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Are you on the hunt for a new home just outside of the bustling city of Atlanta? Maybe you work in-town but have dreams of raising your family in a calm and beautiful suburb. With Paran Homes, finding your dream home in the right location is easy. Our new northwest Atlanta communities offer everything from outstanding school districts to family-friendly amenities, and some of the best local shopping, eateries, and fun festivals. Plus, right now you can take advantage of up to $7500 in incentivesfor upgrades on a new Paran home Click here to learn more.

Magnolia Court – East Cobb

Welcome to Magnolia Court! This neighborhood features a stunning collection of luxurious new homes nestled in one of Georgia’s most desirable neighborhoods – East Cobb. Priced in the high $400’s, this community offers a variety of spacious floor plans ranging from 3 to 5 bedrooms and 2.5 to 4 bathrooms. With an open-concept living area and chef-inspired kitchen, Magnolia Court homes are perfect for family gatherings and entertaining. Plus, easy access to I-75 makes commuting to and from work a breeze!

Ideal for outdoor-lovers and packed with nearby family-friendly activities, Magnolia Court puts you in the center of all that East Cobb has to offer. Take your family on an adventure to Noonday Park. This park offers playgrounds, picnic pavilions, and a large BMX track. Additionally, several youth sports programs like soccer, football, and BMX racing are open to enrollment year-round!

Discover some of the best eateries around at Marietta Square Market, an exciting new food hall in historic Marietta. With dozens of food options like Italian and Cuban cuisines, to a crêpe bar and gourmet ice cream, you’ll find something delicious for everyone. And, for all of your shopping needs, step into Town Center Mall , which offers everything from home decor to premium outfitters.

See this beautiful community for yourself. Contact us today to learn more about Magnolia Court!

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Oakleigh Pointe – East Paulding

Discover Oakleigh Pointe, a gorgeous new community located off of Due West Rd. in beautiful Dallas, GA. Tucked away from the stresses of the big city, Oakleigh Pointe is the perfect place to unwind. Come enjoy the peaceful pace of the northwest Atlanta suburbs. Priced from the mid $200’s, this community offers a stunning collection of both ranch and two-story homes.

Also, Oakleigh Pointe features open-concept, Craftsman-inspired floor plans ranging from 3 to 5 bedrooms and 2.5 to 4 bathrooms, with master-on-main options. A mixture or luxury and livability, this community offers resort-style amenities like a beautiful clubhouse for gatherings, an Olympic-sized pool with a water slide, a splash pad, tennis courts, a playground, and a dog park.

Nature-lovers will enjoy plenty of nearby green space like The Silver Comet Trail, which features miles of biking and hiking trails. Head over Lake Acworth for a picnic with friends and family on the beautiful lakeshore. Visit The Avenues at West Cobb for a variety of eclectic restaurants and boutiques.

Come see these beautiful new homes in Dallas today! Contact us to learn more about Oakleigh Pointe.

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Millwood Farms – West Cobb

Explore Millwood Farms, a delightful community of new Craftsman-style homes priced from the low $400’s. Poised along Macland Rd. in Powder Springs, Millwood Farms is filled with southern charm. Floor plans in this community offer beautiful open-concept living spaces and range from 3 to 5 bedrooms and 3 to 4 bathrooms. From master-on-main options to gourmet kitchen and dining spaces, Millwood Farms is sure to impress everyone from first-time homebuyers to empty-nesters.

Most importantly, there are plenty of exciting things to do in West Cobb. Discover Wild Horse Creek Park, where you’ll find a large water park with slides, a lazy river, and splash pad. Go fishing, play tennis or sign your kids up for a youth sports program, all within a few miles from your home!

Visit the historic Marietta Square for frequent art walks and festivals. Or, explore the collection of diverse and local shops and boutiques. Grab a slice of pizza and drinks at Marietta Pizza Company, and later, catch the latest play at The Strand Theatre!

Want to learn more about Millwood Farms? Contact us today to see it all for yourself, and check out our other new northwest Atlanta communities!

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Moving into a new home is an exciting time. Moving into a new home right before the holidays take it to an entirely new level. Whether celebrating your first Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Christmas or Hanukkah in your new home, it’s always fun to welcome friends, neighbors and family to join in a seasonally themed inauguration of your house. Needless to say, food and music will likely play major roles – possibly even a favorite holiday film or two, but if you really want to fill the rooms and hallways of your home with laughter, you might want to incorporate a few fun holiday games. Best of all, Paran Homes has trolled the internet in search of the best holiday party games so you don’t have to!

Gratitude Game

This great Thanksgiving Day suggestion comes from Country Living Magazine. It involves multi-colored pick up sticks and a color-coded instruction sheet to match. With five suggested Gratitude themes, you can place a corresponding color next to each command. For instance, Brown for “Name a Person You are Thankful For”, Orange for “Name a Place You are Thankful For”, Green for “Name a Food You are Thankful For”, Blue for “Name a Thing You are Thankful For” and Purple for “Name Anything of Your Choice.”

To play, hold all the colored sticks in your hand and drop them so they fall randomly. Everyone gathers around the sticks and takes turns trying to pull sticks from the pile without making the other sticks move. As they successfully pull a stick, they must follow the command on the instruction sheet you created. The person next to them repeats the cycle. If one of the other sticks moves, they lose their turn. At the end of the game, the person with the most sticks wins!

Please Pass the Corn

For this Thanksgiving-themed game from PlayPartyPlan.com, you’ll need candy corn, popsicle sticks, several pie tins/shallow bowls and a table or kitchen island. Played in pairs, this game requires both players to place popsicle sticks in their mouths. On one end of the table is one contestant and a bowl full of candy corn, on the other is another contestant and an empty bowl. The goal is to empty one bowl into the other using only the popsicle sticks.

The first player can use their hands to place a candy corn on the stick in their mouth, they must then meet the other team member in the middle to transfer the corn from their stick to the others, without dropping it. The other team member must then drop the corn in the empty bowl, and this continues until the bowl full of candy corn is empty. As you become more skilled at the transfer, you can add more than one candy corn to your stick. The team that finishes first – with the fullest bowl – WINS (in other words, you don’t get rewarded for DROPPING your candy corn on the floor).

Santa Limbo

This Christmas party game suggestion comes from Shutterfly and involves a group of three or more guests, a limbo stick and a collection of throw pillows. Have participants put a “Santa belly” under their shirt using one of the pillows. Have two guests hold the limbo stick at a starting height, and then everyone can try to limbo underneath with their Santa bellies in place. Once everyone has tried, lower the stick slightly and have those who made it through go again. Continually lower the stick until one winner remains! For added fun, have everyone don Santa hats, play Christmas music and take lots of photos!

Stocking Guessing Game

Another great Christmas-themed suggestion from Shutterfly, this game comes complete with PRIZES! Stuff a stocking with fun little gifts you pick up that would have broad appeal for kids to grown-ups and boys to girls. Put a notepad in front of four or more participants, tie of the top of the stocking so no one can see inside and then pass it around so everyone can have a chance to feel the objects inside. They can then write down their ideas (but don’t let anyone peek) and pass it on to the next person. Once everyone has filled out their guesses, open the stocking to reveal what’s inside. The person with the most correct guesses wins the contents of the stocking.

Ornament on a Spoon

A fun Christmas game for larger gatherings, it’s the same concept as Egg on a Spoon – with a seasonal twist. According to Shutterfly, you break your group of 8 or more players up into teams for a relay course – with or without obstacles. With an ornament on their spoon, the first person will go through the course and return to pass it on. Players can only use their spoons and NOT their hands when passing the ornament. If someone drops their ornament, that person needs to return to the beginning and repeat the course again. Once the ornament is successfully passed off, it’s the next person’s turn and so on until everyone has completed the course. The first team to complete the course WINS!

Dreidel Scattergories

This Hanukkah-themed take on the popular Milton Bradley game of Scattergories comes from SignupGenius. You’ll need a timer and a list of categories – like food, animals, movie stars, colors, careers, clothing, TV shows, flowers, countries, etc. – written onto pieces of paper or index cards that are facedown. All the players will need a pad of paper and a writing utensil. And – of course – you’ll need a dreidel.

Flip a card to reveal the category and then spin the dreidel and whatever letter it lands on – N,G, H or S – your players will have two minutes (set your timer) to write down as many things that come to mind that start with the letter facing up. For example, if the category is food and the letter is N, they might write down nachos, nuts, noodles, etc. When the two minutes are up, each person counts the number of fitting answers and tallies their score. Repeat all the above until all the categories have been fulfilled. The person with the largest score wins.

Two Truths and a Fib

This game can be used for both Hanukkah and Christmas celebrations, but for Festival of Light-specific parties, test your party guests’ knowledge of the historical story of Hanukkah. Have everyone write down two true facts and one fib about Hanukkah – the real fun comes from telling the fib with such detail that it seems like the truth. Go around the circle and have each person tell their two truths and a fib. The other contestants should score which one they think is the fib on a piece of paper, then move on to the next person in the circle. Anyone who gets away with their fib without anyone catching on wins! To customize this game for Christmas, simply make it about the Christmas story. This idea also came from SignupGenius.

At Paran Homes, no matter the time of year, we hope you find many years of happiness in your new home. Best wishes to you and yours for a Happy Holiday Season!

In search of a new home in which you can host holiday gatherings for years to come? Check out our communities throughout Metro Atlanta and the Greater Nashville area! Many of our floor plans come with flexible living spaces or dedicated game rooms that are ideal for families who love to have FUN!

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There are a lot of things to love about Traditions of Braselton – a scenic master-planned community in Georgia’s Jackson County. But beyond its lifestyle-centric vibe and resort-inspired amenities, at the heart of it all is a collection of gorgeous homes imaginatively designed and expertly crafted by some of the South’s most gifted builders. Paran Homes is thrilled to be included among them. As if all of that weren’t enough to draw prospective new neighbors to this sprawling 1140-acre community with homes priced from the High-$200s to the $700s, we’re delighted to announce that with the arrival of Spring so follows the announcement of Spring Savings at Traditions of Braselton!

With several homes available for Spring Move-in, we are pleased to offer up to $25,000 in savings for a limited time on what could be YOUR next home! A few of the available homes include:

Homesite 101 – 3769 Cheyenne Lane: Priced at $399,999* (includes discount) and featuring the Townsend floor plan, this 4-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home showcases over 3000 square feet of well-planned interior. Located in the St. Andrews section of Traditions of Braselton, this home boasts a sought-after master-on-main, as well as a gorgeous kitchen with an open view to family room and breakfast area. The kitchen also boasts a double oven, stainless steel appliances, upgraded cabinets, granite countertops and large central island. Upstairs, an impressively sized bonus room will prove a popular gathering space with a variety of functions. A rear covered porch with outdoor fireplace is ideal for entertaining guests.

Homesite 133 – 4821 Anvil Court: Priced at $284,940* (includes discount) and showcasing the Southampton floor plan, this 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home represents southern living at its finest. Situated in the Links section of Traditions of Braselton, this charming ranch home features highly desirable one-level living complete with master-on-main, great room with wood burning fireplace, open kitchen with walk in pantry and granite countertops, formal dining room, split bedroom plan and hardwood floors throughout the main living areas. Feel free to extend your living spaces outdoors thanks to covered porches at the front AND rear of the home.

Homesite 164 – 5935 Fairway Park Lane: Priced at $484,900* (includes discount) and featuring the Azalea floor plan, this 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom home boasts 3,157 square feet of innovatively planned living spaces. Located in the lovely St. Andrews section of Traditions of Braselton, this home showcases a guest room on main level and 4 bedrooms upstairs. The first floor includes the open floor plan you are looking for with views from kitchen to the breakfast area and family room beyond. Buyers who love to cook will appreciate the gourmet kitchen with its double ovens, built-in microwave, tile backsplash, granite countertops and large central island. The formal dining room and covered deck with outside fireplace will prove excellent spaces for entertaining. Of course, the star of the show is the large master suite with gorgeous spa-inspired bathroom. A full daylight basement provides additional room to grow.

To learn more about Traditions of Braselton and other Paran Homes communities throughout Metro Atlanta, please visit www.paranhomes.com.

* Offer valid up to $25K on inventory homes only. Certain restrictions apply. Offer can be changed or cancelled at any time. Offer must be written and ratified by April 30, 2019. Original price (prior to discount) for Homesite 101 is $425,319, Homesite 133 is $299,940 and Homesite 164 is $499,900.

Now that Spring is officially underway, savings are “in bloom” at one of Paran Homes’ Metro Atlanta communities – The Lakes of Franklin Goldmine in the City of Cumming. For a limited time, Paran Homes is including up to $15,000* in Spring savings – which comprises up to $10,000 to use “Any Way You Want” from ordering blinds and appliances through our Design Center to discount points and rate buy-down for added savings on your new Paran home. Spring Savings also include up to $5,000 in Closing Costs with an approved lender. As if that’s not incentive enough to allure you and all other prospective homebuyers to this stunning Forsyth County community, here are some additional draws to The Lakes of Franklin Goldmine…

• Situated in one of the fastest growing counties in the nation!
• Homes in The Lakes of Franklin Goldmine start in the mid-$300’s and range in size from over 2600 square feet to nearly 3900 square feet, offering anywhere from three to five bedrooms and two to five and a half bathrooms
• Beautiful model home open to the public to tour
• Excellent amenity package that includes a swimming pool and clubhouse, lighted tennis courts, community firepit and playground
• Access to the highly touted Forsyth County school system
• Low Forsyth County taxes
• Convenience to GA 400
• Close proximity to Lake Lanier
• Fantastic network of family-friendly parks boast everything from walking and equestrian trails to skate and dog parks to boat ramps and a state-of-the-art aquatic center
• Dining in and around Cumming, shopping at The Collection at Forsyth and bargain hunting at the North Georgia Premium Outlets
• And so much MORE!

Featured properties for this promotion at The Lakes of Franklin Goldmine include:

Homesite 30 – 5965 Hidden Ridge Court: Priced at $444,787 and showcasing the Woodbury floor plan, this gorgeous 5-bedroom, 3-bathroom move-in ready home features a two-story great room, chef-inspired kitchen, sprawling owners’ retreat, full daylight basement and more bells and whistles than we could possibly list here!

Homesite 63 – 6010 Winding Lakes Drive: Priced at $427,916 and set upon a private wooded lot, the highlights of this stunning 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom move-in ready home include an expansive owner’s suite, three-car garage, full daylight basement and all of the many attributes of the popular Fayette floor plan by Paran Homes.

A number of additional homes – at various stages of construction – also qualify for these exciting incentives from Paran Homes. To tour the community and available homes at The Lakes of Franklin Goldmine, interested homebuyers and real estate professionals are encouraged to visit before these opportunities disappear.  Sales center hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 – 6:00 pm. To get to The Lakes of Franklin Goldmine from Atlanta, take GA 400 North to Exit 13. Take a left off the exit and travel 6.4 miles on Bethelview Road. Turn left onto GA Hwy 20 and travel approximately 2.7 miles to Franklin Goldmine Rd. on right. Travel an additional mile and the community will be on the left. For GPS users, the sales center is located at 5610 Horsebarn Court in Cumming. To learn more about The Lakes of Franklin Goldmine and other Paran Homes communities throughout Metro Atlanta, please visit www.paranhomes.com.

* Restrictions apply, offer can be withdrawn at any time. See onsite sales consultant for further details. Prices and specifications subject to change without prior notice.

The holiday season is officially upon us! Whether you are fortunate enough to already live in a Paran Homes community or a new home is on your holiday wish list and you plan to visit a Paran Homes community, you might want to add one or more of the holiday happenings listed below to your agenda. We often recommend a memorable adventure out in the surrounding area to our home buyers so they can get a true taste of what it might be like to live in one of our communities. This time of year, why not make your house hunting trip festive and fun?

Living or House Hunting in Metro Atlanta? Be sure to check out one or more of these seasonal-centric events:

Winter Wonderland Marietta: If you live in or plan to visit Chestnut Farms in Kennesaw or Oakleigh Pointe in Dallas this holiday season, you may want to make the short trek over to the iconic Marietta Square for Winter Wonderland Marietta. Nearly an entire month has been dedicated to the celebration of the season with caroling, live performances from local talent, story time, candlelight shopping on the Square, pictures with Santa, the lighting of the menorah, nativity scene on the Square and more. Most of the festivities will take place in Glover Park.

Holiday Shows at the Aurora Theatre: If you live in or plan to visit Heritage Pointe in Lawrenceville, you may want to purchase tickets to see a performance of several holiday-themed stage plays at this award-winning theatre. The line up of plays include A Christmas Carol (on stage through 12/22), This Wonderful Life (a charming adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life – on stage through 12/23) and Reindeer Games (on stage through 12/30). While you’re there, you may want to pop by the Historic Lawrenceville Courthouse for visits and photos with Santa before or after the show.

Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Over Georgia: If you live in or plan to visit Sweetwater Landing in Powder Springs, you may want to allow a little extra time to pop by Six Flags Over Georgia for what they have declared as the “most wonderful time of the year.” Happening now through January 6, 2019 on select days, Holiday in the Park showcases many of the popular rides that you know and love paired with sparkling lights, festive shows, special treats like s’mores and hot chocolate, and – of course – the occasional appearance from the Jolly Old Elf himself.

Christmas in Cumming at the Cumming Fairgrounds: If you live in or plan to visit The Lakes of Franklin Goldmine in Cumming, there are a number of dates with which you may wish your visit dates to coincide. On 12/7-8, The Christmas in Cumming Arts & Crafts Festival takes over the Cumming Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. presenting a great way to purchase original and unique gifts for anyone on your list. On 12/15 at 5 p.m., the Cumming Christmas Parade begins. Following the same route as the city’s 4th of July parade, the Christmas installment will end at the Fairgrounds with a huge Christmas festival and visits with Santa. Lastly, there will be plenty of chances to show off your ice skating skills now through January 7, 2019 at the Winter Wonderland in Cumming Rink at the Fairgrounds.

Stone Mountain Christmas: If you live in or plan to visit The Woods of Midvale in Tucker, you should definitely include Stone Mountain Park in your evening! Once the sun goes down, millions of dazzling lights go up on a truly stunning Christmas celebration that includes festive music, spectacular shows, a nightly tree lighting and Christmas Parade with appearances by Santa Claus AND the Snow Angel. Be sure to pop by the 4D theater for an immersive screening of The Polar Express and climb aboard the Scenic Railroad for a musical and magical ride around the mountain. If you plan to visit during the day, take advantage of the rare occurrence of SNOW in Atlanta thanks to Snow Mountain – offering a 400-foot snow-covered tubing hill and enormous snowy play area for building snowmen and igloos to your heart’s content.

Christmas Feast at Chateau Elan: If you live in or plan to visit Traditions of Braselton in Jefferson, there are a number of festivities to include in your holiday season house hunting trip. You could make the trip over to Lanier Islands for the famed Magical Nights of Lights and License to Chill Snow Island, you could hit the brand-new skating Rink at Mall of Georgia ORRRRR you could plan to spend your Christmas Eve or Christmas Day dining on decadent fare at the renowned resort and winery – Chateau Elan.

Living or House Hunting in the Greater Nashville Area? Be sure to check out one or more of these seasonal-centric events:

A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland Resort: If you live in or plan to visit South Haven, Stewart Creek Farms or Villages of Berkshire in Murfreesboro, you may want to make the drive over to Nashville to visit the beautifully bedecked Opryland Resort and Convention Center. This time of year, a beloved tradition for countless families throughout the South is to tour the interior of the opulent atrium, as well as the surrounding grounds to marvel at more than three million twinkling lights and festive décor, an indoor winter wonderland boasting more than 2 million pounds of ice and an indoor skating rink. Don’t miss your chance to catch a performance of Cirque Dreams Holidaze.

Happiest of Holiday Wishes to You and Yours from Paran Homes! 

We Look Forward to Seeing YOU Soon!

At Paran Homes, we build our homes to last with loads of living spaces, inviting bedrooms and convenient flex spaces in which your family can bloom and grow.  Is there anything more exciting – and somewhat terrifying – than bringing a brand-new baby home from the hospital and through your front door for the very first time? You quickly realize all that you DON’T know about raising a baby and keeping them safe. Blink your eyes and they’re crawling. Blink again and they’re up on their feet and walking… then running. A mobile baby presents a whole new world of unbelievable joy (and potential disasters.) With many of our new home owners at the baby (or grandbaby) stage of family life, Paran Homes is tickled pink (or baby blue) to share these expert tips on the latest techniques and tools for babyproofing your new home beyond the age-old baby gates on the stairs.

Get a Baby’s Eye View: The best way to assess all the prospective dangers your baby might face is to get down on their level. Go room to room throughout your home and get down on your hands and knees. Crawl all throughout the space, taking note of any possible issues along the way. You should do this BEFORE they start to crawl. Pay particular attention to sharp corners where they might hit their head – like the fireplace and coffee table – and address those with cushioned bumpers.

Be Wary of the Bathroom: At some point, babies learn to pull up on things to enjoy the view. If they do this on the bathtub, they could slip on the tile and hit their head on the way down. Non-skid rugs could prevent the slip and also cushion their fall. The best measure to take here is to never leave your child unattended in the bathroom, particularly when soaking in the tub – not even for a minute. A baby can drown in just 1 inch of water. Other measures for this room of the home that Parents.com recommends are to keep your water heater set to 120 degrees or lower to prevent scalding, place a soft cover over your faucet head, and lay down non-slip strips in the bathtub. Parenting Magazine also suggests installing toilet locks to protect baby’s fingers from getting smashed, as well as another potential drowning risk.

Be Particularly Careful in the Kitchen: Stove knob covers prevent the risk of baby accidentally turning on the gas or possibly burning him/herself. A stove guard can protect your child from pulling boiling pots and pans down on themselves.

Keep ‘Em Out of the Cabinets and Drawers: Whether in the kitchen or the bathroom, cabinet doors and drawers can present their own realm of dangerous prospects. Cleaning supplies, chemicals, sharp or breakable objects, heavy appliances that can topple and more that lurk behind those baby-sized doors or fun sliding drawers pose lots of potential risks. The best way to avoid disaster here is to invest in childproof safety latches made specifically for cabinets and drawers, then place them throughout your home.

Stay Indoors, Kids: While the “get outside and play” mantra will begin soon enough, those shiny doorknobs on the front and back doors, as well as all of the interior doors of the home prove incredibly alluring to small children. Rather than allow them to turn the knob and walk on out the door unsupervised, it would be wise to purchase childproof doorknob covers. These will also limit their opportunities to shut their sweet little fingers in the door, as well.

Don’t be Blind to the Dangers of Blind, Drapery and Electric Cords: The cords that hang down on your blinds or window treatments can be rather tempting to toddlers. In addition to the fact that one good yank could potentially bring the entire set of blinds or draperies down on your baby’s head, those cords could prove a strangulation hazard. The same holds true for dangling cords from small kitchen appliances.

A Shocking Discovery: It just so happens that little baby fingers can fit neatly into the holes of an electrical outlet – posing a shock risk. Placing covers over the outlets renders them virtually invisible and dramatically lowers the potential for baby to try and place other objects inside. But because the individual plastic electric outlet covers could also be a possible choking hazard for little explorers, Parenting Magazine suggests using sliding covers instead.

That is NOT a Ladder, Little One: Small children – once they become mobile – love to use stationary objects to pull up and will even attempt to climb them. This is particularly true of bookcases and chests of drawers. To prevent them from toppling on top of your baby, secure them to the wall with sturdy anchors.

Other helpful tips can be found in Babyproofing Basics on Parents.com or 20+ Tips for Babyproofing Your Home from Parenting Magazine.

From all of us here at Paran Homes, we hope you enjoy raising your baby in your new home! Haven’t found your family’s ideal home yet? Check out our communities in Atlanta, Nashville and !