Builder Reputation Integral to New Home Purchase for First Time Homebuyer at Carriage Run

    SAN DIEGO, CA, June 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The decision to make the move from renting to buying a home can be overwhelming for first-time buyers especially in today's economic times. Home shoppers need to determine where they want to live, how much they can afford to spend and whether they should choose a newly built home, a resale, or even consider the possibility of hunting for a short sale home priced below market. One North County family, who recently purchased a new single-family home at Pardee Homes' (www.pardeehomes.com) Carriage Run in Carmel Country Highlands, looked for a home for over a year, weighed the pros and cons of new versus resale, and found that buying new made the most sense.

"When you take into account all the reasons to buy a new home versus a resale, new makes total financial sense," said Stephen Antonysamy, who along with his wife Darly Manayani and son David are now happily living in a brand new Pardee Homes' Plan 1 at Carriage Run. "In addition to all the benefits of a new home warranty, choosing your own flooring and even some room options, Pardee Homes' reputation was key to our decision. Their reputation and the trust we developed with the sales team made a real impression on us. After looking at homes for over a year, everything fell into place including interest rates and favorable pricing."

Getting everything you want in a new home and new neighborhood sometimes involves a bit of compromise, and the Antonysamy family did have to make some tough decisions, like whether they could settle for a house with three bedrooms rather than four, but in the end it was worth it. "We are really happy at Carriage Run," said Stephen. "It makes a difference when you come home from work to your own home and a nice, peaceful community like Carmel Country Highlands."

The sophisticated Plan 1 at Carriage Run features great room living, up to three bedrooms, three baths and a handy tech space. This home lives big and bright, with lots of windows and includes Pardee's Living Smart program of features designed to help preserve the land and its precious resources while also making the home environment more comfortable and efficient. Carriage Run is a certified California Green Builder neighborhood, offering significant improvements in energy efficiency, indoor air quality and comfort, on-site water recycling, and water and wood conservation.

Carriage Run features up to four bedrooms, three baths and square footage ranging from approximately 2,151 to 2,402 square feet. Customizing choices such as optional bedrooms, lofts, master bedroom decks and tech spaces are available and standard features in all three floor plans include dramatic nine-foot ceilings throughout, gourmet kitchens with a General Electric Profile appliance package and granite tile kitchen countertops. In addition, homes at Carriage Run include front yard landscaping, in a location that boasts easy coastal access and the benefits of a desirable school district.

A new phase of eight homes has just been release for sale offering availability of all three floor plans. Pricing is from the mid $700,000s.

For more information go to www.pardeehomes.com or call (858) 259-0876. From I-5, take 56 East to Carmel Country Road and go right. Turn right on Carmel Mountain Road, right on Canter Heights Drive, then left on Carriage Run Drive.

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