Tuesday, July 26, 2011

SeaGate Homes Opens West Indies-Style Model at Palm Coast Model Center

PALM COAST – SeaGate Homes, Flagler County’s largest homebuilder, recently opened The Sabal model at a new Palm Coast Model Center located on the corner of Bayside Drive and Belle Terre Parkway.

The 2,049-square-foot, four-bedroom, two-bath furnished model – which was professionally decorated in a British West Indies style and features an airy kitchen with bay windows in the large breakfast area – is for sale with a lease-back option and is priced at $178,000, according to Michael Sawdai, SeaGate’s vice president of operations.

“The Sabal was designed to meet the demands of today’s discriminating homebuyers,” Sawdai said. “The model showcases features, such as granite countertops, ceramic tile floors, upgraded appliances and a stone-front exterior with concrete pavers in the driveway that would cost extra in many other homes.”

The model also has a large master closet, an oversized great room and a fourth bedroom that works well as a den, home office or guest quarters, he said.

For more information about new model and other new floor plans by SeaGate Homes, please call 386-445-1779 or visit SeaGateHomes.com.

About SeaGate Homes:
SeaGate Homes, Flagler County’s largest homebuilder, is a 17-year-old, family-owned company with headquarters in Palm Coast. SeaGate builds quality homes at communities in St. Augustine, Palm Coast, Daytona Beach and Edgewater, as well as through their On-Your-Lot program in Volusia, Flagler and St. Johns counties. Prices range from the $90s to the $400s.

Lennar Starts Presales at Panther Trace in Riverview

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has started presales of 89 single family homes priced from the $160s at Panther Trace located off U.S. 301 and Big Bend Road in Riverview.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new homes at Panther Trace will range from 1,752 square feet to 3,800 square feet of living space.

Panther Trace features a large community clubhouse with tennis courts, playgrounds, resort style swimming pool and children’s water play park.

For more information, visit www.Lennar.com or call 888-317-7489.

Centex Homes to Sponsor Free Homebuyer Webinar Aug. 11 at 7 p.m.

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Centex Homes will sponsor a free Homebuyer Webinar hosted by Pulte Mortgage starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. Anyone can register for this intro-to-homebuying webinar by logging on to centex.com/offers, then selecting “Orlando.”

“The Homebuyer Webinar will address basic financing, credit and affordability questions,” said Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for PulteGroup North Florida Division, which includes Centex Homes.

“Our goal is to help educate homebuyers and give them the knowledge they need to begin making decisions on purchasing a new home,” Strickler explained.

The Homebuyer Webinar will stream for approximately 15 minutes. The webinar will be available for later viewing on the Centex offers page at centex.com/offers.

For more information, visit www.centex.com/orlando or call 877-215-2563

About Centex
Reliably built, smartly designed and affordable, Centex Homes brings the pride of homeownership to value-conscious buyers in 21 states. As the leading brand for first-time homebuyers looking for just the right home, Centex balances affordability with unique form and function leading to better living. Buyers put themselves in a better place by choosing Centex. For more information about Centex, visit www.centex.com.

About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is America’s premier home building company with operations in 67 markets, 29 states and the District of Columbia. Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2010, the Company has an unmatched capacity to meet the needs of all buyer segments through its brand portfolio that includes Pulte Homes, Centex Homes and Del Webb. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, the brands of PulteGroup have consistently ranked among the nation’s top homebuilders as surveyed by third-party, independent national customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, see www.pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Associate Volunteers with Lucent Retirement Organization

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty luxury homes specialist and Trusted Real Estate Advisor Lynn Edwards recently joined the Lucent Retirement Organization Benefits Team as a volunteer.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the Lucent Retirement Organization has more than 12,000 members.

Edwards, whose experience includes a 30 year career as a human resources executive, will assist Lucent Retirement Organization members with questions regarding their healthcare benefits.

The Lucent Retirement Organization includes retirees from Lucent, Bell Labs, Western Electric, AT&T Network Systems, and its subsidiaries Teletype and Sandia.

About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com

Dave Brewer Inc. to start $1.1 million luxury Tuscan home in Seminole County

SANFORD, Fla. --- Dave Brewer, Inc., which ranks as one of the top custom home builders in the Central Florida region, will start construction within the next two weeks of a $1.1 million luxury two-story home in a gated luxury community in Seminole County.

Matt Trask, vice president of Dave Brewer, Inc., said the home offers 5,300 square feet of living area, a unique courtyard, five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and a three-car garage on more than half an acre.

Work is expected to be completed by the middle of next year.

ICI Homes Earns Six Laurel Awards from Northeast Florida Home Builders Association’s Sales and Marketing Council

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- ICI Homes earned six Laurel awards from the Sales and Marketing Council of the Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA) recently.

Don Wilford, division president for ICI Homes in the Jacksonville region, said the luxury home builder earned three of the most coveted Laurel awards for best architectural design.

ICI Home’s Laurel awards winner for best architectural design include the Venticello model home at Palermo in the $475,000 - $525,000 class; the Versailles model home at Palencia in the $525,000 - $550,000 class and the Plantation model home at Magnolia Reserve in the $800,000 and up class.

Other ICI Homes Laurel awards include Best Design Center at the ICI Home sales center; Best Green Brochure for a Builder Community; and Best Green Home for a model home at Palermo.

About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.