HomeLife is

an outstanding builder. They are very committed to their customers and

continually place any issues that arrive as top priority. I am proud to

have them as a member of our program and as the first recipient of our

Platinum Builder Award for excellence in quality construction and customer

service"

With more than 25 years of

experience in providing quality products in the affordable home market,

HomeLife Communities is now a multi-state operation. Already building

in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, the company is preparing

to start selling in two communities in Arizona and expects to be active

in Alabama by the end of 2004.

The company, which has its

offices in Canton, has communities in several Georgia locations, including

McDonough, Stockbridge, Douglasville, Snellville, Winder, Powder Springs,

Jefferson, College Park, Stone Mountain, Conyers, and Canton.

Jack Stachura, director of

marketing for HomeLife Communities, said the company has become a leader

in the value-based housing market because of attractive pricing and popular

home designs in neighborhoods offering enjoyable recreational activities

within or nearby. "There are several reasons we are able to accomplish

this," he explained. "We manage our resources much tighter than

the average builder and we know the costs involved in each home, even

down to the smallest detail. With approximately 1,500 closings already

this year in our various markets, our volume allows us to purchase materials

at a lower cost. And, we don't aim for as high a gross margin as

others. We attract buyers because they can get larger homes with a long

list of included features for a better price."

Stachura noted that the company

has a 10-point quality inspection process when a new home is built. At

six points during construction, the builder conducts inspections and "tunes

up" the structure. The buyer is brought in for the seventh inspection

to get buyer input on any adjustments they would like. After needed work

is done, the buyer is brought