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Show ‘Advertsing Suoplemnent toThe Salt Lake Tribune & Deseret News The Salt Lake Tribune/ Deseret News, January 22, 1995 G7 Ivory Homes stays atop home-buildingindustry for 7th consecutive year It’s nice to look back on a good year. Nicer, yet, if you're No. 1 and looking back. Something must havegoneright. Looking back on 1994 for Ivory Homes was, indeed, nice from a numberofstandpoints. First, for the seventh consecu- tive year Ivory homes was No. 1 in the Utah housing market. It homes,but that 83 percentof the people who bought from us were satisfied enough to tell friends and family.” Thestudy involved going back to each home buyer two months after the move-in date and asking somevery direct questions on the sale and the construction of their home. Looking ahead, Ivory says the company’s goal is to continue to improve and “never be satisfied with our level of customer service.” “We worked hardlast year to achieve ourgoal, and we'll work built and moved families into 522 homes last year and into more than 2,700 over the seven-year period: It’s doing something right. Second, apparently customers think so too. For the past 18 months, Ivory Homes has been just as hard this year to do even conducting an in-depth study to better,” he says. measure buyers’satisfaction. The “In order to reach that level of results for 1994 were: 83 percent satisfaction, we needed to change of the people who bought a home the way we do business. Instead from Ivory said they would refer of just going out and building a the Utah homebuilder to family home, we meet with buyers,find and friends looking for a new out what their expectations are home. and then we do everything we can at,”’ says Clark Ivory, South to live up to those expectations.” Division manager,“means lot to Total sales volumefor the 522 us. We consider this to be our homeswas $65 million. The avermost significant accomplishment ageselling price of an Ivory home Not that we sold 522 was $125,000. In 1993, Ivory sold Ellis Ivory, left, CEO of Ivory Homes, goes over plans with managers Gary Wright and Clark Ivory. 502 homes. Utah calls for continued growth, As for 1995, Ellis Ivory, CEO butat a slightly slower pace than for Ivory Homes,says predictions the record paceposted in 1994. are for another good year in the “We are cautiously optimistic,” homebuilding market, but not as he notes. ‘Utah may notbe No. 1 good as 1994. in economic growth, as it was in The economic forecast for 1994, butit will be right up there near the top. Somelocal economists are predicting a 20 percent drop in construction of singlefamily homes. We also think it will be down about 20 percent, but we believe we're looking at See IVORY on page G13 700 ——— NEW HOMES GREEN MEADOW PARK 600 500 WEST JOR 400 a. we 35 300 | 200 | 100} SalesOffice 8600 South 3200 West 0 New HomeSites in West Jordan 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 4992 1993 4994 Chart shows home-building records for Ivory Homes for the pasteight years. PURCHASE/REFINANCE a help people finance homes" 7.42 APR. SERVING UTAH SINCE 1988 Call 278-1099 for appointment 1981 E. 4800 S. Suite 110 Rates subject to change withoutnotice. *SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Models Open Daily 11am-5pm 1-{100.0FF $100 OFF CURRENT NOTE RATE oO 5 e 95 % START RATE . SNYDERSMILL OVS Z MMe aN a FINANCIAL CENTERof utah J / Residental Mortgage Division FREEpreQua.iFIcaTions 561-5134 2 tm SilverSummit Homes L.C a Luxury H From $247,500-$247,500 @ Panoramic Views @ Next to Outstanding Elementary School © Beautifully Built and Landscaped G2 eeBS c SNYDERSMILL © Easy Commute to Salt Lake City © Close to Winter Ski Resorts, Golf Olympic S ParkCourses and 5 New Floor Plans Take I-80 to Hwy. 224 to Park City for 3 miles, then left on Old Ranch Road. MARKETEDBY: LEWIS, WOLCOTT & DORNBUSH REAL ESTATE, INC. 467-2100 649-1884 649-6914 |
