Pardee Homes Shines in 2014 SoCal Awards

    LOS ANGELES, CA, October 15, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Pardee Homes earned top honors for its Inland Empire sales professionals in The SoCal Awards 2014, with winners announced in late September. Judged from nominations throughout Southern California, the SoCal Awards recognize superior achievements in new home sales, marketing and merchandising, and are sponsored by Sales and Marketing Councils of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Inc. (BIA/SC).

Peter Altuchow was named Sales Manager of the Year. Also winning in sales achievement categories were Derek Cruz and LouAnn Niehaus at LivingSmart Homes Sundance in Beaumont and Stephanie Saathoff, who was named Rookie Salesperson of the Year.

Pardee Homes' Inland Empire Division accounted for 11 additional Finalist honors. Matt Sauls was named Finalist for Marketing Director. Sales Team Finalists were Jodi Bettarel and Robert Marks at LivingSmart Homes Estrella at 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.

The new home neighborhoods of Meadow Glen and Amberleaf in Lake Elsinore earned 7 Finalist designations. These included Finalists for architectural design excellence and model home merchandising.

"This year's awards program was highly competitive, very reflective of a newly robust housing market," said Lisa Parrish, Judging Chair and producer of the SoCal Awards. "Pardee Homes can be rightfully proud of its multiple honors in this field of contenders, and we join the judging panel in commending this exceptional homebuilding company."

Pardee Homes Executive Vice President Jon Lash said the honors reflect the company's enduring commitment to customer service and to new home excellence. "Buyers experience our focus on their satisfaction when they first make contact with Pardee at a model sales center or with one of our online new home counselors," he said. "Our excellent project and customer service teams support this positive experience with the quality of the homes they design and build; we are truly appreciative to be recognized for both by the SoCal Awards."

This year's competition drew 425 entries. Finalists and Winners were celebrated September 27 at The Grove in Anaheim, in gala ceremonies attended by some 600 homebuilding professionals.

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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