Move-in-Ready Rush is on With Pardee Homes, as Award-Winning Homebuilder Offers Golden Purchase Opportunities to Southern California Homebuyers

SANTA BARBARA, CA, March 01, 2011 (Press-News.org) New-home shoppers in Southern California at are finding golden opportunities from Pardee Homes at Fair Oaks Ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley and at Moorpark Highlands in Moorpark. With the premium move-in ready homes offered by this award-winning builder, buyers are finding varied choices in home size and plan layout and a wealth of upgrades and finish features included with purchase.

Additionally, these homes are tagged with special pricing and favorable lending terms. Great location puts the icing on the new home cake: the move-in ready choices are in well-established master-planned communities with multiple lifestyle amenities and convenience to employment, shopping, dining and entertainment.

"We're delivering the pleasures and perks of buying a new home in a great location--without the headaches that so often come with buying a resale home, " said Joyce Mason, vice president of marketing for Pardee Homes. "With pricing and interest rates making purchase so attainable, taking action now is the smart thing to do!"

Fair Oaks Ranch--at Oak Crest, large family homes have approximately 2,664 to 3,960 square feet and up to 7 bedrooms and 4 baths. Move-in ready choices include a Plan 3B on Homesite 58, priced at $579,294, reduced from $649,924. This beautiful home is on a cul-de-sac homesite and has approximately 3,653 square feet of living space. It provides 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, a loft and fireplace.

Spotlight On--Plan Three's award-winning super laundry/hobby room. This large, light-filled room is just off the butler's pantry. Its size and location help lighten the laundry chores, and it's a great multi-tasking design, accommodating hobby and play activities, household office work and more. With direct access from the garage, this terrific space also provides a convenient transition/offloading area from your car to the family and kitchen spaces.

Price-included upgrades with this move-in ready home include granite slab kitchen countertops, chestnut on maple kitchen cabinets, upgraded flooring, GE Monogram kitchen appliances, a wrought iron staircase, upgraded door trim and base molding and custom countertops and shower in the master bathroom and the third bath. Special financing is available.

At Laurel Park, Fair Oaks Ranch shoppers will find stylish, attainably priced homes with up to 4 bedrooms and 3 baths in approximately 1,830 to 2,432 square feet of living space. Featured move-in ready homes at Laurel Park include a Plan 1C on Homesite 55, priced at $425,170, reduced from $453,170 and providing approximately 1,830 square feet of living space, with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.

Spotlight On--the handy tech space, tucked upstairs, close to the home's bedroom retreats. For you or the kids, this tech space is ideally suited for study and computer tasks, and it is already fitted with the optional built-in desk. Also among price-included enrichments with this home are window blinds, upgraded granite kitchen countertops with 6-inch backsplash, spice on beech kitchen cabinets and upgraded wine rack, under cabinet lighting and upgraded flooring.

Fair Oaks Ranch homeowners enjoy open expanses, preserved oak trees, neighborhood parks, a modern K-8 school and a recreational center, plus Fair Oaks Ranch Park, which has activity areas, a pavilion and picnic tables with barbeques. Easy freeway access, a nearby Metrolink station and convenient shopping and dining at Golden Valley Plaza further enhance the community's location value.

Moorpark Highlands--In Ventura County, shoppers who prefer a new home from Pardee Homes are heading to the gated neighborhood of Cherry Hill at Moorpark Highlands. Cherry Hill homes offer approximately 2,607 to 3,479 square feet of living space with up to 5 bedrooms and up to 4 baths, on large home sites. Greatly reduced assessment fees enhance the purchase selection here.

Among move-in ready choices at Cherry Hill is a Plan 2CR on Homesite 24, priced at $671,600, reduced from $701,600 and providing approximately 2,918 square feet of living space. With 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, this elegantly designed home is situated on a large, cul-de-sac lot.

Spotlight On--the large and versatile loft space, a terrific spot for kids at play--or as a media room for the whole family. It can also be defined as a library/study or a guest room, enhanced by easy access to a full bath. Adding to this home's versatile retreat spaces is a downstairs bedroom with full bath.

Also highlighting this home are such price-included upgrades as GE Profile stainless steel kitchen appliances, granite slab kitchen countertops with custom-designed backsplash, ceiling fan pre-wires and an upgraded staircase. The buyer will select flooring and special financing is available.

As residents of Moorpark Highlands, Cherry Hill buyers will enjoy a scenic location, preserved open spaces and access to multi-purpose trails and Mammoth Highlands Park, which has play areas, a multi-use field, picnic pavilion, a lighted tennis court and basketball court. Moorpark Highlands is close to Moorpark Marketplace and The Village at Moorpark. Nearby freeways put Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Simi Valley within easy reach.

And as with all new homes by Pardee Homes, those at Cherry Hill, Laurel Park and Oak Crest provide advanced features and systems that help reduce home energy consumption. With Pardee's award-winning LivingSmart program, buyers will find measures that boost energy efficiency, save water and other natural resources and improve indoor air quality. Sales offices can supply details.

"Our company's commitment is to help families fulfill their new home dream in a rewarding, satisfying way," said Mason. "We look forward to doing just that with these wonderful, move-in ready selections!"

Laurel Park and Oak Crest sales centers are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and Tuesdays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cherry Hill is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Mondays 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Call Laurel Park at 661-299-5409 and Oak Crest at 661-252-2394. Call Cherry Hill at 805-530-1508.

Established in 1921, Pardee Homes is one of the nation's most notable homebuilding companies, active in Southern California and the greater Las Vegas area. Pardee Homes emphasizes master-planned communities that include schools, parks and preserved open space, and is widely recognized for quality construction, customer service, and dedication to the educational and civic goals of the communities in which it builds.

Website: http://www.pardeehomes.com