Pardee Homes Makes List of 50 Top Selling Master Planned Communities in the United States

    SAN DIEGO, CA, February 02, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Pardee Homes' Carmel Valley master-planned community was ranked number 47 nationwide on the John Burns Real Estate Consulting list of top-selling master planned communities in the United States for 2011. With 147 new homes sold in the Carmel Valley area, Pardee was among just five builder/developers in California to make the list.

The top-selling master planned community in the nation was The Villages, an active adult community in the Orlando, Florida area with 2,307 sales. Irvine Ranch in Southern California was also in the top five. This is the second year that John Burns Real Estate has compiled this list, which included 131 projects in all areas of the United States, representing nearly 23,000 new home sales during 2011.

"It is very encouraging to have made this list as we head into a new year," said Matt Sauls, director of marketing for Pardee Homes San Diego Division. "We strive to build homes for the way people want to live, and that includes all that comes with a successful master-planned community. From good schools, convenient shopping and recreational amenities, to preserving natural open space, our communities are more than just a place to live; they are communities where families can flourish."

Pardee Homes currently has four new home neighborhoods offering homes for sale in the coveted Carmel Valley area of coastal-close north San Diego County. The duo master-planned community of Carmel Country Highlands and Pacific Highlands Ranch includes townhomes priced from the high $400,000s at Highlands Village, California Green Builder certified single-family homes at Carriage Run from the low $800,000s; front porch/courtyard homes at Hampton Lane from the high $600,000s; and the newest neighborhood to open in master-planned Pacific Highlands Ranch, Brightwater, an eco-friendly collection of elegant two-story homes from the mid $800,000s.

Established in 1921, Pardee Homes is one of the largest building companies in California and noted for energy-efficient building practices, quality construction, customer satisfaction and dedication to the educational and civic goals of the communities for which it builds. For more information go to www.pardeehomes.com or on Facebook at www.fb.com/pardeehomes.

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