So it has been an exciting journey for our Echelon Homes team to build a home made with as many materials from Michigan and the USA as possible.  We have to admit it was a bit of a challenge, but it is definitely worth it, The Savannahis almost done.  

Hopefully with the information we have gained in being a part of this fantastic effort, more home builders will look at utilizing American made products in their new construction homes.  If they do this will help to create more jobs in Michigan and throughout the US.  In using more American made products this will also drive down the production costs, thus making a Made in America home more enticing for new home builders to build and something new homes owners will seek out.

We just want to say a big thank you the Michael Stoskopf and the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan for allowing Echelon Homes and our team to be a part of this great home building experience.

​Echelon Homes, It’s time to LOVE building your new home!

Article by: Jennifer Elkow

​So with our name change from Elkow Homes to Echelon Homes comes another option for our customers, MarketPlace Homes.  Ooh Ahh!   That’s nice but what is it really?

MarketPlace Homes, based in Michigan and in business since 2002, is now partnering up with Echelon Homes.  Here is how it works:  You find the Echelon home of your dreams, such as The Oxford or The Devonshire.   Apply and get approved for the MarketPlace Homes program of  their 6 Years Guaranteed Lease for your existing home.

Echelon Homes pays them a real estate fee in the form of a commission and you have a contract with MarketPlace Homes to rent out your old home.   Sound to good to be true?  Research it.  Here is their website address http://marketplacehomes.com/.  Please give us your feedback at info@echelonhomebuilders.com or call us at 248-437-1909 , remember we are a team at Echelon Homes and you are a part of that team.

Echelon Homes, it’s time to LOVE building your new home.

Article by: Jennifer Elkow

Elkow Homes is now Echelon Homes.  Why you say?  Well, like everyone else in Southeast Michigan, we have all struggled through the economy over the last few years.  During that time we sat down to determine what kind of home builder we want to be long term.  Hey, we survived the last 7 years, and we wanted to focus on why.

First, together with our entire Echelon Homes team, we changed the look of our available homes.  We added a few new floor plans to our selections and most importantly, we fine tuned how we work with the main focus of our business, you, our valued customers.

Over the last few years Elkow Homes has taken a much more personal approach to the home building process in all of our communities.  We are committed to making the home buying and home building process easier for the customer, treating the buyer like a partner in the process. The results are new homes built with fewer mistakes, timely completion and regular communication points during construction and well after.  We want our new homeowners to find building a new home enjoyable again.

​We are proud of our concentrated efforts in building a stronger relationship with our customers, our partner in building their new home.  The changes we made did not quite feel complete, until now.
Introducing Echelon Homes.  It’s time to LOVE building your new home.

Article by: Jennifer Elkow

Saturday was a crisp fall day, the perfect day for a corn roast at The Hills of Loon Lake with homeowners in this Commerce Township community, and our Twin Pines home owners in Lyon Township as well.  We are so happy that many of our friends and customers came out to enjoy the day with us.  It was just our way of saying thank you to those we know and have built homes for and introduce ourselves to the people in the community we did not know.

​We had a bounce house, fresh sweet corn off the grill, hot dogs, donuts from the cider mill, pumpkin decorating for the kids and cider.  Rick Elkow, owner of the company, also gave hay rides to all who visited us.  Don’t worry he is an experienced tractor driver.  Before becoming a home builder Rick put himself through college working on the family farm in New Hudson.