Pardee Homes Has 12 Finalists In 2014 SoCal Awards

    LOS ANGELES, CA, September 24, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Pardee Homes has earned 12 Finalist honors in The SoCal Awards 2014 for its new home designs and sales and marketing professionals. The SoCal Awards honor superior achievement in new home sales, marketing and merchandising throughout Southern California. Sales and Marketing Councils of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Inc. (BIA/SC) sponsor the program.

This year's competition drew more than 425 entries. Finalists and Winners will be celebrated September 27 at The Grove in Anaheim, in gala ceremonies expected to include some 600 homebuilding professionals.

Pardee Homes' Inland Empire Division accounted for its 12 Finalist honors. The new home neighborhoods of Meadow Glen and Amberleaf in Lake Elsinore earned 7 Finalists for design excellence and model home merchandising.

Pardee Homes Executive Vice President Jon Lash said the honors exemplify the company's longstanding commitment to new home excellence at every price point. "Amberleaf and Meadow Glen showcase high quality that is also highly attainable for family buyers," he said. "They reflect Pardee's understanding of evolving households and preferences, with both neighborhoods featuring distinctive, flexible, multi-generational designs."

Four of Pardee's Inland Empire Sales Teams are SoCal Finalists. They are: Jodi Bettarel and Robert Marks at LivingSmart Homes Estrella at Sundance in Beaumont; Derek Cruz and LouAnn Niehaus at LivingSmart Homes Sundance in Beaumont; Linda Butterworth, Derek Cruz and Stephanie Saathoff at Meadow Glen and Meadow Ridge at Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore; and Lu DiPalma-Mills and Kirsti Peffers at LivingSmart Homes Hillside at Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore.

Matt Sauls was named Finalist for Marketing Director of the Year. Sauls handles the marketing for Pardee's 15 active new home neighborhoods in its Inland Empire and San Diego Divisions.

Sauls noted the Sales Team Finalists as a vital element of Pardee Homes' achievements in new home neighborhood development. "Customer service and satisfaction are paramount at Pardee Homes and these teams personify our intention to deliver a great home buying experience," he said.

Originating in 1921, Pardee Homes creates new homes and communities for first-time through luxury homebuyers. It was among the first to embrace master-planned community concepts; green homebuilding measures; environmentally sensitive development practices; and customer-focused processes for new home purchase. Pardee Homes has earned scores of honors for its commitment to these objectives and to steadfast civic outreach. Visit www.pardeehomes.com.

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