Black Diamond, Wash. – September 2018 – Lennar is excited to be a part of Ten Trails official Grand Opening on Saturday, September 29 from 12 to 6 p.m. Prospective homebuyers are invited to attend to enjoy complimentary beverages, food trucks, fun activities and the first opportunity to tour the professionally-decorated model homes.

“We are so pumped up for this upcoming event at Ten Trails,” said Bill Salvesen, Division President for Lennar Seattle. “This is going to be the masterplan’s biggest party yet, so invite your friends and bring the whole family for a fun way to celebrate the start of the Fall season.”

Attendees will get to enjoy a whole array of activities at the Grand Opening. Wine, cider, and beer tasting will take place in each of the model homes with root beer and warm beverages like cocoa for the little ones. Then after touring the models, folks can have some fun with dueling pianos in Civic Park, pumpkin painting, face painting, food trucks, bounce houses and more.

Lennar offers fourteen distinctive floorplans in the community of Ten Trails, with sizes that range from approximately 2,331 to 3,862 square feet. These beautiful single-family homes offer three to five bedrooms, two to four bathrooms and all come complete with Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program.

Lennar offers a variety of high-end features and upgrades in all their new homes at no additional cost. Known as Everything’s Included®, these features include integrated home automation technology, stainless steel appliances, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Designs, quartz countertops, designer-selected cabinetry and so much more.

The event will take place on September 29 all throughout the community of Ten Trails, located at 32301 SE 236th Avenue in Black Diamond. For more information visit www.lennar.com/seattle or call 253-219-1355.

About Lennar

Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.

Madera, Calif. – August 2018 – Lennar is thrilled to announce the Chateau Series of home designs is now selling at Riverstone in Madera. This is great opportunity for families looking to purchase a new home in a country-like setting with easy access to major cities. Riverstone also offers homeowners access to great amenities and overall well-balanced lifestyle.

“We are very excited to start selling the Chateau Series at Riverstone,” said Susan Wilke, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Central Valley. “With our homes now selling at pre-model prices, it’s a great opportunity for families to reserve their preferred homesite early and save!”

The Chateau Series at Riverstone offers five distinctive home designs that vary in size from approximately 1,766- 2,798 square feet. Lennar’s revolutionary Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home® design will be offered as part of the Chateau Series. Designed for multigenerational families, these homes contain an attached private suite with its own separate entrance, living room, kitchenette, bathroom, bedroom and laundry area. Homes are priced from the mid $300,000s.

Every new Lennar home at Riverstone comes with added value through the homebuilder’s signature Everything’s Included® program, which provides custom-like features at no additional cost for homebuyers. These include items such as quartz or granite kitchen countertops, stainless steel appliances and the latest in home automation!

Lennar’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home design ensures you can enjoy the benefits of home automation without struggling from interrupted Wi-Fi coverage. Wireless access points are mapped out and then built into the home that pair with commercial-strength Wi-Fi from Ruckus to provide strong and consistent internet access in every room.

Riverstone homeowners will also get to enjoy access to community amenities, located just steps outside their new front door. At Riverstone, future amenities include five neighborhood parks, playgrounds, picnic and barbecue areas, a floral cutting garden and an upscale clubhouse with swimming pool.

The Chateau Series is now selling at Riverstone. Contact a New Home Consultant and learn more by visiting www.lennar.com/fresno.

About Lennar

Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.

With the acquisition of Open Listings, Opendoor continues to simplify the home buying and moving process, providing shoppers with a streamlined platform that “radically improves how people discover, search, visit, offer, and close on the home of their dreams.” Learn more about this exciting acquisition in the recent Opendoor blog post below.

 

Four years ago, we first shared our vision to empower millions of people with the freedom to move. We knew that moving from one home to another is unnecessarily complicated, that the hassle of selling a home is often an impediment to moving, and that the vast majority of people don’t have the financial means to carry two mortgages at the same time.

While moving should be an exciting moment filled with promise and possibility, the reality is that it’s emotionally grinding and fraught with uncertainty, hassle, and stress. So in 2014, we founded Opendoor to change the status quo and completely rethink one of the most important events in people’s lives.

Fast-forward to today, and Opendoor has helped tens of thousands of individuals and families sell their homes. Whether needing an extra bedroom for a growing family, moving for a new job, or being closer to loved ones — we’re helping people move on to what’s next in their lives. While selling a home has been the core of Opendoor, we’ve always known that selling was only half the equation.

Today, we’ve announced the acquisition of Open Listings, a platform that simplifies home buying. Open Listings has built a great experience that radically improves how people discover, search, visit, offer, and close on the home of their dreams — all from a mobile phone. Beyond the serendipity of our “Open” company names, we both believe that redefining real estate involves giving people certainty, convenience and control.

This feels like the perfect marriage. We’ve spent the past four years transforming how people can sell a home — and Open Listings has spent the past four years doing the same for home buying. Together, we’ll make the entire moving process simple and seamless.

 

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 Imagine if you could sell your current home for a cash offer at a time that coordinates with the closing date of your new Lennar home. Lennar has teamed with Opendoor, an online real estate marketplace that radically simplifies home buying and selling, to create the New Home Trade-up Program to do just that. Learn more about this amazing trade-up program that is offered in Minnesota’s Real Estate Market in this StarTribune artile by Jim Butcha.


Opendoor makes unsolicited offers, streamlines sales process. 

With house prices teetering at record highs and buyers outbidding one another in some areas, it seems the last thing the housing market in the Twin Cities needs is more competition. But there’s a new buyer in town and it has lots of cash.

San Francisco-based Opendoor has already mailed thousands of unsolicited cash offers to homeowners across the Twin Cities.

“We’re like CarMax on steroids,” said P.J. O’Neil, a company executive who likens the Opendoor concept to the one used by companies that offer car owners tempting cash-on-the spot offers to encourage them to trade up.

Opendoor is a fast-growing national tech company that hopes to buck the traditional buying and selling process by eliminating the “stress points” in a typical transaction. The concept is meant to attract homeowners who want to forgo all the normal sale preparations including fix-up, staging and showings, and sellers set the closing date or can cancel the deal at any time.

Opendoor makes money by charging sellers a fee that ranges from 6 to 8 percent depending on how much work needs to be done. Though the company resells the houses it buys, Opendoor insists it’s not a house flipper in the traditional sense. It said it won’t buy houses that need too much work.

“We don’t buy ugly houses, we buy beautiful and not-so-beautiful ones,” said O’Neil, who has led the company’s expansion into the Twin Cities.

Opendoor’s Matt Bohlinger, left, and P.J. O’Neil chatted with owners Laura and Jason Riviere at the Farmington home they want to sell. DAVID JOLES • DAVID.JOLES@STARTRIBUNE.COM

The company is also trying to streamline the buying process. After it acquires a house and readies it to be resold using local contractors, the houses are equipped with a security system and other technology that enables house shoppers to do self-guided showings all day, every day after downloading an app that provides instructions and details about the house. Buyers also get a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Opendoor is already in 10 major metros across the country, but the Twin Cities is its first “winter market.”

The company is one of several national “iBuyers” that are developing internal valuation models that enable them to make offers on houses sight unseen. Opendoor is the first in the Twin Cities, but several are working their way across the country. They include Knock, OfferPad, Redfin and Zillow, which announced earlier this year that it was aggressively expanding its Zillow Offers platform.

Because of the complexity of using software to value real estate in a new market, Opendoor is focused on properties in the Twin Cities that were built since 1970 and are worth $100,000 to $500,000.

In the Twin Cities, the company is appealing to people like Keith and Jessica Landgrebe, who have been itching to move but are unwilling to deal with the hassle of tricky timing and the possibility of having to move to temporary housing with two dogs, two cats and a baby.

So when an Opendoor offer recently arrived in their mailbox, they were intrigued.

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Hillsboro, Ore. – September 2018 – You’re invited to the Grand Opening of Lennar’s The Cascade Collection at Butternut Creek in Hillsboro on September 29th from 12 to 4 p.m.! Come out and tour an exceptional mixed-use community showcasing new homes with Everything’s Included® features and home automation technology, located within an amenity-rich setting. Butternut Creek presents homeshoppers with an incredible opportunity to own a new home in a setting like no other!

“We’re very excited to be Grand Opening a beautiful collection of new homes that elevate the every day living experience with our Everything’s Included® package that now includes home automation technology—all at no additional cost,” said Sia Howe, Marketing Manager for Lennar Portland. “With a wide variety of floorplans and sizes to choose from, The Cascade Collection has something for families of every type—from first-time homebuyers, growing families, or empty-nesters. So, come out and find a home that’s right for you!”

The Cascade Collection offers seven distinct floorplans, six two-story floorplans and one single-story floorplan. Homes range in size from approximately 1,891 to 3,430 square feet of living space including three to five bedrooms, two to three bathrooms and start from the low $500,000s. Enjoy floorplans designed for the modern lifestyle with open layouts encompassing great rooms, dining rooms and upscale kitchens that make entertaining easy, convenient first-floor bedrooms, enviable master suites with luxurious bathrooms, kitchens with plenty of cabinet space and a large center island, flexible study and bonus rooms, plus enough secondary bedrooms for the whole family.

With your new home at Butternut Creek, Everything’s Included® and every room’s connected, Lennar’s signature program includes an array of today’s most popular features and upgrades in your home at no additional cost, from stainless steel appliances, exquisite countertops, energy-efficient appliances and so much more. The program now includes Lennar’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® home designs which feature built-in wireless access points that provide strong internet coverage in every single room. With no dead spots, you can make the most of the home automation features included for a truly connected living experience.

Lennar’s popular Next Gen® – The Home Within a Home® design is available with the Bainbridge floorplan for homeshoppers looking for a home that not only meets their families, but also their parents. The unique design provides a separate living suite attached to the main home complete with its own separate entrance, bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and living area. With the Next Gen® design, no party has to sacrifice their privacy or comfort.

Butternut Creek is located in picturesque Hillsboro which puts you in the middle of countless outdoor recreation opportunities and stunning natural surroundings. With so many nearby trails, wetlands, nature reserves, parks, and more, it’s easy to get out and enjoy the beauty Oregon offers. And, with downtown Portland and its vast shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities located just 14 miles away, you really can enjoy the best of both worlds.

Prospective homeshoppers are encouraged to attend the Grand Opening of The Cascade Collection at Butternut Creek on September 29th. For more information, please visit www.lennar.com.

About Lennar

Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.

 

 

Ridgefield, Wash. – September 2018 – It’s time to celebrate! Join Lennar for the Grand Opening of Kennedy Farm on Saturday, September 22nd from 12 to 4 p.m. and experience a stunning new community showcasing two beautiful collections of single-family homes. With modern home designs that boast open-concept layouts, Lennar’s Next Gen® multigenerational design and a high level of Everything’s Included® features, Kennedy Farm has everything on your new home check list. Come out and enjoy a fun atmosphere as you tour the models and discover your dream home!

“We could not be more excited to finally be Grand Opening Kennedy Farm where homeshoppers have a great opportunity to own a new home in Ridgefield complete with modern designs and a high level of Everything’s Included® features,” said Sia Howe, Marketing Manager for Lennar Portland and SW Washington. “Life at Kennedy Farm is unrivaled with close proximity to the area’s best outdoor recreation and an array of family-friendly community events throughout the year. The good life lives here!”

Interested homeshoppers can choose between two collections of new homes at Kennedy Farm. The Sierra Collection offers five distinct single- and two-story floorplans ranging in size from approximately 1,574 to 2,322 square feet of living space including three to four bedrooms, two to two and one-half bathrooms and two- to three-bay car garages. The Cascade Collection offers five larger single- and two-story floorplans ranging in size from approximately 1,946 to 3,180 square feet of living space including four to five bedrooms, two to three bathrooms, and two-bay garages.

New homes start from the mid $300,000s and are designed to reflect today’s lifestyles with open living areas designed for entertaining, sophisticated master suites with spa-inspired bathrooms, large patios for outdoor living, flexible spaces and so much more. The Bainbridge model within The Cascade Collection showcases Lennar’s popular Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home® floorplan, an innovative design that accommodates dual or multigenerational households by providing a private suite within the home with its own separate entrance, living area, kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom.

For added value, style and comfort, Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program outfits each new home with today’s most desired features and upgrades—all at no additional cost. The program now features Lennar’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home designs and home automation technology that, through built-in wireless access points, homeowners will be able to experience strong internet coverage throughout their home for a more connected way of living.

Residents will love Kennedy Farm’s close proximity to downtown Ridgefield, home to several annual community celebrations and events like weekly Farmer’s Markets, First Saturdays, an old-fashioned 4th of July blowout, Summertime Tuesdays in the Park, Big Paddle Scavenger Hunt, Sunlight Supply Amphitheater, and BirdFest and Bluegrass. Exploring the great outdoors is easy with popular attractions nearby including the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge that is a staple to the city with over 5,300 acres of preserved open space with trails, rivers, and parks.

Prospective homeshoppers are encouraged to attend the Grand Opening event on September 22nd. For more information on Kennedy Farm, please visit www.lennar.com.

About Lennar

Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up, and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance, and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.

Bonney Lake, Wash. – September 2018 – Lennar will open new model homes that showcase their Cottages collection at Tehaleh on Saturday, September 29. Prospective home shoppers are invited to come tour the professionally-decorated model homes at this community, which is now selling.

“Tehaleh is such a beautiful community and we’re thrilled to offer brand new floorplans for sale here that showcase our Everything’s Included® package,” said Bill Salvesen, Division President of Lennar Seattle. “This gorgeous masterplan has lots of green belts, trails, gathering spaces, schools and an incredible view of Mount Rainier. It’s really a great location for families to live and for people to retire to.”

The Cottages Collection at Tehaleh offers three distinctive floorplans that range in size from approximately 2,114 to 2,453 square feet. These homes offer three to four bedrooms, two and one-half bathrooms and come complete with Lennar’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home design and signature Everything’s Included® features.

Lennar’s Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Designs feature built-in wireless access points for strong internet connectivity in every room. This no dead-spot home pairs perfectly with Lennar’s newly elevated Everything’s Included® program that now includes integrated home automation products from today’s trusted brands. Manage lights, front door locks and monitoring, indoor temperature, music, movies and more remotely from a smart device or voice controlled with Amazon Alexa.Lennar’s Welcome Home Center at Tehaleh is located at 18003 Berkeley Parkway E. in beautiful Bonney Lake. Visit www.lennar.com/seattle or call (855) 761-9439 for more information.

About Lennar

Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.

Lennar’s Forge Mill will offer beautiful 2 and 3 story townhomes with luxury finishes in a truly fantastic location.

Lennar is excited to announce that Forge Mill, a new community of 80 townhomes in Florence Township, has opened on-site for pre-construction sales!  The models are not even built and the community is over 25% sold out. The lure and value of this fantastic neighborhood is undeniable.

The community will feature three-story townhomes and two-story stacked townhomes with elegant finishes, open floor plans, luxurious master suites, finished lower levels and so much more. Plus, with Lennar’s Everything’s Included® program, every new home at Forge Mill comes filled with a high level of upscale features that add style, value and efficiency to your new home at no additional cost.

The three-story Turnbury home design offers 2,107 sq. ft. of living space with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. The home gives you the room you want for the entertaining you love. The fun begins on the first floor with the large rec room and bath, which opens to a patio area – similar to having a finished, walk-out basement. The second floor offers a kitchen with granite, maple cabinets and designer lighting and a spacious dining room. The great room has beautifully placed windows and a dramatic open layout. Upstairs are two bedrooms, a convenient laundry area and the master suite with a bath and walk-in closet.

The best part of this exciting new home community is that home automation is included! Control your home with your smartphone with Lennar’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Design. Enjoy the conveniences of controlling your doorbell, thermostat and more with your voice or with your phone when you are away from home.

Find your dream home today at Forge Mill. To schedule an appointment or to join our VIP interest list, call 609-349-8258. Stay connected with Lennar PA NJ DE on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to learn about all our upcoming events, communities and specials!

Welcome to your dream home, The Portfield. Thoughtfully designed with you in mind, this home is the perfect combination of open living space, designer finishes and an owner’s suite that feels like a haven. The foyer welcomes you into the home, showcasing a spacious study and leading you to the open family room, dining room and kitchen. Whether you’re a five-star chef, or prefer to microwave your dinner, the kitchen in the Portfield will fit your needs.

The optional morning room is a stunning addition to an already impressive floorplan. With the cathedral ceiling and large windows, this room adds a bright space to use however you want. Pictured as a formal dining space, but perfect for anything from reading nook to art studio.

Upstairs boasts a fantastic loft space, perfect for a homework space for the kiddos, or extra living space for the whole family. The second floor also features three secondary bedrooms, a full bathroom in the hallway, and a convenient laundry room. The pièce de résistance is the owner’s suite, with a tray ceiling, two spacious walk-in-closets, and a private bathroom featuring a double vanity, separate shower and tub, and private water closet.

The lower level has an optional finished rec room, with choices for a powder room, full bathroom, and even a fifth bedroom.

We love the Portfield so much it’s available in four Lennar Maryland communities, including: Hamilton Reserve in Fallston, Harmans Ridge in Hanover, St. Charles in White Plains, and Tanyard Cove in Glen Burnie.

Hamilton Reserve  is a nature lover’s paradise. It is almost surrounded on one side by over 15,000 miles of the Gunpowder State Farm and on the other side by Edgeley Grove Farm and the famous Annie’s Playground. Also in the area are other parks, including an equestrian center, golf courses and wineries. For other activities you could travel to see the Aberdeen IronBirds play at Ripken Stadium about 18 miles away, or travel 26 miles into the city of Baltimore. There are plenty of restaurants and shops right in Fallston. Hamilton Reserve is also close to major commuter routes and downtown Bel Air.

Harmans Ridge  is in a desirable location near Route 100 and Harmans Road, about halfway between Ft. Meade and BWI International Airport.  Harmans is next door to Severn and Glen Burnie and just a short drive from downtown Baltimore, so the opportunities for shopping, dining and entertainment are multiplied. Those who appreciate the outdoors will have access to over ten parks in the general vicinity, and miles of hiking trails. Those who want a little more action will love being minutes away from Maryland LIVE! Casino and the shops at Arundel Mills. In just a few minutes you can access either US 97 or US 95, and if you prefer transit there are myriad options.

St. Charles in Charles County, Maryland. This master-planned community is close to everything you could ever need, but far enough to keep you energized. As part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area, St. Charles offers a central location that is easily accessed by major roadways, including U.S. Route 301, Maryland Route 5, 228 and 210, as well as the St. Charles Parkway. Only 30 minutes from Washington, D.C. and about 25 minutes from National Harbor, enjoying the excitement of the city for its cultural amenities, sports and entertainment events couldn’t be easier! Outdoor adventure more your thing? Charles County is one of the most scenic regions in the Mid-Atlantic, featuring miles of shoreline, parks, agriculture and maritime history.

Tanyard Cove has a variety of luxury amenities, meaning you’re never far from fun and activity. This waterfront community boasts kayak rentals and a full private marina for fun on the water.  Land-lovers can enjoy the community clubhouse, swimming pool, grilling area, fitness center, picnic area, pavilion, fire pit, dog park, walking trails, bicycle rentals, and more – all at Tanyard Cove. Just 10 minutes from Downtown Baltimore, Tanyard Cove offers a central location easily accessible to I-97, the Baltimore Beltway (695), and the Harbor Tunnel.

The Portfield will also be offered at one of our much anticipated Coming Soon communities, Beech Creek in Aberdeen. For more information, and to join the VIP list, visit our website here.