The wait is over! Interested home shoppers can now schedule an appointment to tour Lennar’s six new stunning model homes across their four collections at Zanjero Trails. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or searching for a design with enough space for both your family and aging parents, a home office or your RV, the wide range of floorplans available will allow families of every type to find their dream home within this exciting masterplan in Surprise, AZ. Plus, it’s never been easier to tour the models: schedule a guided tour alongside a knowledgeable New Home Consultant or schedule a Self-Guided Tour and view the models on your own and at time that works for you.

To schedule an appointment, visit www.Lennar.com or call 800-864-1058.

“With historically great rates, now is the ideal time to explore the possibilities for your dream home in Surprise at Zanjero Trails,” said Alan Jones, Division President for Lennar Phoenix. “Schedule an appointment today and come envision your life in a brand-new Lennar home where Everything’s Included® at no extra cost.”

Lennar at Zanjero Trails offer four collections of beautiful single-family homes:

Select plans across the Horizon, Signature and Destiny collections also offer Lennar’s unique Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home® design. This layout provides two homes under one roof – a main home plus an attached private suite that is flexible. The Next Gen® suite is ideal for multigenerational living or transform the space into the ultimate home office, fitness studio, crafts room or anything your lifestyle needs.

All new Lennar homes at Zanjero Trails feature their signature Everything’s Included® program, where the features and upgrades you want are included in the price of the home. Enjoy home automation, luxury kitchen countertops, designer-selected cabinetry, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home designs for whole-home connectivity and much more – all included in the price of the home.

Residents also have access to exciting amenities right in their backyard, such as a landscaped common area, playground with shaded structures, walking trails and ramadas, plus easy access to Loop 303 and the White Tank Mountains for incredible recreational opportunities. With an ideal balance of a live-work-play lifestyle, Zanjero Trails is the type of community you’ve been searching for to put down roots.

Zanjero Trails is located at 1822 W Canterbury Drive in Surprise, AZ. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please visit www.Lennar.com or call 800-864-1058.

We’ve reimagined even more ways to utilize our innovative Next Gen® home design and are excited to introduce The Home Office Within A Home. With so many people adjusting to working from home, we’re here to show you just how great it can be. Our Next Gen® floorplans provide an attached suite outfitted with everything you need for the ultimate home office location.

Privacy

More than just dual master suites or an extra bedroom, the Next Gen® home offers an attached suite with a private entrance, open welcome area, kitchenette, bathroom and private back room. In this noise-insulated space, the possibilities to work, learn and create are truly endless.

Flexibility

The welcome area is a multiuse space that could be used to accommodate clients or customers, home work or school needs, or be used as a space dedicated to health and wellness. The room in back that’s typically designated as a bedroom can also be utilized as a private office to keep documents, files and deskwork out of sight – or as a location for one-on-one meetings, a classroom and more depending on your needs.

Savings

Benefit from saved rent you might spend leasing an office or commercial space, along with extra utility costs such as internet. Our Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home designs provide strong, consistent whole-home coverage with no dead spots. Plus, extra time and money gained from no commute!

Togetherness

Working from home provides so many benefits, including more time with family. Enjoy lunch with loved ones and the ease of being close by when the kids get home from school. Plus, open it up at the end of the workday for even more room for the entire family.

As Lennar adds new luxury townhomes in the award-winning community of Meridiana, it’s a good time to consider the top reasons to consider these new villa homes minutes south of Pearland.

Affordable option with new home features.   Starting in the $220s, Lennar’s luxury townhomes include our signature Everything’s Included package of modern finishes and fixtures, stainless steel appliances, resilient, hard-surface flooring, granite countertops and designer cabinetry.  They also boast The Connected Home by Lennar, designs engineered for total WiFi connectivity and all-included home automation systems of a Ring Pro doorbell, Schlage Encode Smart WiFi Deadbolt and Honeywell T10 WiFi Thermostat.

Ideal for all family sizes.  Our smartly designed, three-bedroom, 2.5-bath plans feature an open island kitchen, spacious family room, loft space and inviting Owner’s Suite.  Whether you’re a first-time buyer or downsizing from a larger family home, Lennar’s townhome plans are functional and versatile to suit your changing needs.

Less upkeep.  Since townhomes take up less property, owners find they spend far less time with lawn upkeep and other exterior maintenance.  However, Lennar’s Meridiana townhomes still provide enough outdoor space for pets, outdoor grilling and gardening.  

Everything you need in a community.  Meridiana’s lakefront Oasis Village is a resort-style setting with family pool and cabanas, lap pool, splash pad, fitness center, outdoor play area and Café Sol, a charming, lakefront dining spot. With an onsite junior high and adjacent high school currently under construction, Meridiana will soon be the only Texas 288 community of new homes with all three levels of education within or adjacent to the community.  It is also staffed by a full-time, onsite Lifestyle Director who plans activities for resident clubs and community gatherings.

Minutes from Pearland.  Lennar’s new Meridiana townhomes are minutes south of Pearland off Texas 288, a straight shot to Pearland Town Center, the Texas Medical Center and downtown Houston.  The community also is just north of Brazoria County employers DOW, BASF and others.

Two new townhome showcase models, both fully furnished and expertly decorated, are open daily.  Visit the website for details and to schedule a guided tour with a Lennar New Home Consultant.

It wasn’t all that long ago, in the 1960s in fact, that only about 350 residents lived in charming Fishers, an 18th-century trading post just a 25-minute drive from downtown Indianapolis. Today the welcoming small city, which placed No. 1 on Money’s “Best Places to Live in America” list in 2017, will soon see an unparalleled homebuying opportunity.

Lennar, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, unveils Whelchel Springs: Murrieta, a cozy community coming soon in red-hot-desirable Fishers, with new homes where Everything’s Included®.

Here, new homes boast more than $58,000 in added value. Standard features include open-concept great rooms with a gas fireplace, upgraded kitchens and, crucial for the 21st-century family, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Designs, among many others at no additional cost.

Whelchel Springs: Murrieta’s premier collection of seven inspiring floorplans complement larger-than-average sites, some with sparkling pond views or private wooded settings. 

All homebuyers enjoy the community’s rich amenities. Those include a pool, toddler’s pool and pool house, a playground and basketball court, along with miles of walking paths.

While nestled amid the serenity of parks, greenspace and nearby golf courses, the community gives families and commuters outstanding access to all the conveniences and best of the Midwest. Not to mention that Whelchel Springs: Murrieta is close to the Fishers Downtown Nickle Plate District.

Hamilton Town Center, chockful of name-brand retailers, an IMAX theater and popular eateries, lies a quick 5 miles away. World-class performers take the stage in one of the Midwest’s premier outdoor venues, the Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, only about a half-dozen miles from home.

Within 10 miles of Whelchel Springs: Murrieta, Geist Reservoir draws outdoors aficionados, including boaters, waterskiers, anglers and picnickers, to Indiana’s second-largest man-made lake. Fishers itself is a family playground, with 24 parks offering 121 miles of trails, 61 sports fields and two splash pads.

As if life at Welchel Springs: Murrieta couldn’t be any better for families, A-rated schools in the Hamilton Southeastern Schools district are no farther than 3 miles away from home.

Homebuying opportunities like these rarely come along in one of the Midwest’s—and Indianapolis’s—most dynamic, yet tranquil, areas. To join the VIP list for a first glimpse of the new community coming soon to Fishers, contact Lennar’s New Home Consultants at (317) 659-3230 for an appointment or private self-tour or email LennarIND@Lennar.com.

With rates currently at historic lows, more buyers are taking the opportunity to purchase their dream home. Learn more about why this may be the best time to buy a new home in this recent article by Kathy Orton for The Washington Post.

Mortgage rates have held steady for the past three weeks, a remarkably calm period after early spring’s wild swings

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average crept up to 3.28 percent with an average 0.7 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender equal to 1 percent of the loan amount and are in addition to the interest rate.) It was 3.26 percent a week ago and 4.07 percent a year ago.

Freddie Mac, the federally chartered mortgage investor, aggregates rates from 125 lenders across the country to come up with national average mortgage rates. It uses rates for borrowers with flawless credit scores. These rates are not available to every borrower.

The 15-year fixed-rate average slipped to 2.72 percent with an average 0.7 point. It was 2.73 percent a week ago and 3.53 percent a year ago. The five-year adjustable rate average ticked up to 3.18 percent with an average 0.3 point. It was 3.17 percent a week ago and 3.66 percent a year ago.

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AVE MARIA, Fla., March 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lennar, one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, is celebrating the grand opening of The National Golf & Country Club at Ave Maria – a brand new development bringing four of Lennar’s most popular home collections to the amenity-rich Ave Maria master-planned community, located within the award-winning town of Ave Maria, Florida.

The public is invited to enjoy live music, food and refreshments, and experience what is to come at The National’s amenity-rich golf & country club lifestyle during a Grand Opening celebration being held Saturday, March 7 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

“The National is an exceptional place to call home,” said Lennar Director of Operations David Meyers. “It offers homes for everyone from young professionals and families to active empty nesters, all within an amazing golf course masterplan and a town that is consistently recognized as a Collier County Community of the Year. With so much to offer, the opportunities to live and love every day here are endless.”

At The National at Ave Maria, homebuyers can select from four signature Lennar home collections: Terrace condominiums, Veranda townhomes, Executive single-family homes, and Estate single-family homes. Together, these designs create a fresh, coastal community for residents of all ages, with homes ranging from 1,120 to 3,473 square feet, with two to five bedrooms and two to three-and-a-half baths.

Lennar’s innovative, open concept floorplans at The National at Ave Maria include generous living spaces, bright center-island kitchens, spa-inspired owner’s suites and outdoor patios to capitalize on Florida’s gorgeous year-round weather. Each home is also Wi-Fi Certified, ensuring the latest in technology with conveniences like an Echo Dot, Ring Pro video doorbell, Honeywell Pro thermostat and Wi-Fi smart lock with keypad and deadbolt.

Every home at The National at Ave Maria comes with Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program, where the homebuilder’s most popular options and upgrades are built into the base price of the home. At The National at Ave Maria this includes granite countertops, GE stainless steel appliances and designer-style cabinetry, among other carefully curated interior touches. Pricing begins in the upper$100,000s for homes in the Terrace collection, the mid-$200,000s for homes in the Veranda collection the mid-$300,000s for homes in the Executive collection, and the low-$400,000s for homes in the Estate collection.

Life at The National at Ave Maria will center around an 18-hole Gordon B. Lewis-designed golf course and luxury clubhouse. Features of the golf course will include a chipping area, putting green, driving range and golf pro shop. Amenities at the clubhouse will include a resort-style pool with chickee bar; tennis center with pro shop, Har-Tru tennis courts, pickle ball and bocce ball; and a sports club with a fitness center, yoga/aerobics room, men’s and women’s saunas, spa and massage rooms and a nail and beauty salon. A clubhouse with a grille room and dining room is also coming soon.

The National at Ave Maria is located in the town of Ave Maria, consistently ranked as a Community of the Year and top-selling single-family home community in Southwest Florida, and a top U.S. masterplanned community. Within Ave Maria residents enjoy multiple parks and sports fields, miles of lakefront walking and biking trails, a dog park and the popular Ave Maria Water Park. A central amphitheater serves as the center point for an active social calendar of concerts, festivals, markets and holiday celebrations. Ave Maria is also home to a wide range of shopping, dining and employment. At build-out the town will include 11,000 residences and 1.7 million square feet of retail, offices and business park uses across 4,000 acres.

The National at Ave Maria is an easy drive to Florida’s famed beaches, the Naples Zoo, Naples Center for the Arts, historic downtownNaples, the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and multiple major sports attractions.

Children living at The National at Ave Maria are served by Estates Elementary School, Corkscrew Middle School and Palmetto Ridge High School, all part of the Collier County School District, ranked number three in the state of Florida. Ave Maria is also home to multiple medical centers and the private four-year Ave Maria University.

For more on The National at Ave Maria, visit the community’s Welcome Home Center at 5080 Annunciation Cir., Suite 101, Ave Maria,Florida or call (888) 214-1476. Additional information is available online at www.TheNational-AveMaria.com or at www.lennar.com.

Whether a relocation is in your future or you just want a change of scenery, moving to a new city can be exciting and intimidating. Many factors contribute to where you decide to put down roots and buy a new home. If you’re in need of some inspiration for your next move, check out this list of the 10 best cities in the U.S. right now according to the team at Curbed.com. 

Choosing where to live is one of the most personal, stressful, and meaningful choices you can make. That’s why Curbed cast a wide net to put together our first-ever list of where you should live in the U.S in 2020. We began with a list of criteria—walkability, park access, diversity, housing costs, job opportunities, and more—that together add up to that essential but elusive trait: livability.

We ended up with a list of 10 intriguing alternatives to unaffordable coastal metros. No matter your reasons for relocating, moving to an entirely new place is complicated, so here, we offer a guide both to the highlights of your potential new city and to the ways it might change in the months and years after you move in.

  1. Arlington, VirginiaDiscover Lennar’s new homes for sale near Arlington and across the VA/DC Metro area. 
  2. Boise, Idaho
  3. Charlotte, North CarolinaDiscover Lennar’s new homes for sale in Charlotte
  4. Dallas, TexasCheck out new homes for sale in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area
  5. Denver, ColoradoCheck out Denver area new homes for sale
  6. Madison, Wisconsin
  7. Minneapolis, MinnesotaCheck out Lennar’s Minneapolis area new homes
  8. Provo, Utah Discover Lennar’s new homes for sale near Provo and the Salt Lake City area
  9. Raleigh, North CarolinaNew homes for sale across the greater Raleigh area.
  10. St. Louis, Missouri

Visit Curbed.com to read the full article.

Right now, homebuyers can find quick move-in Lennar homes available for every type of lifestyle. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer, growing family, or empty-nester, Lennar builds communities for every stage of life.  If you’ve been dreaming of owning a new home in 2020, here’s some more good news! With low rates and affordable pricing, there’s never been a better time to buy. Learn more in this recent FOX Business article by Brittany De Lea.

Waiting for a good time to get in on the housing market? Experts forecast that it’s likely to be another banner year in 2020.

Mat Ishbia, CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, told FOX Business there is one big reason this year will be a good one to make a home purchase.

“From a homebuyer perspective, affordability is really great,” Ishbia said, forecasting rates will remain low.

According to a report from Realtor.com, mortgage rates are expected to average 3.85 percent.

Consistent with Ishbia’s predictions for continued affordability, Realtor.com expects home prices to rise just 0.8 percent across the U.S. this year – with declines occurring in 25 percent of the 100 largest metro areas.

Ishbia said the spring purchase season in 2020 will likely “have a lot of legs” and could carry on through the fall.

Read the full article at FOXBusiness.com

Chula Vista, Calif. – November 2019 – Lennar San Diego announced today their newest community of attached townhomes for sale coming to Chula Vista will be Vibe, with plans to open in 2020 at the Millenia masterplan near Otay Ranch. Set in the mixed-use development, these contemporary new homes offer a prime location within walking distance to shops, grocery stores, restaurants, commercial districts and yet still within reach of open-space and trail systems.

“We are so excited to announce Vibe and be building here again at the Millennia masterplan,” said Laurie Massas, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar San Diego. “Our last community here was Boulevard, with which we had great success with, down to only our final home remaining for sale. Our homes at Vibe will offer a similar style, which seems to be in high-demand for the area.”

Vibe at Millennia will feature three distinctive home designs to choose from, available in a variety of elevation styles. These three and four-story homes will range in size from approximately 1,681 to 2,552 square feet, with select homes featuring a four story rooftop deck. The homes will offer three to four bedrooms, three to three and one-half bathrooms, two-car garages, upper decks, bonus rooms and first-floor bedrooms or offices with bathrooms.

Each home boasts a cutting-edge Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home design, which incorporates wireless access points throughout the home for strong, consistent internet coverage in every room. With no dead spots, homeowners can take full advantage of streaming their favorite shows, games, movies and more, along with utilizing the home automation features that come included.

Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program simplifies the new homebuying process by including a high level of features and upgrades at no additional cost. GE® stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, solar, integrated home automation products and more all come in every new home at Vibe.

Homeowners will also get to enjoy a prime location close to major freeways including the SR-125 and I-805, the Otay Ranch Town Center. Residents will also get access to their own private community amenities including a pool, spa, barbecue area and tot lot.

The interest list for Vibe is now forming and interested homebuyers are encouraged to sign up to be informed as more updates are released. Homes are anticipated to start from the mid $400,000s with pre-sales anticipated to launch in early 2020 and models to open in late summer. For more information visit www.lennar.com/sd or call (619) 363-0623.