Eastbrook Homes Recognized by Eliant as one of the Nation's Top Homebuilders

Local company receives numerous homebuyers' choice awards for customer service and product quality.

Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) November 13, 2006 -- Eastbrook Homes received Eliant awards in several categories at the 2006 National Roundtable on Homebuyer Satisfaction held in Anaheim in October. The Eliant, previously called the Homebuyers' Choice Award, recognizes a company's outstanding efforts in customer service, reliability and product quality. A Top-10 finish places a firm in elite company as one of the top performers among reputable builders across the country.

Eliant is the largest consumer research company catering exclusively to the building industry. Eliant is recognized as the building industry's leading provider of new home customer experience management and satisfaction monitoring services. They conduct homebuyer surveys for over 430 builders nationwide a total of three times after closing on issues relative to sales, construction, selection, quality and overall satisfaction.

The Eastbrook Team ranked 2nd in both Overall Quality and Highest Referral Rate based upon completed homebuyer surveys and was also recognized in these additional areas:
●3rd in home readiness         
●4th in finance/closing experience   
●4th in overall customer service experience    
●7th in construction experience
●9th in personalization experience         

"Information gathered by Eliant in this trio of closing surveys is passed along to our Eastbrook team on a regular basis to help us continually improve the way we service our customers" says Bob Sorensen, Eastbrook Corporate Development President. "We keep our customers at the forefront of everything we do and we're excited to learn through this independent survey that they acknowledge our dedication."

Over the years Eastbrook Homes has been recognized on the national level in other important areas as well. Mick McGraw, CEO of Eastbrook Homes was awarded the 2003 Conservationist of the Year Award by the Dwight Lydell Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA). The annual award recognizes him for being a developer with a bold vision and innovative leadership in protecting the environment. That same year, Eastbrook Homes received an Award of Excellence in the Building With Trees competition sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation for its Bailey's Grove community design.

Eastbrook, whose corporate offices are in Grand Rapids, has built many communities in west Michigan throughout its 39-year history. The company's Lakeshore communities include Bayou Meadows, Hathaway Lakes, Lowing Woods, Pine Meadows and Windflower Bay. The Grand Rapids communities include Ada Moorings, Arbor Hills, Bailey's Grove, Cannon Farms, Cook's Crossing and the Meadows of Cannon Farms as well as the Michael McGraw homes community of Stoneshire. For more information, contact Kristy Harrington at 616/988-1342.

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