Park Square Homes Wins Major Awards at Lake-Sumter Parade of Homes

ORLANDO, Fla. – Park Square Homes was the big winner in the recent 2013 Lake/Sumter County Parade of Homes. The Orlando-based homebuilder captured the Grand Award for its Pensacola model home located at Summerbrooke off SR 46 in Mount Dora. Anthony Rouhana, sales and marketing coordinator at Park Square Homes, said the Pensacola also won First Place in the category of homes priced from $250,000-$300,000. Not to be outdone, Park Square Homes’ Summerbrooke community also won a top prize as it was voted the Number One Community in the Parade. Rouhana said Summerbrooke now has 50 home sites available for sale with prices starting in the $160s. The top-winning Pensacola model home is a two-story design that offers four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths in 2,575 square feet of living area. Visit www.parksquarehomes.com

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Appoints Beth P. Weinbrenner, International Luxury Homes Specialist

Orlando, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed Beth P. Weinbrenner an International Luxury Home Specialist at its Lake Mary/Heathrow Marketing Center. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Weinbrenner earned her Associate’s in Science Degree in Architectural Design and Construction Technology from Daytona State College and specialized in Architectural CADD drafting and Interior Design. “Beth Weinbrenner has a strong background in architectural design and residential space and landscape planning,” Soderstrom said. She has lived in the Central Florida area for over 35 years and has more than four years of experience as a kitchen and bath designer,” Soderstrom said. Weinbrenner is a resident of Oviedo and a member of the Orlando Regional Realtor’s Association. Weinbrenner has extensive experience in marketing and selling luxury properties to local, national, and international clients, and will also focus on representing home builders and community developers in the marketing and sale of new residential communities and individual custom homes.

Luhse Tea Celebrates One-Year Anniversary, Launches New Campaign to Support the U.S. Economy

Kissimmee, Fla. --- Luhse Tea LLC celebrated its one-year anniversary recently with a New Year’s Resolution to support the U.S. economy. Mindy S. Ferris and Brittney M. Wholihan, co-founders of Luhse Tea, said the company is practicing what it preaches. “We have appointed a new web maintenance firm headquartered in Minnesota and a new art design company headquartered in New York,” the co-founders said. Ferris and Wholihan said Luhse Tea is transitioning to U.S.-based products and plans to continue its growth by purchasing US goods and services. Luhse Tea’s wide variety of fine teas and tea accessories is available online at www.luhsetea.com, on FaceBook at facebook.com/luhsetea, and on Twitter at twitter.com/luhsetea. Luhse Tea is a client member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program’s Kissimmee Incubator.

Three Model Homes Underway at Rosedale Country Club by Ashton Woods Homes

Lakewood Ranch, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has started construction of three new model homes at Rosedale County Club located on Lakewood Ranch Blvd. near 44th Ave. West in Lakewood Ranch. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the model homes, each with three bedrooms and a study, will range in size from 1,962 square feet of living space to 2,580 square feet and are priced from $319,990. Roche said the homes will be ready for viewing on April 8.