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Pulte opens new patio home model in Telfair

Pulte Homes has opened a new decorated patio home model which expands the variety of price ranges and new-home styles offered in Sugar Land's Telfair master-planned community, ranked third in greater Houston for new-home sales.

Located in the patio home section of Telfair, Pulte's new model showcases the builder's Carriage Collection, a group of one-story floor plans priced from $245,000 to $277,000. Ranging from 1,759 to 2,706 square feet, these Pulte plans offer three and four bedrooms, and most plans include a family room, a study, and a flex space that can be used as an additional living area or bedroom. These plans also include one or more spacious side courtyards accessible through French doors, adding more light to the open interiors.

Outside, the architecture is classic and traditional, with each plan offered in three styles. Design hallmarks include covered front porches, high-pitched rooflines, and combinations of stone, brick and stucco. Two- and three-car garages are standard, per plan.

These new Pulte designs are offered on 50-foot homesites in a Telfair neighborhood designed to offer homebuyers a low-maintenance lifestyle, with convenient services such as front yard maintenance provided by a special neighborhood association.

The neighborhood has an interior lake lined with parks, and many homesites offer views of water and open space. The Palmetto House, a private amenity reserved for neighborhood residents, is situated on a waterfront site and provides indoor and outdoor spaces for parties and events. Residents also have access to approximately 300 acres of recreational amenities planned for Telfair, including a 70-acre central lake system and the new Telfair Central recreation complex.

Other homebuilders offering patio homes in Telfair include Newmark Homes Houston, David Weekley and Ryland.

"Patio homes have been a very popular product in Telfair since this neighborhood was first introduced, and we are very excited to add Pulte, now the nation's largest homebuilder, to our group of patio home builders," said Heather Gould, marketing director for Newland Communities. "Pulte's Carriage Collection floor plans are all brand-new designs, and they offer Telfair homebuyers many innovative features, such as interior courtyards, flex spaces and front porches."

Gould said variety has been key to the rise in new-home sales in Telfair, with patio homes appealing to a diverse group of buyers ranging from young professionals to empty-nesters. Overall, Telfair offers new homes priced from the $240,000s to over $1 million, with other products including traditional single-family homes and luxury homes.

Metrostudy, a Houston-based housing research firm, ranks Telfair third in greater Houston for the first three quarters of 2009. For 2008, Telfair ranked sixth nationally for new-home sales in a study completed by the RCLCO real estate advisory firm. To date, new-home sales in Telfair are 5% ahead of last year's totals, Gould added.

A 2,018-acre community located at U.S. 59 South and University Blvd., in the Fort Bend Independent School District, Telfair is home to the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, which opened earlier this fall in a restored historic building donated by Newland Communities. The museum is part of the Telfair Central complex, which also includes a swim center and a future community hall and recreation building planned to open in 2010.

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About Telfair

Telfair, a Sugar Land, Texas master-planned community, is located approximately 25 miles southwest of downtown Houston. This 2,018-acre community offers new Houston, Texas homes for sale at prices from the mid $200,000s to over $1 million. Opened in 2006, Telfair has about 1,400 homes and upon completion in 2014 is planned for approximately 2,800 homes. Telfair homes are offered by leading homebuilders including Beazer, Darling, David Weekley, Highland, Huntington, Meritage, Newmark, Partners In Building, Perry, Pulte, Ryland, Trendmaker, Wilshire and Village Builders. Telfair homes are surrounded by 300 acres of recreational amenities, including 70 acres of lakes, numerous neighborhood parks, miles of greenbelt trails and the 25-acre Telfair Central recreation complex. Telfair is located at U.S. 59 South and University Blvd. in the top-rated Fort Bend Independent School District.

Stephen Kendrick is a Realtor specializing in the Sugar Land master planned community of Telfair. Contact Stephen today for more information on Sugar Land area attractions or Telfair neighborhood information. You can reach Stephen by email at stephen@stephenakendrick.com or visit his website at www.stephenakendrick.com.

Taylor Morrison to develop Avalon at Telfair community in Sugar Land

Taylor Morrison has purchased 108 acres from Newland Communities for a new upscale community to be called Avalon at Telfair, to be developed within the boundaries of Newland's 2,018-acre Telfair master-planned community at U.S. 59 South and University Blvd. in Sugar Land.

Taylor Morrison will develop Avalon at Telfair in partnership with Newland Communities, according to Steve Von Hofe, president of Taylor Morrison's Houston Division.

Located on the south side of U.S. 59, across the freeway from the portions of Telfair that have been developed to date on the north side of U.S. 59, Avalon at Telfair will have its main entrance off of University Blvd.

Planned for 270 home sites to be developed over the next three years, Avalon at Telfair will feature Taylor Morrison homes priced from the high $400,000s to over $1 million on home sites measuring 70, 80 and 90 feet wide. Taylor Morrison plans to begin construction of its model homes in February, with pre-opening sales to begin in March.

The land plan for Avalon at Telfair includes a park, walking trails and two monument entrances fronting University Boulevard. A 400-acre City of Sugar Land park is located adjacent to Avalon at Telfair, which is within walking distance to the University of Houston System at Sugar Land. Homeowners in the community will also have access to the approximately 300 acres of recreational amenities and open space planned for the overall Telfair development.

"This is one of the biggest real estate transactions in a long time for Taylor Morrison in Houston, and we couldn't ask for a better partner than Newland Communities. They know the Sugar Land market and set the high standard of quality our Avalon brand demands," said Von Hofe. "Taylor Morrison has built homes in Newland communities for years; they're all top performers for us and rank among the top master-planned communities in Houston."

"We are very pleased to welcome Taylor Morrison and their successful Avalon brand to Telfair. We believe their presence will enhance the already strong position of Telfair as the third best-selling community for new homes in the Houston region," said Travis Stone, senior vice president for Newland Communities. "Taylor Morrison introduced the Avalon lifestyle in Sugar Land with its first Avalon enclave over 10 years ago, and they successfully replicated the Avalon experience in our Seven Meadows community in Katy. We have no doubt that homebuyers and Realtors in Sugar Land will enthusiastically welcome the return of this valued brand with the opening of Avalon at Telfair."

Stone noted that Telfair ended 2009 with 449 new-home sales, marking a 10 percent increase over 2008 sales. Metrostudy listed Telfair as the third best-selling community in the Houston region through the third quarter of 2009, and RCLCO listed it as the sixth best-selling community in the United States in its 2008 nationwide survey of new-home sales.

Avalon at Telfair is the third Avalon branded community for Taylor Morrison. Avalon at First Colony in Sugar Land and Avalon at Seven Meadows in Katy were developed by Taylor Woodrow LP, which merged with Morrison Homes in 2007 to form Taylor Morrison. Avalon at First Colony has been sold out for years and the last home in Avalon at Seven Meadows in Katy is currently under construction. Homes in both communities were priced upwards to more than $1 million.

Taylor Morrison is currently building homes priced from the $100,000s to over $1 million in 22 locations in the Houston area. The Houston division is located at 5353 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 190, Houston, TX 77041, 713-598-3000.

Overall, Telfair offers new homes priced from the $240,000s to over $1 million.

About Taylor Morrison

Taylor Morrison, Inc. is one of the top homebuilders in North America, building a wide range of product for discerning home buyers across the country. With more than 200 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas, Taylor Morrison, Inc., offers first-time, mid-market and mid-to-upscale housing in both master-planned communities and urban infill neighborhoods. The company also operates under the Monarch brand in Ontario, Canada, where it builds single-family homes and high-rise condominiums. Taylor Morrison, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), a home building company with 125 years of experience and operations in the United Kingdom, North America, Spain and Gibraltar. For more information visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About Telfair

Telfair, a Sugar Land, Texas master-planned community, is located approximately 25 miles southwest of downtown Houston. This 2,018-acre community offers new Houston, Texas homes for sale at prices from the mid $200,000s to over $1 million by leading homebuilders. Opened in 2006, Telfair has about 1,400 homes and upon completion in 2014 is planned for approximately 2,800 homes. Telfair homes are surrounded by 300 acres of recreational amenities and open space including 70 acres of lakes, numerous neighborhood parks, miles of greenbelt trails and the 25-acre Telfair Central recreation complex. Telfair is located at U.S. 59 South and University Blvd. in the top-rated Fort Bend Independent School District. For more information visit www.telfair.com.

Stephen Kendrick is a REALTOR® specializing in Sugar Land, Texas area. Contact Stephen at Telfair@stephenakendrick.com for more information on Telfair or Sugar Land real estate.

Telfair makes national top 10 list for new-home sales and has nation's highest increase

Sugar Land's Telfair is the nation's No. 6 community for new-home sales, and the 2,018-acre community at U.S. 59 and University Blvd. ranks third in Houston and Texas, according to a new study just released by RCLCO, a leading independent real estate advisory firm which has compiled the annual list since 1994.

With 412 new-home sales in 2008, Telfair is also the No. 1 community in the Southwest Houston submarket, which includes Sugar Land.

A development of Newland Communities, Telfair also had the highest sales increase of any other community in the national study, with new-home sales up 13 percent in 2008.

The only other communities on the RCLCO list with positive sales gains - Cinco Ranch in Katy and Eagle Springs in northeast Houston - are also located in Houston, and are also developments of Newland Communities. Overall, Houston was home to five of the top 10 communities on the RCLCO list.

"Sugar Land frequently ranks high on national lists of the best places to live and work, and the RCLCO study shows that home buyers are recognizing the quality of life offered by Sugar Land," said Ted Nelson, President of Newland's Central Region, which includes Texas.

Nelson said that Telfair's Sugar Land location consistently ranks high in research asking home buyers why they chose the community.

Another highly positive trend for Houston - not reflected on the RCLCO report - is the fact that 2009 new-home sales for the three Newland communities on the top 10 list are on par with, or even ahead of, 2008 sales.

For 2009, Telfair reported a total of 117 new-home sales through April 19 - running neck-and-neck with the same period in 2008, when 119 new homes were sold.

"Continued strong new-home sales in Telfair, Cinco Ranch and Eagle Springs prove that during uncertain economic times, homebuyers are choosing quality homes in well-planned, well-located communities with great amenities and lifestyle built in," Nelson added. "Homebuyers seem to be viewing large-scale master-planned communities as strong investments, especially those communities with strong track records."

Nelson added that Telfair is having an eventful year in 2009, with the extension of University Blvd. all the way from U.S. 59 to Highway 6, paving the way for a new phase of homesites. This summer, the first phase of Telfair Central, a 25-acre community center complex, is planned to open. In the fall, the Houston Museum of Natural Science plans to open its new Sugar Land facility in the historic Central State Farm building at Telfair, which was donated by Newland Communities.

All three Newland Communities developments on the list also posted increases in the average sales price of new homes in 2008. The average sales price was up 3% in Telfair, 11% in Cinco Ranch, and 6% in Eagle Springs.

About Newland Communities

Newland Communities is the largest private developer of planned communities in the United States. With a legacy that began in 1968, Newland specializes in comprehensive residential and urban mixed-use master planning with expertise in leading large-scale single- and multi-family new-home communities. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Newland and its affiliated companies are currently developing and managing nearly 40 projects in 14 states. http://www.newlandcommunities.com/#setHome

Stephen Kendrick is a REALTOR® specializing in Sugar Land, Texas area. Contact Stephen at Telfair@stephenakendrick.com for more information on Telfair or Sugar Land real estate.