Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Beazer Homes to Start Construction of Third Phase at The Enclave at Moss Park in East Orlando

Beazer Homes to Start Construction of Third Phase at The Enclave at Moss Park in East Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. - Beazer Homes plans to start construction of a third phase in January at The Enclave at Moss Park, located off Moss Park Road and Great Commission Way in southeast Orlando.

Theresa Tilton, vice president of sales and marketing for Beazer Homes Florida, said only eight three and four-bedroom single-family homes and 18 town homes remain for sale in the second phase at The Enclave at Moss Park.

New single-family homes at the Enclave at Moss Park range in price from the high $100s. New town homes at The Enclave at Moss Park are priced from $155,990.

For more information, contact:
Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Beazer Homes-Florida 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com

David Byrnes, President Beazer Homes-Florida 407-339-4114; dbyrnes@beazer.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

About Beazer Homes:
Beazer Homes is one of the country’s 10 largest single-family homebuilders with operations in 17 states. Headquartered in Atlanta, Beazer Homes is listed ion the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BZH.”

EXIT Realty of Daytona will host Realtor Boot Camp with Real Estate Veteran Aug. 19-21

EXIT Realty of Daytona will host Realtor Boot Camp with Real Estate Veteran Aug. 19-21

DAYTONA BEACH – Alex Szinegh – a nationally-known, self-taught real estate guru – will present a Real Estate Boot Camp for Realtors next month in Daytona Beach.

The unique, three-day, hands-on training program will be presented Aug. 19-21 at the St. Demetrios banquet hall located at 129 N. Halifax Ave. in Daytona (32118), according to Aswin Suri, owner of EXIT Realty of Daytona, the innovative real estate firm hosting the event.

“This is the only one of this kind in North America,” Suri said of the riveting type of seminar that Szinegh – EXIT’s senior regional vice president – presents. “Agents have the oppurtunity to be trained as a top producer for less than $100 a day.”

Included will be instruction on interactive prospecting, handling objections, scripts, role playing and goal setting. Szinegh will help those attending lay a foundation to attain wealth in real estate, as well as their own attitude and lifestyle, Suri explained.

With English as his second language and a 10th grade education under his belt, Szinegh quickly grasped the art of selling real estate and has consistently received more than $500,000 annually in commissions during his 25-year career.

His personal accomplishments, according to Suri, include selling more than 2,100 homes in a 19-year period.

“He’s a fascinating and dynamic presenter and a brilliant entrepreneur who teaches others how to use his knowledge, skills and experience to master their own real estate careers,” Suri added.

Those interested in registering or receiving more details about the Aug. 19-21 session, are asked to contact Arlene Ferro at EXIT Realty of Daytona, 386-257-3948 or Arlene@EXITrealtyofdaytona.com.

For more information about this release, please contact:
Aswin Suri or Natali Levine, EXIT Realty of Daytona, 386-257-3948; AswinSuri@gmail.com or Natali@AswinSuri.com;

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142; Lvershelco@aol.com

Mattamy Homes USA to Start Presales of 68 City Homes at Baldwin Park on Aug. 1

Mattamy Homes USA to Start Presales of 68 City Homes at Baldwin Park on Aug. 1

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mattamy Homes USA, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, (www.mattamyhomes.com) will start presales of 68 unique three-story City Homes on Aug. 1 at Baldwin Park, located on Corrine Drive north of Colonial (SR 50) near downtown Orlando.

Laura Bailey, vice president of sales and marketing at Mattamy Homes USA, said new City Homes at Baldwin Park with ground-floor garages are priced from the $250s.

New three and four-bedroom city homes at Baldwin Park range in size from 1,799 square feet of living space to 2,200 square feet, Bailey said.
Mattamy Homes USA will start construction of two model city homes in August, Bailey said. Both model homes will open before the end of the year.

For more information contact:
Laura Bailey, VP Sales and Marketing Mattamy Homes USA 407-599-9994;
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

About Mattamy Homes:
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.

Entrust Administrative Services Launches Web-Based Seminars, Classes to Educate Retirement Investors


Entrust Administrative Services Launches Web-Based Seminars, Classes to Educate Retirement Investors

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Entrust Administrative Services, which provides administrative services for more than 2,000 self-directed retirement accounts that total more than $200 million, has launched a new web-based program of live streaming videos and webinars at http://www.entrustfl.com/ to educate retirement investors.

Glen Mather, president of Entrust Administrative Services, said the webinars and live streaming classes are provided free to interested investors.

“Our webinars and live streaming classes are designed to educate adults of all ages about the opportunities available to them to invest their own retirement funds,” Mather said.

What began as a service directed at retirement-aged adults has expanded to include younger adults, Mather explained.

“We serve many people in their 30s and 40s who are accumulating tax-free retirement accounts and who prefer to invest those funds rather than trust them to fund managers,” Mather said.

“We’re seeing a major shift in the way people save for retirement, and knowledgeable, well-educated investors can generate higher returns within their retirement accounts if they pay attention to all the investment vehicles available to them,” Mather explained.

Mather said self-directed retirement accounts in the U.S. represent a major new source of capital for private investment that could have profound effects on U.S. economic growth.
“Self-directed retirement accounts offer the most promising new trend in U.S. capital investment,” Mather said.

To view the webinars and live streaming video classes, visit http://www.entrustfl.com/.

For more information, contact:

Glen Mather, President Entrust Administrative Services, Inc. 407-367-3472; gmather@entrustfl.com

Jason DeBono, Director, Business Development Entrust Administrative Services; 407-368-7878; jdebono@entrustfl.com

Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

ABD Development to launch new Designer Series Homes at Windsor Landing at Wyndham Lakes Estates

ABD Development to launch new Designer Series Homes at Windsor Landing at Wyndham Lakes Estates

ORLANDO, Fla. - ABD Development Company is introducing a new designer series of model homes at Windsor Landing at Wyndham Lakes Estates, located off Town Center and Landstar Blvds. in southeast Orlando.

David Kohn, president of ABD Development Company, said the new three and four bedroom homes range in size from 2,200 square feet of living space and are priced from the $350s.
Kohn said the new design plans include one and two-story homes and feature tile roofs and three-car garages.

For more information contact:
David Kohn, President ABD Development Company 407-370-6400
Sofi Coffey, Marketing Manager ABD Development Company 407-370-6400
Larry Vershel, Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Only Five Ready-To-Move-In Homes Remain for Sale at Las Calinas in St. Augustine

Only Five Ready-To-Move-In Homes Remain for Sale at Las Calinas in St. Augustine

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Only five ready-to-move-in homes remain for sale at Las Calinas, located off U.S. 1 south of Pine Island Rd. on Palomino Way in St. Augustine.

Theresa Tilton, vice president of sales and marketing for Beazer Homes of Florida, said one and two-story single-family homes at Las Calinas offer three, four and five bedrooms with three-car garages priced from $299,990.

New single-family homes at Las Colinas range in size from 2,475 square feet of living space to 3,432 square feet with a distinct Spanish Mediterranean theme.

Situated within a magnificent hardwood preserve, all new homes at Las Calinas offer private nature preserve or pond views, Tilton said.

Beazer Homes, which builds single-family and town homes priced from the $130s to the $300s in seven communities in the Jacksonville region is one of the country’s 10 largest single-family homebuilders with operations in 17 states. Headquartered in Atlanta, Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BZH.”

For more information, contact:
Dan Gregory, General Sales Manager, Beazer Homes/Jacksonville 407-484-0166 ext. 227; dgregory@beazer.com

Theresa Tilton, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Beazer Homes/Florida 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com

David Byrnes, President Beazer Homes/Florida 407-339-4114; dbyrnes@beazer.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Grande Oaks at Heathrow Opens Three-Story Townhome Building with Elevators, Reports First Sale

Grande Oaks at Heathrow Opens Three-Story Townhome Building with Elevators, Reports First Sale

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Kolter Homes has opened its first three-story townhome building with elevators at Grande Oaks at Heathrow, the gated luxury townhome community north of Heathrow Golf & Country Club at the corner of H.E. Thomas Jr. Parkway and Orange Blvd. in Seminole County.

Steve Bovio, Kolter Homes’ senior project manager at Grande Oaks at Heathrow, said one of the six three-story townhome units in the building has already sold.

Luxury three-bedroom townhomes priced from $279,600 in the new building feature three-and-a-half baths, two-car garages and range from 1,863 square feet of living space.

The amenity-rich community boasts its own private lakefront clubhouse and recreation center with fitness area, resort-style pool and spa, and is walking distance to Colonial TownPark with a wide variety of dining, entertainment and shopping.

Visit the Grande Oaks at Heathrow sales and preview center at 1450 Lake George Drive daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday Noon to 6. From Interstate 4 go west on H.E. Thomas, Jr. Parkway (CR 46A) to the community entrance just passed International Parkway. For sales information, call 407-829-8961 or visit www.KolterGrandeOaks.com.

Kolter Homes is part of the Kolter Group, a private investment firm focusing on real estate development, investment and construction. Kolter Homes brings more than a decade of experience in Florida homebuilding to each of its communities in Orlando, South Florida and the Treasure Coast. Visit www.KolterHomes.com for additional information.

For more information, contact:
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com;
Steven V. Bovio, Senior Project Manager, Kolter Homes/Orlando 407-333-1733 sbovio@kolter.com

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects launches new website to promote energy conservation and smart commercial design

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects launches new website to promote energy conservation and smart commercial design

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC, the Baldwin Park-based architectural firm, has launched a new user-friendly website that offers dozens of pages of information about company projects, services and people.

Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC, said he hopes to utilize the website to promote big changes in the way commercial facilities are designed.

“We are seeing a profound evolution in energy-efficient design that incorporates everything from low-energy lighting to more functional space,” said Peterson.

“Architecture is entering a new era where function, efficiency and durability are on par with exciting design, and that translates to substantially more value for the developer, the user and the customer,” Peterson said.

The company’s new website can be visited at www.c-p.com.

For more information, contact:
Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100
Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

Lennar to Launch Second Annual ‘Top Model’ Showcase July 25 through Aug. 24 with Buyer Incentives including Granite and Steel Kitchens

Lennar to Launch Second Annual ‘Top Model’ Showcase July 25 through Aug. 24 with Buyer Incentives including Granite and Steel Kitchens

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Lennar, Florida’s leading homebuilder, reported it will host its second annual “Top Models” showcase starting July 25 through Aug. 24 in all 35 Lennar communities throughout the Tampa Bay, Orlando and Space Coast regions.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida division, said 185 Lennar Top Model homes sold during the Top Models showcase last year.

This year, only 150 Top Model homes were selected to be part of the showcase campaign.
“This year we are offering a wide range of special incentives that include granite kitchen countertops, clean steel appliances, hardwood flooring and crown molding in select Top Model showcase homes in all our communities,” Metheny said.

Metheny said low interest rates with low monthly payments and low down payment requirements offer an added incentive, and first time home buyers can take advantage of the government’s $8,000 tax incentive.

“The housing industry in Florida has changed dramatically and there probably won’t ever be a better time to buy a new home than today,” Metheny said.

For more information, contact:
Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar, 888-317-7489
Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 888-317-7489
Robert Jesski, Lennar Vice President of Sales-Central Florida, 888-317-7489
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

ICSC Offers Exciting Professional Development Opportunities at Florida Conference in Kissimmee Aug. 16-18

ICSC Offers Exciting Professional Development Opportunities at Florida Conference in Kissimmee Aug. 16-18

“Announcing the Addition of the Reconnect Pavilion”

NEW YORK – Based on its recent success at RECon 2009, the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. (ICSC) is pleased to announce the addition of the “Reconnect Pavilion – Recruiting, Retraining & Resources” to the Florida Conference taking place August 16-18 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee.

“Realizing that the current economy has impacted all of us, ICSC created the Reconnect Pavilion to help alleviate many of the challenges facing industry professionals by offering highly specialized resources,” stated Michael Kercheval, president and CEO of ICSC. “Due to how well the pavilion was received by attendees at RECon, we decided to incorporate it into future conferences,” Kercheval added.

The “Reconnect Pavilion,” is designed for attendees looking to start their own business or simply looking to advance their professional know-how and offers specialized training sessions, mentoring, educational sessions, and professional development classes lead by industry professionals and professional career coaches. The pavilion will also feature networking, continuing education information, mentoring, job coaching and more.

“I’m impressed by the commitment ICSC has shown to students as well as the younger generation of industry professionals,” said Esteban Koffsmon, student, University of Columbia.

“The Reconnect Pavilion at RECon helped me connect with numerous industry professionals and provided a forum for obtaining invaluable career advice and opportunities. I would highly recommend that anyone looking to advance their career utilize this resource,” Koffsmon added.

Registration fee for the ICSC 2009 Florida Conference is $350 for members; for nonmembers the fee is $595. Press registration is complimentary. To register, contact ICSC’s Members Services Department at 646-728-3800 or register online at www.icsc.org.

Founded in 1957, ICSC is the premier global trade association of the shopping center industry. Its nearly 70,000 members in about 90 countries include shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, retailers and brokers, as well as academics and public officials.

Contact:
Jesse Tron, International Council of Shopping Centers, 1-646-728-3814

Only Three Single-Family Homes Remain For Sale at Trotters Run in Thomasville

Only Three Single-Family Homes Remain For Sale at Trotters Run in Thomasville

THOMASVILLE, N.C. - Only three single-family homes remain for sale at Trotters Run, located south of E. Sunrise Ave. and east of S.R. 109 on Leach Ave. in Thomasville.

Laura Bailey, vice president of sales and marketing at Mattamy Homes USA, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, said three and four bedroom single-family homes at Trotters

Run range in size from 1,384 square feet of living space to 2,476 square feet.

New homes at Trotters Run are priced from the $130s, Bailey said.

For more information contact:
Laura Bailey, VP Sales and Marketing Mattamy Homes USA 407-599-9994;
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

About Mattamy Homes:
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.