Caviness and Cates is pleased to announce that they will be breaking ground on a new development in New Bern North Carolina this year! Breighmere on Broad Creek is an exciting new residential and boating community located in Pamlico County, just 6.5 miles from New Bern on Highway 55.

Two intersecting creeks allow for navigable water access to the Neuse River and Fairfield Harbor, making Breighmere an ideal boating community. There will be off-water, water view and waterfront creek lots available as well as affordable housing designs for all price ranges. Location and home design will make this a very desirable community. Current plans for the popular Caviness and Cates Discovery Series homes are coming soon.

More information about Breighmere's various amenities will be available at www.CavinessandCates.com

Caviness and Cates Named Home Builder Of The Year

November 19, 2010—Fayetteville, NC – Caviness and Cates, of Fayetteville, NC, has been awarded the Home Builder of the Year Award by the Home Builders Association of Fayetteville. The Home Builder of the Year Award was established 22 years ago to honor the builder member who went above and beyond as a builder and to recognize their many years of outstanding service to the Association, to the home building industry, and to their commitment in assisting others to realize the American dream of home ownership.

Caviness and Cates Communities, a home builder based in Fayetteville NC, was added to the distinguished list of the Home Builders Association of Fayetteville - Home Builder of the Year. This honor has been bestowed upon Caviness and Cates as a result of their quality and dedication to customer satisfaction, and by ensuring that the employees and trade partners of their company go to great lengths to see that each home is built to exceed the expectations of the individual homebuyer.
Chris Cates of Caviness and Cates Communities accepted the award Tuesday night, “We want to thank everyone at the Fayetteville Association of Home Builders; I was very honored to accept the award on behalf of our entire Caviness and Cates team.” Caviness and Cates is grateful to their clients and is proud to provide hundreds of military and civilian families in Southeastern North Carolina with a new home to call their own.

In addition to serving the home needs of their clients, Caviness and Cates created the HomeFront Project. Through this project, Caviness and Cates has pledged to donate a portion of their 2010 home sales to the men and women of the military and their families. In January, Caviness and Cates will make an announcement demonstrating the success of the HomeFront Project.

Not only has Caviness and Cates had the honor of being named the 2010 Home Builder of the Year, in 2009, with a closing rate increase of 23%, Caviness and Cates ranked 68th in the United States for new homes sales. These two distinctions demonstrate Caviness Cates’ strong commitment and contribution to the North Carolina economy and its military and civilian families.

Greenville, NC Ranked #2 By Forbes Magazine

In a special report released on March 25 by Forbes Magazine, Greenville, NC ranked second in the category of the nation’s Best Small Metropolitan Area for Business and Careers. Greenville is the 10th largest city in North Carolina. In 2008 Greenville ranked eighth in the same category by Forbes Magazine.

Growth and stability continue for the developing city of Pitt County. Research from East Carolina’s School of Business indicates that the local work force grew by more than 14 percent over the past five years—that’s more than double the growth experienced by the state as a whole. Employment is essentially spread across these three sectors: education, healthcare and manufacturing.

To find homes in the Greenville area, visit our new home community page.