Winners Announced in 2018 McSAM Awards Presented by StrucSure Home Warranty
The Dallas Builders Association has announced winners of its 39th Annual McSAM Awards, presented April 14 in partnership with StrucSure Home Warranty. The McSAM Awards are held each spring to recognize “maximum creativity in sales and marketing.†Almost 400 entries were received this year, and winners were named in 65 categories.
Amy Vanderoef, best known for her role as the Emmy-nominated host of WFAA’s Good Morning Texas, was the master of ceremonies for the awards gala at the Westin Galleria Dallas.
In the industry-judged awards, David Weekley Homes was awarded the McSAM National Builder of the Year; Regional Builder of the Year honors went to Landon Homes.  Mustang Lakes, Cambridge Companies was named Master Planned Community of the Year – 600 acres or more, and Wildridge by Ashlar Development was named Master Planned Community of the Year – under 600 acres. Industry experts from around the country including builders, architects, interior designers and new home marketing professionals judged the awards.
Highland Homes won the prestigious People’s Choice Builder of the Year honors. The Tribute by Matthews Southwest was named People’s Choice Community of the Year.
The People’s Choice competition rewards builders and developers based on consumer voting. To identify the People’s Choice winners, the Dallas BA enlists the help of a third party firm that sends an online survey to hundreds of homebuyers, asking for feedback on everything from home design, sales experience, customer service, community lifestyle and overall satisfaction. Respondents were also asked to rate – on a scale from zero to 10 – how likely they would be to recommend a particular builder or community to a friend or family member, which is considered the gold standard in customer satisfaction surveying.  This is the sixth time that Highland Homes has received this honor.
Other winners in the industry-judged categories were:
-        Home of the Year – The Montgomery at 5T Ranch by Southgate Homes, designed by John Lively & Associates;
-        Luxury Builder Neighborhood of the Year – Westside Manor by Centre Living Homes;
-        Builder/Project Manager of the Year – Randy Whitfield of Southgate Homes;
-        Sales/Project Manager of the Year – Whitney Harvey with Dunhill Homes; and
-        REALTOR® of the Year – Danielle Boling with Network Real Estate Partners.
Partners for the McSAM Awards were StrucSure Home Warranty, Neighborhood Management, Inc., Dunhill Homes, Supreme Lending – The CORE Team, KJ Custom Screens & Outdoor Living, Trinity Falls, CB JENI Homes /Normandy Homes, David Weekley Homes, Wisenbaker Builder Services, Anderson Hanson Blanton, Independent Bank Mortgage, Meyers Research, PlainsCapital Bank, Texas Counter Fitters, Windsong Ranch, 84 Lumber, Acme Brick, Altura Homes, Ashlar Development/Wildridge, Burgess Construction Consultants, DFWBuilderGuide.com, First American Title, First Floors Carpet One, Sales Solve Everything, Southgate Homes, Wells Fargo, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Identitec, IES Residential, Gulf Property Management and Velocio Mortgage.