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Hays County has officially been dubbed the 5th fastest growing county in the United States! According to recent census data, Hays County experienced a 4.8% population growth in just one year. With limited land opportunities remaining in South Austin, Buda is becoming a popular location for affordable homes and a great standard of living. {Read more at KVUE.com}
Just below South Austin lies a quaint little community, Stonefield. Lennar’s Stonefield is located in Buda, Texas in the most northern part of Hays County. This community includes a beautiful 14-acre park at its center, perfect for picnics and family outings. Only a 15 minute drive to Downtown Austin, Buda is a suburban community with easy access to modern city conveniences
Stonefield offers two collections of Lennar’s Everything’s Included® homes, our Brookstone II and Oak Knoll. We offer 13 different floor plans throughout the community with homes up to 2,800+ sq. ft. and a price point from the low $200s. Come and visit our Welcome Home Center!
For more information please contact our Internet New Home Consultant, Ashley.
With hundreds of Communities nationwide offering 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. The company has a longstanding history of building exceptional homes in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country. Lennar proudly remains steadfast in their commitment towards quality, value, and integrity.
Spring is in the air and dreams of enjoying warmer weather are finally becoming a reality. This is a great time of year to take advantage of outdoor living. Wake up with your coffee on the porch. Host casual dinner parties from the patio. Watch the kids burn off extra energy splashing in the pool.
Extend the inside of your home outside for even more space to relax, entertain, and reflect your style. From charming porches to tropical oasis, we’ve collected ideas and inspirations from Lennar homes across the country.
A sweet all-American swing gives instant curb appeal to this Lennar Raleigh home. This simple touch adds a friendliness and warmth to any front porch. Relaxing on the swing is just one more excuse to enjoy the beautiful Spring weather!
Stay cool in the desert with this modern yet functional patio from Las Vegas, with plenty of space for eating, getting some sun, or watching the game. Add pops of color and a textural wall feature for a style that is all yours.
This stylish backyard at Pavilion Park proves you don’t need much space to make a big impact. Lunchtime barbecues easily transition into evenings chatting around the fire pit.
Elegant, Romantic. Stunning. Outdoor living in Palm Springs rivals any family room. While you may not have access to this spectacular view – a few candles, your favorite accessories and cozy seating can help you recreate this vibe in your own backyard.
Dreaming of a vacation? One with blue skies and a sparkling pool? With this tropical escape at Parkland Estates, you’re never more than a few steps from a dream retreat.
Al fresco dining – and cooking – is at its finest in this well-appointed Austin outdoor kitchen. From small family meals to entertaining the neighbors, outdoor kitchens are a great way to make the most of the warmer weather.
Outdoor living isn’t just for the suburbs! Urbanites short on space can create a dramatic yet cozy living area with a deck or roof top patio, like this idea from Los Angeles Lennar. Added bonus: swap out the pillows every few months to easily update your look as the seasons change.
Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below and share any tips you have for making the most of outdoor living right at home!
Buying your first home, whether for yourself or family, is a momentous experience. The special memories and new traditions that come with your first home can last a lifetime.
Join us in congratulating just a few of our Lennar first time home buyers who have shared their special moments on myLennar Scrapbook. We wish you many years of joy and happiness in your new home!
Whether you’re buying your first home or next home, start your personal scrapbook in myLennar. Save and share those important milestones from shopping to move in and beyond. Plus, see what others are sharing in your neighborhood and Lennar communities across the country.
Looking to buy your first home? Check out lennar.com/firsttimebuyer to get the resources and help you need to stop hunting and find your dream home today!
Snow, winter storms and freezing temperatures can be hard on your home. Spring is a great time to assess and repair any damage, and prepare your home for the warmer months ahead. Shake off the winter chill with these simple home maintenance tips.
Give your home’s outside a little TLC. Fixing minor damage now can help prevent costly repairs.
Help your yard recover from winter and get ready for more outdoor living.
Spring is a great time to clean and dust the often neglected areas around your home.
Download Lennar’s Home Maintenance Checklist for more tips and advice!
A new Lennar home is where families will make years worth of memories, and it all starts on their very first day when they open their new front door for the first time. Through Lennar’s Unbox Your Home contest, new Lennar homeowners have the chance to win $10,000 by uploading a fun, short video capturing and sharing the first exciting moments in their new home. Then our fans will vote for their favorite video to decide who wins the $10,000 prize!
From the second you slip the key into the front door to watching your kids yell “echo!” in your spacious new living room, the thrill of making a home yours is one that deserves to be shared. After all, you only get one “first” day in your new home to experience that excitement and joy with your family, wouldn’t you want to capture and cherish that moment forever? So grab your smart phone camera and show us what it’s like to be a brand new Lennar homeowner! Get creative, have fun and once you’re done recording, upload it to YouTube, Vimeo or Instagram. You can then submit your video at Unbox.Lennar.com to share your happiness with our fans.
Our fans will then vote for their favorite video and the family with the most votes from your friends and family members and our fans – will win $10,000. Check out Unbox.Lennar.com to learn more and submit your #UnboxYourHome video.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open to legal residents of 50 U.S. states and D.C., who are 18 or older, have Internet access and a valid email address prior to 3/18/15, and have closed purchase of a new Lennar home between 3/18/15 and 6/15/15 (excluding real estate professionals). To enter, take a video clip of the moment of unboxing new home and upload the video clip to a designated social media site. Access the Lennar Facebook page promotions tab at https://facebook.com/Lennar, follow the instructions and fully complete and submit an entry form with a link to the video clip between 12 am ET on 3/18/15 and 11:59 pm ET on 6/15/15. Voting to take place between 12 am ET on 6/16/15 and 11:59 pm ET on 6/29/15. Winner announcement on or about 6/30/15. One (1) Prize: $10,000, in the form of cash or check selected by Sponsor (ARV: $10,000). LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER HOUSEHOLD. Subject to official rules. Void where prohibited. THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, VIMEO, OR INSTAGRAM. For additional details, official rules and winner’s list (after 6/30/15), visit https://facebook.com/Lennar or send request by mail to Lennar, Attn: Unbox Your Home Promotion, 550 Greens Parkway #111, Houston, TX 77067. Sponsor: Lennar Corporation.
You may have heard that to ensure a good night’s rest, your bedroom should only be for sleeping. But let’s be honest. Our bedroom isn’t just where we sleep. We watch TV, check email on the laptop, nurse sick kids, or cuddle with the pets when it’s just too early (or cold) to get the day started. You spend a significant portion of your life in the bedroom.
With that in mind, we’ve brought together a collection of design ideas from Lennar master bedrooms across the country. We hope you’re inspired to transform your bedroom into a place that makes you comfortable, relaxed and most important, feel at home.
Want to experiment with color while keeping your bedroom elegant and serene? Add a darker accent wall to play up the color in your accessories or define a cohesive sitting area, as shown in this Fresno, CA home. Add lush pillows or a throw to keep your room feeling relaxed and cozy.
Depending on where you live, forgoing a ceiling fan in the bedroom may be unthinkable. But if you’re looking to make a bold statement, a unique fixture, like this one from Seattle, WA, can add drama and interest to your space.
From cherished family photos to the kid’s artwork, a gallery wall is a great way to fill up an empty space and keep your favorite images nearby. For an eclectic look, use frames of varying shapes and styles, or keep it tailored and simple like this example from Nashville, TN.
Need to truly escape and relax? This peaceful and luxurious bedroom from Houston, TX incorporates soothing neutral tones with opulent accessories to rival any 5-star hotel.
This stunning master bedroom from Inland Empire, CA proves that peaceful doesn’t have to mean boring. Add strong pops of color, playful patterns and interesting texture to show off your style and make the bedroom uniquely yours.
Which bedroom is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
Maybe you think you know what credit score you need to qualify for a home mortgage, or how much of a down payment is required. But things are not always what they seem.
Qualifying for a new home mortgage may be easier than you think. If you’ve been dreaming about buying a new home, there’s never been a better time to buy. Universal American Mortgage Company can help you make your new home dream a reality. Talk to a Loan Officer today and find out why.
Colleen Kuerth and her family recently moved into their new Lennar home at Carolina Reserve in Indian Land, SC. A busy wife and mother of two small children, Colleen shares her experiences and advice on purchasing a new home, making the big move, and getting her family settled and comfortable in their new Lennar home.
How did you select your new home and community?
We recently had relocated to the Charlotte, NC area from Northern Vermont and were looking for a home where we could raise our two boys and be part of a friendly, active community. This area is experiencing tremendous growth so there were many new developments to choose from, but we were having a hard time finding just the right mix of what we were looking for.
It was important to us that we had kid friendly amenities, either a corner or wooded homesite, a short commute for my husband, a close-knit community of neighbors, and be within our budget. We looked at many places that had maybe one or two of those elements, but it wasn’t until we looked at Carolina Reserve that we found everything we wanted in one place.
It is a smaller development than most of the others we looked at, the amenities are amazing and within walking distance from our home, and the home site we found was at the end of a cul-de-sac and has woods on two sides. The home being built on the property was the perfect size for us and the price was below our budget! After we learned that the woods behind the home would never be developed, and reviewed all of the extras included in the home, we were sold!
Do you have any tips for a smooth closing?
Our closing could not have gone any smoother! Both our Lennar New Home Consultant and UAMC (Universal American Mortgage Company) Loan Processor were amazing. They helped keep us on track with everything that needed to be done prior to closing and answered all our questions, no matter how trivial they were.
The best advice I can give is to ask questions. If there is anything that you are confused about in the loan process (and there is plenty that is confusing!) do not hesitate to contact your lender for advice or help. It is a tedious and often frustrating process that involves a lot of paperwork and gathering of documents, so the earlier you can get started the better. We were lucky that our UAMC Loan Processor, Trish, was very proactive in getting us started on gathering everything well in advance. It seemed silly to me, at first, that she wanted us to send them things more than two months before our closing, but in the end I realized just how helpful that was. It saved us from ever feeling scrambled or hurried, and we never had to stress out about getting something in on time.
We were not planning on moving in to our home until a week after our closing, as we were having the rooms painted first, but we were so excited that we decided to have dinner there that evening. Our closing went until 5:00 and the kids were back at the apartment with a babysitter, but we were determined to do it anyway. We only stayed for a little over an hour and had to stand at the island in the kitchen to eat our food, but it was worth it. The boys ran around the empty downstairs with their toy cars, and we even brought our dog, Koda so he could explore the home too!
You just recently moved into your new home. Any advice for a stress-free move?
This was our first time moving since having kids and we chose to hire a couple of movers to help. Best decision ever! There is no way that we could have done this by ourselves. Since we don’t really have any family nearby and haven’t made any friends yet, we didn’t have anyone to ask for help. I am so glad we decided to hire someone else to do the heavy lifting. It gave me the freedom to focus on entertaining the kids and keeping them out of the way.
It is very overwhelming to move into a new home, so it is best to take your time and not try to tackle everything at once. We focused on what was most important first – our beds and kitchen basics. The first day was long, hard work and we were too tired to really open many boxes. I had taken our bedding and just stuffed it into a few plastic trash bags, so that it was easy to find and easy to get out once the beds were put together.
We ordered pizza for lunch the day we moved in, and I asked them for extra paper plates, plastic silverware, and napkins so I didn’t have to worry about finding those things right away. I would definitely recommend getting a package of disposable items ahead of time. And don’t forget the toilet paper! There is nothing worse than going to use your brand new bathroom for the first time and realizing you don’t have any yet – especially with kids!
I also packed most of our clothes into suitcases so that they would be easy to find and access. It was several days before we got around to setting up the dressers and closets – and I am still opening boxes of clothes I had packed away! – so we basically lived out of those suitcases.
Do you have any plans for decorating your new home?
Our plan for our home is to create a space that reflects who we are as a family and is functional for our everyday activities. We each have our own creative hobbies and the kids are very active (read: messy!), so we need a home that can stand up to all of our activities, has storage for everything, but still looks pretty. I like everything to have a “home” and I don’t like clutter, so a lot of the ideas I have gathered on Pinterest are about smart and attractive organizing.
I would describe my style as equal parts casual, modern, and fun. I love using inspiration from nature as a backdrop, but with pops of pattern and color. And everything needs to be kid friendly. My husband pretty much gives me free reign in the decorating department, which makes me one lucky gal!
What’s your favorite part of your home and community?
I would definitely say my favorite part of our home is the walk in pantry. It is one of the things that sold me on the home to begin with. I love being able to organize and store so many things right off the kitchen where it is easy to access and utilize. Since our home doesn’t have a basement (like many in this area) it has been critical for storing all of our miscellaneous stuff. It also leaves the cupboards in the kitchen free for all of my cooking gadgets!
It is harder to sum up what we like best about the community, because there is so much we love about it! My husband loves that his commute is only 10 minutes since his previous commute was 45 minutes. We both love the friendliness of everyone we have met here so far and their interest in getting to know us. There is an obvious desire for closeness and friendship here, which is something we lacked in our previous neighborhood. With all of the amenities and the social events, it would be hard not to make friends here!
We have two sons, Elijah who is 4, and Noah who is 1 1/2. Noah is pretty oblivious to the fact that we have a new home or that we even moved at all, but he does love the large open space downstairs for running and zooming his cars. Elijah is excited to have his own room (they shared a room in Vermont) and can not wait for the pool to open. Every day it is above 45 degrees he asks, “Maybe the pool will be open today?”!
What do you like best about living in the Charlotte area?
Where we lived in Vermont there was not a lot of things to do that interested us. It was great for outdoorsy people, but with two small children, it was hard to find fun events and attractions for us to enjoy as a family. It has been the absolute opposite experience for us in Charlotte. Most weekends we have a hard time choosing between activities and there is so much kid-friendly stuff, a lot of which is either free or inexpensive, that we never have a hard time finding something to entertain the kids.
We love having necessities, like the grocery store, within minutes of our home, and having multiple options of places to shop and explore. We used to have to drive 20+ minutes to get food, and now we have a grocery store, drug store, restaurants, and more, less than 5 minutes away! But where our neighborhood is located does not feel too urban or like we live in a city. There are woods and you can see the stars in the sky. There is very little traffic or noise, and there is plenty of wildlife. It really is the best of both worlds!
We’re so happy to welcome the Kuerths to the Lennar family! Have you recently moved into a new home? Let us know your experiences and tips in the comments below.
Thanks to everyone who has entered Lennar’s Scrapbook Sweepstakes for a chance to win $1,000!* We love seeing all of your new home milestones – from selecting your homesite to celebrating the holidays, and everything in between. Whether you’re shopping for your first home or enjoying your first round of golf, Scrapbook is a place to document and share the special moments in the life of your home. Now through February 28th, upload your favorite milestones and memories (up to 5) for a chance to win! {Learn more}
Here are just a few of our favorite milestones. Visit myLennar to start your own Scrapbook and see what others are sharing across the country.
Good luck!
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open to legal residents of 50 U.S. states and D.C., who are 18 or older. Entrants must have a valid email account and Internet access to enter. Sweepstakes begins at 10 am ET on 02/01/15 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on 2/28/15. To enter, take a photo at a Lennar home or Lennar community and upload it to the scrapbook page available on Lennar.com for public viewing. Must have a valid myLennar account to enter. Limit 5 entries per myLennar account. One prize: $1,000 cash or check, determined by Sponsor (ARV:$1,000). Prize drawing on or about 3/03/15 from all eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Subject to applicable laws. Void where prohibited. Official rules and a winner’s list (after 3/31/15) available at http://len.nr/rules or upon request by mail to Lennar Attn: Lennar Scrapbook Sweepstakes, 550 Greens Parkway #200, Houston, TX 77067. Sponsor: Lennar Homes of Texas Sales & Marketing, Ltd.
