STARWOOD LAND VENTURES, LLC, REPORTS STRONG LOT SALES TO HOMEBUILDERS IN 2012; CONTINUED HOUSING REBOUND IN 2013

LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL – Starwood Land Ventures, LLC (“SLV”), a Starwood Capital Group affiliated real estate investment firm that specializes in residential land development, recently reported strong lot sales to homebuilders in 2012 at many of its top selling master-planned communities in Florida, Arizona and Colorado. Highlights of the fiscal year 2012 include:  Nearly 1,500 residential lots sold to 13 different national public and large private builders in Florida, Arizona and Colorado.  In Florida, SLV's Independence was named the #1 selling master-planned community in Orlando, with 230 homes sold in 2012; and in Tampa, SLV's Live Oak Preserve was named the #2 selling community in Tampa, with 200 homes sold in 2012.  With the opening of Terrain, a 1,800 lot master-planned community in the south Denver metro, a combined 275 lots were sold in 2012 to Taylor Morrison, Tri-pointe Homes and Lennar.  In Phoenix, Arizona, at SLV's three actively selling communities Sienna Hills, Arroyo Norte and Homestead, 300 combined homesites were sold to various builders. “Since our inception in 2007, SLV has invested over $220 million to acquire nearly 17,000 residential lots,” said Mike Moser, co-CEO of SLV. “To date, we have generated over $200 million in proceeds from our sales.” Mike Forsum, co-CEO, noted the major markets in which SLV has concentrated its acquisitions are showing increased permitting and sales activity, with Phoenix being especially robust. SLV now has three active communities in Phoenix and expects to add two more in 2013. “Over the last few years, our strategy of purchasing, repositioning and operating new home communities in markets with strong job growth prospects has now positioned the Company to fulfill its long-term strategic plan of being one of the nation's most active providers of homesites to the hombuilding industry as the market recovers. We have multiple, well-located residential communities which are now selling lots to several of the nation's top quality homebuilders, including Lennar, Taylor Morrison, DR Horton, KB Home and other national players,” Forsum said. “Though we are satisfied with our past acquisitions, we continue to look for opportunities as we see demand growing for residential building lots, especially among the national builders who continue to ramp up their homebuilding operations in response to this recovery.” “SLV is uniquely positioned to continue its dominance as one of a few land developers remaining that provides quality lots and locations to some of the top builders in the country,” said Moser.

Pulte Homes to host The Quarry Beach Party and Model Homes Showcase March 3 at The Quarry in Naples with pontoon boat tours

Naples, Fla. --- Pulte Homes will host The Quarry Beach Party and Model Homes Showcase from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 at The Quarry, a gated golf course community located on Siesta Bay Drive off Immokalee Road in Naples. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for the South Florida Division of Pulte, said admission is free and the public is invited to tour model homes, enjoy live music, refreshments and water ski show, explore the Lake Lodge and Beach Club and take a pontoon boat tour of The Quarry. Pulte Homes builds carriage homes and single-family homes at The Quarry priced from the low $200s to the $500s. New homes at The Quarry range in size from 1,641 square feet of living space to 3,110 square feet. The Quarry community features the popular 18-hole Hurdzan-Fry championship golf course; the Golf Lodge with its formal restaurant and bar, golf pro shop, billiards and card rooms, and meeting and gathering rooms; and the Lake Lodge and Beach Club, featuring a bar and grille, resort-style lagoon pool, dedicated lap pool, fitness center and movement studio, massage and locker rooms, four lighted clay tennis courts, two Bocce ball courts, boat docks, cabanas and 830 acres of nature preserve.

NAI Realvest Negotiates sale of three-acre commercial development site in Winter Springs

Maitland, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a three-acre development site on the west side of Winding Hollow Blvd. just south of SR 434 in Winter Springs. Paul P. Partyka, managing partner at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the seller, Wintersprings Land LTD based in Maitland. The buyer, Altamonte Springs-based Florida Trust Administration LLC, will develop a professional office facility on the site at the entrance of the Winding Hollow subdivision. The project will be called the Offices at Winding Hollow. Gary Medley of Venture I Properties Inc. represented the buyer in the transaction.

CAMCAD Technologies Starts 2013 with Top Honor - Awarded Surfcam® Number One Reseller in North America

Winter Springs, Fla. -- CAMCAD Technologies, Inc., an award-winning provider of innovative and proven manufacturing solutions based in Central Florida, has been recognized as SURFCAM's #1 value-added reseller (VAR) for the month of January, 2013. Surfware, Inc. is a leading provider of milling and metal cutting software solutions for machine shops across the world and developer of the global leader SURFCAM® CAD/CAM systems. Surfware ended the month of January with one of the most successful sales records in several years, and attributes their success to software VARs, such as CAMCAD Technologies, Inc. "It is a difficult task to be a successful Software Sales organization today and in any type of market. Surfware, Inc. is very fortunate to have such a loyal and dedicated organization of Software VARs to partner with, all of you are a valuable asset to the success of this business," stated Matt Soucy, VAR Channel Manager at Surfware, Inc. For more than 20 years, CAMCAD Technologies, Inc., has made it a priority to provide manufacturers with a variety of tools and services designed to ensure increased productivity and profitability and boasts a portfolio of significant successes. "We are bullish with respect to the economy here in the southeast and look forward to continued growth at CAMCAD. This is certainly a great start to 2013 and we are very appreciative of the recognition," commented Alison Wildblood, CAMCAD chief executive officer. CAMCAD Technologies, Inc. has continually ranked in the top five of SURFCAM resellers for the past 17 years. In 2011, they were recognized as the top reseller in July and October, and in 2009 were awarded the prestigious Reseller of the Year. The honor for top sales in January solidifies their position as a leader in innovative and proven manufacturing solutions. CAMCAD Technologies Inc. is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in Winter Springs.

Sotheby’s International Realty Network Launches Ad Campaign Targeting Top 10 Percent of World Population — Local Based Stirling Sotheby’s Heavily Involved

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC, including Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, has launched its 2013 marketing campaign with plans to use top drawer media including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Hong Kong Tattler and BBC.com to create 700 million impressions — enough to reach 10 percent of the world’s current population. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty in Lake Mary, one of the Sotheby’s Realty network’s 650 offices in 45 countries and territories worldwide, said the marketing campaign will target the wealthiest 10 percent of us who can afford to consider buying a luxury home. “We joined the Sotheby’s International Realty Network early in its inception nearly seven years ago because real estate is now global and Sotheby’s International Realty is the world’s leading luxury real estate brand,” Soderstrom said. That means some real marketing power in the hands of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty associates who are helping luxury home owners sell their homes. And it means a decided advantage for luxury home owners in the Central Florida area, Soderstrom said. “We have a worldwide audience of affluent home buyers and one of the world’s most popular destinations is right here in Florida,” Soderstrom said. In 2012 Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty represented buyers and sellers from 12 different countries including China, Canada, Brazil and the U.K., Soderstrom said. Most luxury home buyers come from the U.S., Soderstrom said, but an increasing number come from overseas. “No matter what you hear on the news, the U.S. is by far the safest, most secure and most desirable environment in which to raise a family and enjoy the fruits of one’s labors,” Soderstrom said. “By marketing our clients’ luxury homes to a broader worldwide audience, we increase the potential value of every luxury home we represent,” he added. Last year Sotheby’s International launched specialty market websites to market farm, ranch, waterfront and ski properties, Soderstrom said. Soon Sotheby’s plans to launch new specialty websites that focus on golf, historic and metropolitan luxury homes and properties. “Last year Sothebysrealty.com logged seven million visits and four million unique visitors,” Soderstrom said. “We think we have the most powerful luxury real estate marketing tool on the planet.”

Park Square Homes posts 29 percent jump in sales in 2012

ORLANDO, Fla. – Park Square Homes, reported its 2012 sales grew by more than 29 percent over 2011 sales. Park Square Homes builds town homes, single family and resort vacation homes in 11 Orlando area communities. Anthony Rouhana, sales and marketing coordinator for Park Square Homes, said much of the increase can be attributed to a rising economy and to several new communities Park Square Homes opened in 2012. Park Square Homes recently announced it will start construction of 24 new homes at Solterra, a new resort style country community located on Ronald Reagan Parkway in Davenport south of Orlando near Disney and plans to start its first model home in March at Bellalago located off Pleasant Hill Rd. in Kissimmee. Earlier this year Park Square Homes hosted a grand opening to showcase two new models at Summerbrooke in Mount Dora and a grand opening is scheduled for March 2 to premiere two new models at the gated town home community of Prairie Lake Reserve on N. Clark Road in Ocoee.

Villages of Royal Palm opens two ready-to-move-in luxury homes, starts construction on two more

PORT ORANGE, Fla. --- The Villages of Royal Palm, the award winning active adult community in Port Orange, recently opened two new ready-to-move-in luxury homes and started construction on two more. Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development, the developer of the Villages of Royal Palm, said the new three bedroom luxury homes range in size from 1,300 of living space to 2,400 square feet, priced from the low $200s to more than $340,000. The two homes under construction will range from 1,600 square feet to 2,400 square feet and will be priced from the $200s. The homes under construction will offer three and four bedrooms.