JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- Two Del Webb communities in the Jacksonville area – Sweetwater by Del Webb and Del Webb Ponte Vedra – will host “Cook for the Cure” fundraising events to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for the North Florida Division of Del Webb, said Del Webb communities across the nation have been cooking up events featuring KitchenAid prizes and activities to benefit the Komen breast cancer foundation.
At Sweetwater by Del Webb the fundraising event is scheduled for Saturday Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to Noon at the Sweetwater Summerland Hall clubhouse, featuring a brunch and guest speaker.
At Del Webb Ponte Vedra the fundraising event on Friday Sept. 28 includes breakfast in the community’s Anastasia Clubhouse starting at 9:30 a.m. and will also feature a guest speaker.
Strickler said both “Cook for the Cure” events will feature raffle prizes.
The public is invited and RSVP is requested. To RSVP for the Sept. 22 event at Sweetwater, go to www.delwebb.com/sweetwater or telephone 877-418-1705.
To RSVP for the Sept. 28 event Del Webb Ponte Vedra, www.delwebb.com/pontevedra or telephone 877-418-1706.
“‘Cook for the Cure’ is one of many events that our Del Webb residents enjoy participating in to give back to a great cause,” Strickler said.
Last year, residents living in Del Webb communities raised more than $50,000 toward the fight against breast cancer, supporting a partnership with KitchenAid and Komen, which has raised more than $8 million in the past decade.
About Del Webb
Del Webb, the pioneer of active adult retirement communities, is America’s leading builder of developments for people ages 55+. Since 1960, Del Webb has redefined retirement and retirement living by meeting the housing and lifestyle needs of the active Baby Boomer. Del Webb’s amenities and program offerings provide residents an engaging environment, which fulfills their creative, social, physical fitness and intellectual needs as they journey into the next chapter in their lives – whether it means retirement or still working. Del Webb has grown to more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 20 states. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com. To learn more about how to plan a smart future, check out financial tools at delwebb.com/value.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Friday, September 14, 2012
ICI Homes Names Seasoned Executive to serve in Sales Operations in Daytona Beach Area
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- ICI Homes, which ranks as one of the most active luxury home builders and luxury community developers in the U.S., has appointed Alistair Robert Brown to serve in sales operations in the Daytona Beach area.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for ICI Homes said Brown, a golf professional in Scotland for many years, is an award-winning sales executive who has more than 20 years of experience in the homebuilding industry and community development.
Brown was formerly vice president of sales for WCI Communities in Bonita Springs, Fla., according to Messina. More recently Brown was president of Old Palm Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens.
In the new role Brown will be based at ICI’s community of Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club in Ormond Beach.
“Alistair is a very talented sales executive. With the advantages of his extensive experience he will serve our sales operations team very well,” Messina said.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for ICI Homes said Brown, a golf professional in Scotland for many years, is an award-winning sales executive who has more than 20 years of experience in the homebuilding industry and community development.
Brown was formerly vice president of sales for WCI Communities in Bonita Springs, Fla., according to Messina. More recently Brown was president of Old Palm Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens.
In the new role Brown will be based at ICI’s community of Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club in Ormond Beach.
“Alistair is a very talented sales executive. With the advantages of his extensive experience he will serve our sales operations team very well,” Messina said.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
University Club of Orlando to host golf tourney Oct. 13 to benefit scholarships for deserving Central Florida students
ORLANDO, Fla. – The University Club of Orlando will host a golf tournament at Rio Pinar Country Club, Saturday, Oct. 13 to benefit University Club Foundation scholarships for deserving Central Florida students.
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said the golf play is open to University Club members and guests.
The four person scramble tourney will tee off at 1 p.m., Wright said.
Rino Pinar Country Club is located at 8600 El Prado Ave. Orlando Fl 32825.
Entry fee for the tourney is $100. For information or to register call 407-425-2514 or visit www.ucluborlando.com
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said the golf play is open to University Club members and guests.
The four person scramble tourney will tee off at 1 p.m., Wright said.
Rino Pinar Country Club is located at 8600 El Prado Ave. Orlando Fl 32825.
Entry fee for the tourney is $100. For information or to register call 407-425-2514 or visit www.ucluborlando.com
Lennar Offers Zero Down or Zero Closing Costs on 153 Move-In Ready Homes in 14 Communities in the Tampa Bay Area
TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar is offering potential home buyers their choice of either Zero Closing Costs or a Zero Down Payment on the purchase of 153 ready-to-move-in homes in 14 communities in the Tampa Bay region.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said monthly mortgage payments for a new Lennar-built home can be as low as $1,103 with Lennar’s preferred lender Universal American Mortgage Co.
“Nearly 200 home buyers took advantage of our Zero Down offer last month,” Metheny said. “With record low interest rates and the lowest pricing in years, this is the best time ever to buy a new home in a Lennar community in the Tampa Bay region,” Metheny said.
The offer applies to Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” homes, which offer a wide range of appliances, special features and add-ons at one “Everything’s Included” price.
Plan to visit one of Lennar’s Welcome Home Centers in the Tampa Bay area open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday–Saturday and Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Visit www.lennar.com, for more details, or call 888-317-7489.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said monthly mortgage payments for a new Lennar-built home can be as low as $1,103 with Lennar’s preferred lender Universal American Mortgage Co.
“Nearly 200 home buyers took advantage of our Zero Down offer last month,” Metheny said. “With record low interest rates and the lowest pricing in years, this is the best time ever to buy a new home in a Lennar community in the Tampa Bay region,” Metheny said.
The offer applies to Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” homes, which offer a wide range of appliances, special features and add-ons at one “Everything’s Included” price.
Plan to visit one of Lennar’s Welcome Home Centers in the Tampa Bay area open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday–Saturday and Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Visit www.lennar.com, for more details, or call 888-317-7489.
Mercantile Capital Corporation reports loan volume for first eight months of 2012 up more than 190 percent
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mercantile Capital Corporation, which specializes in U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, reported it closed 75 SBA loans to finance projects valued at more than $318 million thus far this year from January through August.
Christopher Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the loan volume represents a 190 percent increase over the firm’s loan volume for the first eight months of 2011.
Hurn said the firm provided loans in 2011 to finance projects valued at $174 million in total project costs.
In August, Mercantile Capital closed seven SBA 504 loans to finance projects worth more than $26.6 million in total project costs.
Christopher Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the loan volume represents a 190 percent increase over the firm’s loan volume for the first eight months of 2011.
Hurn said the firm provided loans in 2011 to finance projects valued at $174 million in total project costs.
In August, Mercantile Capital closed seven SBA 504 loans to finance projects worth more than $26.6 million in total project costs.
Evergreen Construction Breaks Ground on $2.1 Million Building For Beacon College in Downtown Leesburg
LEESBURG, Fla. – Evergreen Construction Management recently started site work for the construction of a new $2.1 million administration and classroom building for Beacon College in downtown Leesburg.
Mark Starcher, LEED, AP, President of Evergreen Construction Management, said the new two-story building located on East Main Street across from the Leesburg Public Library will accommodate the college’s growth and replaces the old administration building torn down in 2011.
Completion is scheduled for spring 2013, Starcher added.
Evergreen Construction Management, based in Central Florida, is a commercial construction firm led by Mark Starcher and Gary Klein, who have a combined 50 years of diverse large commercial project experience. The company focuses on general contracting, construction management and design build projects statewide in the education, healthcare, institutional, corporate and interiors markets.
Beacon College, founded in 1989, is the only accredited college offering BA and AA degrees for students with learning disabilities, ADHD and gifted LD. Beacon College serves students with ADD/ADHD, auditory and visual processing differences, dyslexia, expressive / receptive language deficits, gifted LD, language-based learning disabilities, as well as disabilities in reading/writing and math.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, the City of Winter Springs, the City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Mark Starcher, LEED, AP, President of Evergreen Construction Management, said the new two-story building located on East Main Street across from the Leesburg Public Library will accommodate the college’s growth and replaces the old administration building torn down in 2011.
Completion is scheduled for spring 2013, Starcher added.
Evergreen Construction Management, based in Central Florida, is a commercial construction firm led by Mark Starcher and Gary Klein, who have a combined 50 years of diverse large commercial project experience. The company focuses on general contracting, construction management and design build projects statewide in the education, healthcare, institutional, corporate and interiors markets.
Beacon College, founded in 1989, is the only accredited college offering BA and AA degrees for students with learning disabilities, ADHD and gifted LD. Beacon College serves students with ADD/ADHD, auditory and visual processing differences, dyslexia, expressive / receptive language deficits, gifted LD, language-based learning disabilities, as well as disabilities in reading/writing and math.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, the City of Winter Springs, the City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Del Webb Stone Creek to Host Cook for the Cure Fundraising Event Sept. 28 with Community Walk, Dinner, Live Entertainment
OCALA, Fla. --- Del Webb Stone Creek on SW 89th Ct. Rd. in Ocala will host “Cook for the Cure” Friday, Sept. 28, to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for the North Florida Division of Del Webb, said the fundraising event is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Del Webb Stone Creek clubhouse. The community walk is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The public is invited and RSVP is requested. To RSVP, go to www.delwebb.com/stonecreek or telephone 877-333-5932.
Del Webb communities across the nation are cooking up events this summer featuring KitchenAid prizes and culinary activities to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Last year, residents living in Del Webb communities raised more than $50,000 toward the fight against breast cancer, supporting a partnership with KitchenAid and Komen, which has raised more than $8 million in the past decade.
Strickler said “Cook for the Cure” at Del Webb Stone Creek will feature live entertainment by the band Sugar Bear along with raffle prizes and dinner.
“‘Cook for the Cure’ is one of many events that residents at Del Webb Stone Creek create to give back to the community,” Strickler said.
About Del Webb
Del Webb, the pioneer of active adult retirement communities, is America’s leading builder of developments for people ages 55+. Since 1960, Del Webb has redefined retirement and retirement living by meeting the housing and lifestyle needs of the active Baby Boomer. Del Webb’s amenities and program offerings provide residents an engaging environment, which fulfills their creative, social, physical fitness and intellectual needs as they journey into the next chapter in their lives – whether it means retirement or still working. Del Webb has grown to more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 20 states. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com. To learn more about how to plan a smart future, check out financial tools at delwebb.com/value.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for the North Florida Division of Del Webb, said the fundraising event is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Del Webb Stone Creek clubhouse. The community walk is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The public is invited and RSVP is requested. To RSVP, go to www.delwebb.com/stonecreek or telephone 877-333-5932.
Del Webb communities across the nation are cooking up events this summer featuring KitchenAid prizes and culinary activities to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Last year, residents living in Del Webb communities raised more than $50,000 toward the fight against breast cancer, supporting a partnership with KitchenAid and Komen, which has raised more than $8 million in the past decade.
Strickler said “Cook for the Cure” at Del Webb Stone Creek will feature live entertainment by the band Sugar Bear along with raffle prizes and dinner.
“‘Cook for the Cure’ is one of many events that residents at Del Webb Stone Creek create to give back to the community,” Strickler said.
About Del Webb
Del Webb, the pioneer of active adult retirement communities, is America’s leading builder of developments for people ages 55+. Since 1960, Del Webb has redefined retirement and retirement living by meeting the housing and lifestyle needs of the active Baby Boomer. Del Webb’s amenities and program offerings provide residents an engaging environment, which fulfills their creative, social, physical fitness and intellectual needs as they journey into the next chapter in their lives – whether it means retirement or still working. Del Webb has grown to more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 20 states. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com. To learn more about how to plan a smart future, check out financial tools at delwebb.com/value.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Full Economic Recovery Will Take Two to Three more Years in Central Florida
By George Livingston, CIPS
(Ed. note: George Livingston is chairman emeritus of NAI Realvest in Maitland and a 30-year veteran real estate and investment analyst.)
Economic recovery in the Orlando area and throughout Florida is slowly gaining momentum and might take another two to three more years. The momentum will likely pick up speed in 2014 and 2015.
Florida’s and Orlando’s Gross Production, a measure of economic activity, is expanding and should improve into 2015. Consumption is positive. Governments are spending on infrastructure, and that’s good strategy.
Exports remain strong and are improving. But private and business investments are lagging, largely due to uncertainty at home and abroad.
Florida’s housing market is improving steadily, and Orlando’s housing market is helping to lead the growth, but year-over-year numbers are still well below past market peaks.
Foreign buyers are absorbing a large part of the for sale inventory.
Commercial real estate is improving across the board---apartments, senior housing, retail, warehousing, office, and hotel sectors are advancing in that order.
Occupancies are up and rent rates are flat to increasing.
Unemployment and underemployment continues to be a problem, and we may not see much recovery in the jobs market until 2013 or later. Government employment is likewise under pressure.
Population growth--- positive this year---continues to play a significant role in Florida’s economic health, especially in Orlando.
Population growth is expected to improve into 2015, and it is a significant driver of growth in the Central Florida region and throughout the state.
Entertainment, the conventions and tourism trade, and technology, logistics and medical clusters continue to accelerate business growth in Central Florida.
We’re seeing serious expansion in the entertainment, conventions, and vacation sector.
Orlando’s central location and our access to air, roads, rail, and close-by ports are significant growth factors.
The outlook for Orlando continues to improve, but at a moderate pace.
(Ed. note: George Livingston is chairman emeritus of NAI Realvest in Maitland and a 30-year veteran real estate and investment analyst.)
Economic recovery in the Orlando area and throughout Florida is slowly gaining momentum and might take another two to three more years. The momentum will likely pick up speed in 2014 and 2015.
Florida’s and Orlando’s Gross Production, a measure of economic activity, is expanding and should improve into 2015. Consumption is positive. Governments are spending on infrastructure, and that’s good strategy.
Exports remain strong and are improving. But private and business investments are lagging, largely due to uncertainty at home and abroad.
Florida’s housing market is improving steadily, and Orlando’s housing market is helping to lead the growth, but year-over-year numbers are still well below past market peaks.
Foreign buyers are absorbing a large part of the for sale inventory.
Commercial real estate is improving across the board---apartments, senior housing, retail, warehousing, office, and hotel sectors are advancing in that order.
Occupancies are up and rent rates are flat to increasing.
Unemployment and underemployment continues to be a problem, and we may not see much recovery in the jobs market until 2013 or later. Government employment is likewise under pressure.
Population growth--- positive this year---continues to play a significant role in Florida’s economic health, especially in Orlando.
Population growth is expected to improve into 2015, and it is a significant driver of growth in the Central Florida region and throughout the state.
Entertainment, the conventions and tourism trade, and technology, logistics and medical clusters continue to accelerate business growth in Central Florida.
We’re seeing serious expansion in the entertainment, conventions, and vacation sector.
Orlando’s central location and our access to air, roads, rail, and close-by ports are significant growth factors.
The outlook for Orlando continues to improve, but at a moderate pace.
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