2006 People's Choice Awards


Photo courtesy of Vogue ICF Homes

Now in its fifth year, the People’s Choice Award was created in response to requests by builder members of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities to create a way to judge consumers’ reactions to their Parade Homes. While the Reggie Awards honor the homes that builders find to be the best, that does not always translate into what the general public likes most. Builders have also said that they have found visitors are sometimes uncomfortable telling the builder or agent what they like or do not like about a particular model.

The People’s 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 59 participating Parade Homes 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 postcards were tallied, and the top-scoring homes within 10 price ranges received a People’s Choice Award. The winners are listed at right. The number preceding each builder name refers to their Parade of Homes Fall Showcase entry number.


Photo by Michael Zaccardi,
Courtesy of John Kraemer & Sons

2006 PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNERS

#331 Trumpy Homes • $251,000-$286,000
#1193 Main Street Builders, LLC • $310,000-$359,000
#584 Nettum Construction, Inc. • $365,000-$448,000
#1196 Divine Custom Homes, LLC • $513,000-$500,000
#1020 Alexander & Associates • $513,000-$560,000
#163 American Classic Homes, LLC • $572,000-$620,000
#377 Lecy Bros. Homes • $629,000-$726,000
#294 On The Level, Inc. • $1,400,000-$1,580,000
#397 Vogue ICF Homes, Inc. • $855,000-$1,245,000
#482 Smuckler Custom Builders, Inc. • $1,600,000-$2,200,000

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