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																			<div class="body-preview">Fall is here, and so are new incentives on all of our Dragas Communities!  Now through October 15, we’re offering options allowances on select homes when using Dragas Mortgage Company for financing.  </div>
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																												<div class="title"><h3>Dragas Companies Participates in Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Week</h3></div>
									
									
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																			<div class="body-preview">We've released pre-opening prices on our newest community- Hawkins Mill.

With homes starting at $299,900 and summer deliveries available, Hawkins Mill features  2-3 bedroom floorplans which include first-level master suites in a setting you’ll love to call home. As an added incentive, we're offering a $5,000 option allowance on the first 6 sales!*</div>
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				.PrivacyNotice .wrapper .button {
					margin: 0;
					border: none;
					padding: 1rem 2rem 0.75rem;
					line-height: 1;
					font-family: 'Sanomat Web', serif;
					font-size: 14px;
					font-weight: 600;
					background: #B29B5F;
					color: #FFFFFF;
					-webkit-transition: 0.25s;
					transition: 0.25s;
				}
				.PrivacyNotice .wrapper .button:hover {
					background: #FFFFFF;
					color: #000000;
				}
				.PrivacyNotice .wrapper .interior {
					display: flex;
					flex-flow: row nowrap;
					justify-content: space-between;
					align-items: center;
					margin: 0 auto;
					max-width: 1200px;
				}
				.PrivacyNotice .space-wrapper {
					min-width: 16px;
				}
			}
			@media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
				.PrivacyNotice .wrapper {
					padding: 16px 64px;
				}
			}
		</style>
		<script>
			( function( $, DEBUG ) {

				function SetCookie( key, value, expiry ) {
					var expires = new Date();
					expires.setTime( expires.getTime() + ( expiry * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 ) );
					document.cookie = key + '=' + value + ';path=/;expires=' + expires.toUTCString();
				}
				function GetCookie( key ) {
					var keyValue = document.cookie.match( '(^|;) ?' + key + '=([^;]*)(;|$)' );
					return keyValue ? keyValue[ 2 ] : null;
				}
				function EraseCookie( key ) {
					var keyValue = GetCookie( key );
					SetCookie( key, keyValue, '-1' );
				}

				/* Attach via JavaScript so that it doesn't penalize SEO... */
				function ShowGDPR() {

										if( GetCookie( 'PrivacyNotice' ) ) return;
					$( '<div class="wrapper"><div class="interior"><div class="text-wrapper">We use third-party monitoring services and may capture information about your visit to improve your experience and the quality of our service. By clicking “Accept,” you consent to our <a href="/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a>.</div><div class="space-wrapper">&nbsp;</div><div class="button-wrapper"><button type="button" class="button">Accept</button></div></div></div>' ).appendTo( '.PrivacyNotice' );
					$( '.PrivacyNotice .button' ).on( 'click', HideGDPR );

				}

				function HideGDPR() {

					SetCookie( 'PrivacyNotice', 1, 30 );
					$( '.PrivacyNotice .wrapper' ).fadeOut( function() {
						$( this ).remove();
					} );

				}

				// Document Ready!
				$( ShowGDPR );

			} )( jQuery, 0 );
		</script>
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