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Shafter, CA – February 2018 – Lennar Central Valley is excited to announce the highly-anticipated Skye Series at their Gossamer Grove masterplanned community. These homes are located at 7th Standard and Calloway, perfectly situated close to freeway access and Flight Park. The Skye series marries contemporary shapes with modern comforts, lots of light and a great flow, creating an invitingly functional, fresh home design.
“We are so thrilled to add this fantastic collection of home designs to the Gossamer Grove community,” said Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Central Valley Susan Wilke. “The Skye Series grand opening has been much anticipated and will be a great event for the entire family to attend.”
The Skye Series of homes features four brand new floorplans for families to choose from. These homes vary in size from approximately 2,029 to 2,570 square feet of living space that offer up to four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two-bay garages. A new version of Lennar’s special Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home®, the Solstice, will also be available. These homes provide the perfect fit for multigenerational households or dual living situations because they feature an attached private suite with a separate entrance, bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchenette, allowing for as much direct access to or privacy from the main home as needed. Every home also comes with added value through Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program.
Situated in a prosperous, growing area of Shafter, this new home community will be a place where every generation can enjoy the relaxed spirit of California living.
Be sure to attend the official grand opening of The Skye Series event on Saturday, March 3, located at 7th Standard and Calloway. For more information and to learn more about the community visit us online or call (661)-836-8601. To view more new homes for sale across the Bakersfield market, 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.
Dallas/ForthWorth, TX, February 8, 2018 – Lennar Homes announces the Grand Opening of Arcadia Farms: their latest new home community to arrive in the Dallas/Forth Worth (DFW) area. Residents searching for a refreshing, community atmosphere and the best shopping in the south will have find exactly what they need. Homebuyers will also have access to two different collections of home design plans: the Brookstones and Classics.
Arcadia Farms residents will have the opportunity to raise their family in the coveted DFW area with convenient access to the best shopping in the south. Arcadia Farms is located right off US 380 and within a short distance of I-75, making it an easy and convenient trip to McKinney, Allen, and even Dallas! Arcadia Farms is a charming, family friendly community.
But even more exciting, Arcadia Farms homeowners will have access to the World’s First Wi-Fi Home Automation design.
Lennar is offering the world’s first Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM Home Designs featuring integrated automation and voice control in conjunction with Amazon’s well-known Alexa. Designs are powered by Ruckus Wireless to offer coverage in every room with no dead spots. Homeowners will be able to take advantage of the design to control their lights, front door locking mechanisms, and their home’s thermostat simply by speaking to Amazon Alexa.
As one of America’s leading homebuilders, Lennar enjoys the privilege of helping hundreds of thousands of families across America move into new homes in some of the most desirable cities in the nation with first homes, move-up homes, and multigenerational homes in urban, suburban, active adult and golf course communities.
For more information about Arcadia Farms or other new home communities by Lennar Dallas-Ft.Worth , please get in touch with the Lennar DFW iNHC team 866-314-4477.
As “engagement season” comes to an end happy couples begin planning for their big day. It is no secret that weddings and the pre/post parties are expensive, but what happens after the big day? Wouldn’t it be nice for couples to come back from their honeymoon and be welcomed in their new home? Learn how couples can set aside money for a down payment during the wedding planning process in this RealEstate.com article by Casey Fleming.
You and your friends may have postponed marriage to start careers, pay off student debt or just have a little fun, live like nomads and see the world. But now you’re ready to take the next big step.
And maybe a home, like marriage, is a commitment that you’ve been putting off. What’s the hold up? Saving up for the down payment, ramping up earning power, the burden of high student debt … (did we get all the biggies?)
So, what’s a young couple to do? Saving the down payment seems to be a vexing problem. You’ve been denying yourself fun and paying down your debt, but progress is slow. You think, “How am I supposed to suddenly come up with a large down payment?”
According to a 2017 Zillow report, you and many of your friends have been spending quite a bit of money on destination pre-wedding parties … to the tune of over $13,000 per person, if you participated in just nine weddings. No one would blame you and your friends for wanting to soak up the experience, but … imagine if that money, instead of being spent on travel and gifts, was sitting in a “down payment” savings account, racking up interest?
If you are getting married, why not skip the pre-wedding parties and, instead, ask your family and friends to contribute toward your down payment? Rather than buying you a toaster that you’ll junk in a few years or sinking money into your bachelor or bachelorette party, they will be investing in a legacy for your young family.
In some cultures, wedding guests pin cash to the bride’s dress at the reception, but for most of us, asking for cash feels tacky. Today’s technology offers us more elegant and arguably more comfortable ways: online wedding registries or good old fashioned crowdfunding.
The first decision you’ll need to make is which platform to use. A quick search for “Real Estate Crowd Funding” will yield dozens of sites that focus only on real estate, a number of round-up articles and even a few books. Yes, it’s a thing, now. Also be sure to check out the online wedding registries that specialize in cash gifts. You can find them by googling a term like “Wedding Registry Home Fund.”
Choose a platform that feels like it would be comfortable for friends and family to use. Also, consider all of the fees involved. Crowdfunding and registry sites may take fees out of the money raised and also charge fees to donors for letting them use an online payment system or a credit card.
Now that you’ve got the donation site squared away, focus on your pitch. Keeping in mind that these are people you love enough to invite to your wedding, create a message that will inspire them to help you — and feel good doing it. Tell them what the new home means to you and your soon-to-be spouse. How will you use your new home? Where will it be located? If you share your dream so clearly that they feel the power of it, you’re certain to receive the support you need.
Make sure you set your fund-raising goal high enough to get you into your home. How much do you need? If you are a veteran, you may only need closing costs and some reserves. If you are not a veteran, 3 percent down will be the minimum you’ll need, plus closing costs and reserves.
When do you need the money? Almost all lenders allow gifts from immediate family to be used for the down payment, but not all lenders have caught up with the crowdfunding model yet. When you submit an application, the lender will ask for two months of bank statements, and ask you about any unusual deposits listed on those statements. Deposits that predate those statements, therefore, don’t need to be explained. Plan on closing out your fund-raising campaign at least two months before you apply for pre-approval so you needn’t worry about documenting where the funds came from.
Of course, anyone contributing to your dream deserves a proper thank-you. It is old-fashioned, but consider hand-written, snail-mailed thank-you notes for everyone who donates, and a house-warming party just for them when you’ve settled into your new home.
Finally, not everyone will feel comfortable simply putting money into a pot as a wedding gift. Offer alternatives. In fact, the handy person in your new family may benefit from a registry at a local hardware store. You will soon become well acquainted with power tools and all sorts of home maintenance chores.
And congratulations on the engagement!
With a New Year comes new ways to renovate, refresh and redecorate living spaces. In a recent article by Becca Endicott, Elle Décor unveils five kitchen trends that are expected to take over 2018. From bright colors, dark countertops and mix-and-match finishes, see why this might be our most colorful year yet.
Expect kitchens to take on moody ocean-inspired shades.
“Blues and greens emerged as ‘go-to’ color choices for cabinetry in 2017. They are being mixed with other colors, complementing wood stains or even being used as the dominant color alone,” according to Stephanie Pierce, director of design & trends at MasterBrand Cabinets.
Pantone announced Ultra Violet as the color of the year, and it’s already shaping up to be a major trend in every aspect of home design.
Shannon Zapala, co-founder of glassware brand GOVERRE explains, “One of the popular kitchen trends for 2018 is using bold, unexpected colors […] such as Ultra Violet, Pantone’s color of the year! This dramatic color exudes a feeling of luxury and elegance.”
Dark, deep countertops are the order of the day, according to Renee Hytry Derrington, global design lead at Formica Group.
“Homeowners were intrigued with slate tiles that came in black, dark green and multi-colored rust tones. We wanted to design a slate option for countertops that had the same natural cleft detail— but combined with the growing interest in dramatic black stones. Basalt Slate is the result, and one of our most popular designs this year.
The days of monochromatic kitchens are far behind us, according to Sue Wadden, the director of color marketing at Sherwin-Williams. She explains that, this year, it’s all about mixing and matching color, no need to keep it all the same:
“Using multiple colors in kitchens has become a popular trend this year. For example, painting base walls or cabinets in a dark charcoal tone and upper cabinets and walls in creamy off-white tones is something we’re seeing more and more of.”
“Step aside Carrara,” says interior designer Donna Mondi.
She explains that the newest ‘it’ look for the kitchen is dramatic marble that makes a statement, noting, “Marble countertops with high contrast bold veining are making quite a statement. It’s perfect for book-matching to create intense drama, or doing as a waterfall down the sides of the island. Either way this new trend is one to watch as I think it’ll be going strong for years to come.
Sourced from: http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/trends/g14486069/kitchen-trends-2018/
Maintaining a fit lifestyle can be challenging, especially if you don’t have a gym or park nearby. In fact, only about one in five homes have a park, fitness, or recreation center within a half-mile of their house, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
With Lennar, many of its homes in the Tampa Bay area are in communities that promote an active lifestyle, making it even easier to make fitness a priority. Here are four communities with Lennar homes that are located among several different counties in the Tampa Bay area (Pasco, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee) and offer exceptional fitness amenities:
Walk for miles in Land O’Lakes
Bexley Courtyard, Lennar’s new community in Pasco County, offers homeowners the ultimate outdoor workout with a 10-mile biking and running trail by Avid Trails, which is built with fitness stations along the trail designed for solo workouts or group training. One notable station is the Push-Pull Pavilion™ that lets users do exercises like dips and pull-ups.
Other fitness amenities include access to a soccer field, fitness center, swimming pool and playground, which offers options for the entire family.
Enjoy the active waterfront lifestyle in Palmetto
Residents can experience resort-style waterfront living in Sanctuary Cove, WCI’s new community under construction in Palmetto. Homes are now for sale, and residents also have access to the community’s beach area where the entire family can play beach volleyball or Frisbee. The community has a fitness center and is also in close proximity to some of the state’s best golf courses such as Buffalo Creek Golf Course and River Wilderness Golf & Country Club.
To be active on the water, the community has more than 200 boat slips for residents to dock their boats and take a trip on the Manatee River or out to the Gulf of Mexico, where you can go deep-sea diving or fishing and enjoy other water activities.
Increase your stamina with these fitness options in Brooksville
Lennar’s homes in Southern Hills give residents a small-town feel in an elegant setting, with a private signature 18-hole Pete Dye-designed golf course.
Residents of this golf and country club community can also enjoy an extensive list of amenities for an active lifestyle including a fitness and aquatic center with a lagoon-edge pool with lap lanes and a spa to relax your muscles after a workout. The community also has lighted clay tennis courts with an on-site professional to help you improve your swing.
To top it off, residents and visitors can enjoy scenic walking trails that have elevation changes of more than 200 feet to add more cardio to your workout.
Swim and sail in a tropical Crystal Lagoon in Wimauma
Lennar’s active-adult homes and villas in Montage at Southshore Bay are a quick walk away from one of the Tampa Bay area’s first Crystal Lagoons, a 6-acre aquatic amenity with crystal-clear water where residents can swim, kayak and even use a small sailboat. The community also has other outdoor activities with miles of trails for biking and walking, and volleyball and tennis courts. If you’re looking for activities for your little ones or four-legged friends, try the community’s shaded “tot lot” or dog park.
Find the perfect Tampa Bay area home for your lifestyle at www.lennar.com/tampa.
WCI Communities, a premier developer and builder of luxury homes in Florida, is now building homes in Sanctuary Cove, a residential riverfront community being developed in the Palmetto/Ellenton area, just north of Bradenton in Manatee County.
Homes in the community will feature coastal-themed exteriors, with a wide variety of home sizes and price points ranging from the mid $300s to the $700s. Sales will begin after the first of the year, but interested buyers can go to the community website now for more information.
If you’re looking to buy a luxury home with great access to the water in Manatee County, here are a few things to know about the WCI homes in Sanctuary Cove.
New floorplans complement the luxury lifestyle
The Sanctuary Cove community will offer nine floorplans, ranging from the 1,962-square-foot “Grand Cayman,” a ranch-style home with three bedrooms and 2 ½ bathrooms, to the spacious 2,725-square-foot “Asti,” a two-story home with three bedrooms and 4 ½ bathrooms.
Each of the WCI homes has a two-car garage, and larger floorplans also have a separate garage for golf carts, which will be a popular mode of transportation around the 211-acre community.
Sanctuary Cove offers residents carefree coastal-style living
Amenities include 24-hour security, a resort-style pool, covered grilling areas, and an 8,600-square-foot clubhouse overlooking the harbor with a fitness center, game room, internet café, boat docks and event space.
The community has a beach area for residents to enjoy, and is also a short drive to world-class Gulf beaches such as Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island and Siesta Key. It is also near several parks and nature preserves, such as Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve and Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, for outdoor activities like hiking and kayaking.
Sanctuary Cove homeowners can enjoy a leisurely coastal lifestyle with access to the community’s marina, which will have 210 boat slips and six boat lifts.
The Palmetto area offers a relaxing, small-town environment, while still being a close commute to several busier metro areas, such as Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater to the north and Sarasota to the south. In addition to beaches and boating, the community is convenient to many high-end shopping, dining and entertainment options as well as some of the state’s best golf courses, such as Buffalo Creek Golf Course and River Wilderness Golf & Country Club.
WCI is also in the process of planning a number of other new projects in the area, designed to meet demand from homebuyers looking to live in communities with distinctive amenities.
Sanctuary Cove is located at 6th St. E in the Ellenton area. For more information on WCI homes in Sanctuary Cove, call 877-205-1328 or Sanctuarycovefla.com.
Sacramento, Calif. – February 2018 – Lennar Sacramento is offering the ultimate opportunity for prospective homeshoppers to fall in love with a new Lennar home. Special savings are available to homeshoppers who complete prequalification with Eagle Home Mortgage and purchase a new Lennar home between February 14 and February 28. The special event weekend will also start on Saturday, February 17 across all active communities, with complimentary refreshments at select locations, providing homebuyers the chance to learn more and get prequalified.
“We offer new home communities for homeshoppers at all stages of life, first-time buyers, growing or multigenerational families, move-up luxury homes and active adult communities designed specifically for individuals aged 55 and better,” said Michelle Velky, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Sacramento. “Anyone interested in taking advantage of extra incentives should get prequalified and attend our event to learn more.”
Lennar has become the leading homebuilder in the new home industry by revolutionizing the way people buy new homes. They offer simplification and peace-of-mind to homebuyers throughout the building process through a variety of ways. To start, California BRE-licensed New Home Consultants and Internet Sales Consultants work with homebuyers along every step of the journey. Whether the homebuyer is new to the process and has many questions, or not, they have a knowledgeable consultant to provide quality information and guidance with experience and expertise.
Because Lennar has in-house financing with Eagle Home Mortgage, their preferred lender, and North American Title, their affiliate closing team, homebuyers have the reassurance of a tried-and-true system. Plus, the simplification of satisfying all their needs in one place.
The signature Everything’s Included® program has become a distinguishing feature of Lennar’s new home communities and brand among homeshoppers and the industry alike. It works by adding style and value without cost. Today’s top features and design appointments, such as granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, on-trend cabinetry, home automation technology and more are all just simply included in every new home at no additional cost!
By building in Sacramento’s most desirable areas, with 27 active communities in ten different cities, homeshoppers have no problem finding a home that meets and exceeds their needs. Start your search today to take advantage special savings being offered for a limited time only. Visit www.lennar.com/sacramento or call 916-304-7111 to speak with a New Home Consultant and fall in love with the Lennar home of your dreams!
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. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
Bonney Lake, Wash. – February 2018 – Lennar is getting ready to Grand Open a new phase of homes for sale at Tehaleh in Bonney Lake on Saturday, February 24. With four distinctive floorplans available, it’s a great opportunity to own a new Lennar home in the gorgeous Tehaleh masterplanned community. This new phase of Lennar homes at Tehaleh will showcase home automation features and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Designs.
“Tehaleh is such a beautiful community and we’re thrilled to offer more new homes for sale here that showcase our new home automation features,” said Bill Salvesen, Vice 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 a great location for families to thrive.”
Lennar is offering four distinctive floorplans that range in size from 2,873 to 3,264 square feet of living space, including the Bainbridge plan, a Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home™. These unique residences were designed specifically for multigenerational families and feature an attached private suite with its own separate entrance, living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette.
Every new home in this upcoming release will showcase Lennar’s Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Designs, which feature built-in wireless access points for strong internet connectivity in every room. This 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 19001 Cascadia Boulevard East in beautiful Bonney Lake. Visit www.lennar.com/seattle or call (855) 761-9439 for more information.
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. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
If home is where the heart is, then why not make it the best home it can be? This season is your opportunity to fall in love with Lennar’s new Connected Home. Lennar is the first homebuilder worldwide to offer new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home designs that feature built-in wireless access points for strong internet connectivity in every room, and a series of integrated home automation products that come as standard. So that you can have better coverage, while your whole family does too!
Lennar has redesigned their signature Everything’s Included® program to offer homebuyers a truly modern and connected way to live, that’s also outfitted for future innovation and technology advances in years to come. They’ve also worked to create a home automation experience that’s easy to navigate by including set-up activation and support so that new homeowners don’t even have to think about it.
Lennar’s Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ homes meet the standards for strong, consistent connectivity throughout the entire home that are set by the Wi-Fi alliance, a global network. The process for creating these homes starts with the design, where a series of wireless access points are mapped throughout the home and then built in during construction. The end result provides strong coverage in every room.
Adding to the value that Lennar’s Everything’s Included® program has become known for — such as upscale kitchen countertops, upgraded cabinetry and gourmet kitchen appliances – buyers will now also receive a wide range of smart home products from top manufacturers at no additional cost. Items that allow families to manage indoor temperature, front door locks and monitoring, lights, music, movies and more all remotely on a smart device or with voice control from Amazon Alexa.
In an attempt to offer a seamless transition for new homeowners into a connected lifestyle, Lennar includes set-up, activation and support for the first 90 days. Amazon employees will come get everything working for you, show you how to use it and be there for any issues that pop up along the way, either by phone or an in-home visit by appointment.
Homeshoppers can best experience Lennar’s Connected Home by visiting and touring the model homes at any new active Lennar community. Find communities all over the Bay Area, Denver, Inland Empire, Palm Springs, Vancouver, Portland, Reno, Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Bakersfield, Fresno, Las Vegas, San Diego, Sacramento and Tucson markets by visiting www.lennar.com and starting your search today!
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. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
