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Bakersfield, Calif. – September 2016 – As one of the nation’s leading builders, Lennar understands that dual living situations are a growing trend today in American Living, with more than 50 million Americans living in multigenerational homes — typically defined as three generations together under one roof. As a response to this trend, Lennar introduced The Home Within A Home® floorplans, which are homes designed specifically to accommodate these families. Right now, Lennar Central Valley offers 8 communities with The Home Within a Home across the Bakersfield and Shafter areas.
“We’ve had great success with The Home Within a Home design and love to see so many happy families finding their perfect fit in one of our unique multigenerational floorplans,” said Susan Wilke, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Central Valley. “These are truly unlike anything you’ve seen from other builders, they are not dual master suites!”
Since they were introduced in 2011, Lennar’s The Home Within a Home allow extended families to live all in one place without sacrificing space or privacy. These unique home designs include an attached private suite that comes with a separate entrance, bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and laundry area. A lockable door connects The Home Within a Home suite to the interior of the main home, allowing for as much privacy from or direct access to both areas that each situation requires.
“We’ve seen so many different family types benefit from living in our multigenerational homes,” Wilke said. “Sometimes, it’s a family with young kids whose live-in grandparents act as full time nannies. Other times, it’s families with young adults still living at home, or families with children who have special needs. The Home Within a Home are all about keeping these families together in a functional environment, all under one roof.”
Lennar Central Valley has four The Home Within a Home® floorplans in eight communities across their Bakersfield and Shafter markets. These floorplans are available at the Pinnacle at Blackhawk, Pinnacle at Camden Cove, Cambridge at Gossamer Grove, Chateau at Gossamer Grove, Chateau at Mountain Gate, Cambridge at Mountain Gate, Montaillou and Highlands communities.
To learn more about these communities and to view floorplans, visit www.lennar.com/bakersfield.
With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders and proudly remains steadfast in their commitment toward quality, value and integrity. Lennar has a longstanding history of building exceptional homes in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
Lennar, the Twin Cities’ number one homebuilder for the tenth consecutive year, announces that they are now pre-selling at the new Waters Edge neighborhood in Saint Michael. Waters Edge is offering the Discovery Collection of homes which include the Columbus, Vanderbilt, Hamilton, Alexander and Lewis. These homes ranges from 2,148 to 2,692 square feet and features four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a three-stall garage.
With prices that begin in the mid $300s, Waters Edge offers beautiful floorplans and designs with amazing features, at affordable prices. Located in the St. Michael-Albertville School District 885, children in this community will attend Big Woods Elementary, Middle School East and St. Michael-Albertville High School.
Lennar’s Waters Edge is a charming community with a fantastic location. If you are looking for a neighborhood where you can be involved with a close-knit community of people while also having convenient access to the cities and entertainment destinations, this is the place for you. St. Michael is the perfect combination of quaint countryside and bustling metropolis. This area is quickly developing, but Waters Edge occupies a scenic location on the Crow River with breathtaking nature views and approximately 33 acres of open space.
St. Michael offers a number of family friendly activities within the area, including multiple golf courses, the beautiful St. Michael Theater, Albertville Premium Outlets, and even a bowling alley within only a couple of miles. Three Rivers Crow-Hassan Park is located nearby if you want to bring your pet to the park for some fun as well. The Waters Edge community is another prime example of the amazing neighborhoods built by Lennar.
The Waters Edge Welcome Home Center is projected to open sometime at the end of November 2017. For more information, please contact 888-646-8966 or connie.kohrt@lennar.com.
Lennar is leading the way in new home construction by including exceptional designs, desirable upgrades and energy efficient features in our “Everything’s Included” packages. Lennar also implements quality assurance through every step of the home buying process to ensure a satisfactory experience for our customers.
For more information about Lennar, call 877-203-7191 or visit www.LENNAR.com
You know fall has arrived when you can’t turn around without running into a pumpkin spice flavored something or other. And as much as we enjoy the changing of the colors of nature, and eagerly anticipate the arrival of the Great Pumpkin (well, some of us anyway), our minds turn to our homes and what we need to accomplish to prepare for winter.
Here in Florida, we don’t deal with too many freezing temperatures in the winter, so winterization involves some other planning and home maintenance than it would for most folks around the country.
For instance, we’re not usually worried about the gutters on our homes becoming a popular hangout for dangerous dangling icicles during the winter months, but keeping our gutters clean and well-maintained is still an important part of home-ownership and home maintenance. Clogged gutters can lead to bad rainwater runoff problems, flooding around your home’s foundation, and possible damage to your roof. Clean out any debris that has accumulated over time and while you’re up there, take a look at your roof and take note of any loose or missing shingles that need to be repaired or replaced.
Another wintertime tip for Floridian homeowners is scheduling HVAC maintenance. Seize the opportunity to ensure your A/C will be running cool and smoothly when the temperatures begin to rise again next year by having an HVAC professional inspect your home unit for any problems and to perform routine maintenance. This can help catch any problems early on and save you from a disaster when it gets hot outside. Spending the money on routine check-ups is far less expensive than replacing your entire system.
Love spending time just admiring the beauty of your yard each summer? Well, fall is the time for nurturing and feeding that precious green grass. Fall is the perfect time for fertilizing, aerating and removing any old brush around your property. Doing the work in the fall will help ensure you get the best results in the spring.
These are just a few tips to help you get your home ready for winter. Take a tour of your home and property to check for any other issues or potential projects, and make note of things you’d like to change before next spring. Organize your project list and get going on making 2017 the best year your home has ever seen!
The first day of fall has finally arrived and what better way to celebrate than turning your home into a retreat of fall scents?
We’ve rounded up the best fall scents for your home, so you can really capture the feeling of autumn. From natural home fragrances to baking at home– there are a variety of ways you can fill your home with these distinctive fall scents!
For several reasons, pumpkin spice shouts fall to many of us. With so many pumpkin spice treats and drinks, why not make your home smell of the sweet aroma too? Lucky for us, this scent has become really popular among candle stores and other types of air fresheners for your home.
If you’re looking to get crafty and stay natural, you can even make this Pumpkin Spice Room Spray using a mixture of essential oils. And, if you’re looking for an easy option, just run to the store where you’ll find pumpkin spice scented everything!
Cozy up to the array of different apple scents—Apple cinnamon, apple pie, baked apples, etc., in the comfort of your own home. For some reason, apples have been made into a perfect scent for any season—so why not add it to the list of fall scents?
There are many different apple fragrance options you can find for your home in stores. While it may seem like a thing of the past, you can even try making your own apple potpourri recipes, which can be a fun way to create different scents within your home.
While coffee is an essential part to most of our days throughout the year, there is something about cuddling up on the couch with a warm cup of coffee on a brisk fall day. The smell of coffee can be a relaxing aroma for some, especially for all of the coffee lovers out there. While making a cup of coffee in your kitchen can help spread the scent throughout your home, there are a variety of ways to get this scent without actually making a cup yourself.
DIY coffee candle tip:
When you light the candle, the aroma from the coffee beans will fill your home!
With the arrival of fall, you might find the weather cooling down, which usually calls for the perfect time to make a bonfire in your backyard with family and friends. Now for some, the cold weather might take longer to arrive, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a few aspects of a bonfire too, right? Maybe not physically, but we can at least pretend by choosing a candle or air freshener with the classic bonfire scent. The artificial scent could also be a plus for those don’t enjoy the real bonfire smell stuck on their clothes afterwards.
Salted caramel or even any other sweet treat is a perfect scent for the autumn season. The best part is that you can not only find the sweet smell of caramel or baked goods in the form of a candle or home fragrance, but simply by baking them in your kitchen you can achieve a “free” smell to spread through your home. If you’re not keen on baking though, you can find a collection of sweet home fragrance options in stores!
Happy first day of fall, and we hope you can find the perfect fall scent to fill your home this season!
Share with us your favorite fall scent for your home in the comments below!
Valencia Calif. – September 2016 – Located about thirty minutes north of Los Angeles, Lennar Inland offers three premier communities with quick move-in homes available in the Valencia area. Two communities within the West Creek masterplan, Aria and Claridad, along with Arte at West Hills all offer great single-family homes at a variety of sizes and prices starting from the $400,000’s.
“Our Valencia communities offer a great opportunity to purchase a home in a prime Southern California location,” said Tara Conklin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Inland. “We’ve seen a lot of families make their dream of homeownership a reality at these communities and the location makes it an easy commute for many.”
At West Creek, Aria offers a few quick move-in homes available in two different floorplans. Residence One at Aria is approximately 1,630-square foot, two-story home that offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. Residence Three at Aria is another two-story single-family detached home that features four bedrooms and three bathrooms atop 2,346 square feet. Both of these homes come solar-equipped.
Claridad is an upscale townhome community and features the Residence Two floorplan available for quick move-in. This two-story town home features three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and a two-bay garage. This home is priced from the high $300,000’s.
Arte at West Creek features a Residence Two plan at this community that’s available for quick move-in. Priced from the high $500,000’s to the low $600’000’s, depending on the homesite, this home features a great family-friendly layout. Spanning approximately 2,293 square feet, this home provides four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a two-bay garage. This home also comes solar-equipped.
Every new Lennar home comes with stylish upgrades as standard, so that homebuyers don’t have to compromise on the features they love. Thanks to the Everything’s Included®, homebuyers enjoy granite kitchen countertops, stainless steel appliances, upgraded flooring and cabinetry, solar electric packages per community and much more.
For more information on these quick move-in homes, visit www.lennar.com/valencia or call 888-203-9186.
With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders and proudly remains steadfast in their commitment toward quality, value and integrity. Lennar has a longstanding history of building exceptional homes in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
La Quinta, Calif. – September 2016 – As the seasons begin to change and temperatures out in La Quinta and Coachella Valley begin to cool off, Lennar’s Griffin Ranch, a premier community of sprawling ranch-style luxury homes, offers a variety of new move-in ready homes for sale. Two neighborhoods within the masterplan offer a gorgeous variety of floorplans for prospective buyers to choose from.
“These homes are truly breathtaking and offer an upscale lifestyle set against gorgeous desert scenery,” said Tara Conklin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Inland Empire. “Many residents own a main home elsewhere and simply love having a place for them and their family to escape to easily all year long.”
Both Pimlico and Belmont at Griffin Ranch feature gorgeous collections of floorplans offering something for everyone! Move-in ready homes in the Belmont at Griffin Ranch community are priced starting from the $700,000’s and range in size from approximately 2,967 to 3,771 square feet. Lennar’s The Home Within A Home® is also available within this community as move-in ready. Pimlico at Griffin Ranch offers three floorplans that are move-in ready. Homes at Griffin Ranch feature fabulous design details that include courtyards, private suites/casitas, California rooms with built-in fireplaces perfect for entertaining, verandas, huge open-concept living spaces, gourmet-inspired kitchens, enviable master suites and so much more.
Now with the purchase of a new home at Griffin Ranch, Lennar will include a PGA WEST Social membership. PGA WEST Social members will enjoy access to The Club’s social events and activities for the entire family. As a Social member, you and your family with unmarried children under the age of 25 can enjoy fine dining in all three of the PGA WEST Clubhouses. You’ll get access to great meals, gatherings and a social network.
To view floorplans or more information on these communities, visit us online at http://www.lennar.com/new-homes/california/palm-springs-coachella/la-quinta/griffin-ranch or call (888) 203-9186.
With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders and proudly remains steadfast in their commitment toward quality, value and integrity. Lennar has a longstanding history of building exceptional homes in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
San Francisco, Calif. – September 2016 – Lennar’s newest project in the city the by the bay, The San Francisco Shipyard, has earned recent media attention for offering the lowest-priced new homes in a city that’s being named the most expensive place to live nationwide.
An article published in the SF Gate, stated the sale of a one-bedroom at The San Francisco Shipyard was the lowest priced sale in the entire city for that week.
“We know that what this community offers is a truly a unique opportunity to own new in the city,” said Morgan Sterling, Marketing Manager for Lennar Bay Area. “Not only are you able to purchase new, but the entire area in which your purchasing is being completely revitalized. The value of these homes has nowhere to go but up.”
In a city where the average condo sells for $1.2 million, it’s nice to know that you can get a new-build one-bedroom with paring, in-unit laundry and a deeded deck for about half that price. On September 7, Unit 213 at Lennar’s The San Francisco Shipyard sold for $585,000—the lowest-priced sale in San Francisco for all of that week.
The property is a 744-square-foot newly-built one-bedroom unit, with designer finishes that include Bosch appliances and hardwood floors, according to the selling agent Mairin Haley of Park North Real Estate. Haley believes that today’s buyers are getting a deal and that there will be a time in the not-too-distant future when the neighborhood will have the same buzz as nearby, but significantly pricier areas.
“The Shipyard is really an opportunity to live in a state-of-the-art community for a fraction of what people are paying just a few miles away—for now anyway,” Haley said. “I believe people getting in now will be rewarded, as I see tech shuttles being just around the corner and the Bayview and Hunter’s Point being prime spots for new restaurants and businesses.”
The San Francisco Shipyard is open daily for new home tours. To set up your appointment, visit www.lennar.com/thesfshipyard or call (415) 412-0958.
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With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders and proudly remains steadfast in their commitment toward quality, value and integrity. Lennar has a longstanding history of building exceptional homes in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
According to National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, builder confidence for newly built, single-family homes in September jumped six points from August. Robert Dietz of NAHB shares the details of the housing market index, and the new market conditions for this month.
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in September jumped six points to 65 from a downwardly revised August reading of 59 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). This marks the highest HMI level since October 2015.
With the inventory of new and existing homes remaining tight, builders are confident of positive market conditions for new construction. Solid job creation and low interest rates are also fueling demand, while builders continue to be hampered by supply-side constraints that include shortages of labor and building lots.
As household incomes rise, builders in many markets across the nation are reporting they are seeing more serious buyers, a positive sign that the housing market continues to move forward. The single-family market continues to make gradual gains and we expect this upward momentum will build throughout the remainder of the year and into 2017.
Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for 30 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” The survey also asks builders to rate traffic of prospective buyers as “high to very high,” “average” or “low to very low.” Scores for each component are then used to calculate a seasonally adjusted index where any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions as good than poor.
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