“We are meeting demand from new-home buyers who have a sense of urgency to buy right now,” said Vanessa Linn, vice president of sales and marketing for Shea Homes San Diego. “Buyers are taking advantage of value pricing and low interest rates before they start going up.”
Also during July, August and September 2009 the new-home builder closed 27 homes and started construction on 47 new homes. Year-to-date the builder has sold 201 homes and closed 87 homes.
Shea Homes San Diego sold 11 homes in the third quarter at Chaparral Ridge in Escondido. The one-and two-story single-family detached homes are priced from the mid $500,000s. Offering four floor plans, the homes at Chaparral Ridge range from approximately 2,653 to 3,564 square feet and have three to five bedrooms, 3.5 to 4.5 baths, and attached garages that accommodate three to four vehicles. The average lot size at Chaparral Ridge is 14,000 square feet. For additional information, contact community representatives at 760-233-5769.
Agave at Windingwalk also netted 11 sales during the third quarter, according to Shea Homes. These spacious three-story Chula Vista townhomes offer 1,464 to 1,581 square feet, with pricing from the low $300,000s. The floor plans have two to three bedrooms, 2.5 to 3.5 bathrooms and two-car garages. For more information, call 619-397-7698.
Another third quarter sales success for Shea Homes San Diego was recorded at Mandolin at Del Sur in San Diego, where eight homes sold. Priced from the mid $400,000s, Mandolin offers five floor plans ranging from 1,643 to 2,333 square feet. The condominium homes have two to five bedrooms, 2.5 to four baths and attached two-car garages. For information, call 858-832-1368. Set along one of the highest hilltops within the master-planned community, Mandolin is the only planned condominium community at Del Sur.
Looking ahead to the fourth quarter, Linn says she expects more than 100 homes to close. The San Diego builder also is pre-selling homes to close in the first quarter of next year.
“We are the only builder right now with active pre-sales of homes,” said Linn. “These buyers have the opportunity to customize their homes, giving them the added value of making their own selections.”
Among San Diego’s biggest builders, Shea Homes (http://www.SheaHomes.com) is selling at new-home neighborhoods throughout San Diego County, including La Costa, Escondido, Scripps Ranch, Del Sur and Chula Vista. Choices range from affordably priced condominiums and townhomes to traditional single-family detached homes and magnificent luxury residences.
About Shea Homes
Shea Homes, an independent member of the Shea family of companies, recently ranked No.1 among San Diego County homebuilders, according to MarketPointe Realty Advisors. Honored in 2005 as one of “America’s Best Builders” by the National Association of Home Builders, and as “2007 Builder of the Year” by Professional Builder Magazine, Shea Homes is also investing in the future of children and communities across America by sponsoring a multi-faceted literacy awareness program that urges parents to “Read With Your Child 15 Minutes a Day.” For more information, please visit the company’s website at http://www.SheaHomes.com.
Shea Homes is located at 9990 Mesa Rim Road in San Diego. To contact Shea Homes, please call 858-526-6500.
