Move-up Family Finds Affordable New Home Built by Pardee at Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore

LAKE ELSINORE, CA, July 07, 2011 (Press-News.org) Pardee's LivingSmart Homes community at Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore offered home shoppers Jen and Cory Jackson more of what that were looking for in a new home, including affordability. Priced from the low $200,000s, LivingSmart Homes include a choice of seven floor plans, including three single-story models, and a master-planned community setting that is ideal for a growing family like the Jacksons.

"With two children under the age of eight we simply needed a bigger home," said Jen Jackson. "Our first home was a townhome and we were ready for a single-family home with a backyard. Our new home is on a cul-de-sac and I feel comfortable letting our kids go out in the front yard to play. Plus they have their own rooms."

The Jacksons purchased a spacious Plan 4 home, a single-story model with approximately 1,900 square feet, three bedrooms, a den and big open great room. Their new home is adjacent to open space offering them hillside vistas and a roomy backyard. In addition, they are enjoying the benefits of two community recreation centers with visits to the pool nearly every day.

"The floor plan was definitely the number one reason we bought a LivingSmart home in Lake Elsinore," added Jen Jackson. "That, along with a price we could actually afford, made a difference. The home buying process itself was very easy. It was a stress-free process, thanks to the kind, thorough care of our sales person, Linda Butterworth, and exceptional service by the Pardee Home Loans team."

Located in master-planned Canyon Hills, LivingSmart Homes' residents enjoy a unique, natural setting where over 900 acres are dedicated to open space and a community Intranet with Verizon's FiOS fiber optic network connection that reaches every new home. The nearly 2,000-acre community includes schools, neighborhood parks and recreation centers including Creekside Park and Creekside Recreation Center which has a junior Olympic-size pool, clubhouse, picnic areas, playground and basketball court. A second private community recreation center with a beautiful swimming pool and spa is located adjacent to the LivingSmart Homes neighborhood. Nearby shopping at Canyon Hills Marketplace offers convenient shopping, dining and additional services, including a Stater Bros. Supermarket, Starbucks , Bank of America and CVS Pharmacy.

LivingSmart Homes at Canyon Hills include both one- and two story floor plans with three to seven bedrooms, two to four baths, two and three-bay garages and approximately 1,303 to 3,099 square feet. Ingenious touches such as gourmet kitchens with slab granite and stainless steel appliances are complemented by a host of room options such as media niches, extra bedrooms, fireplaces, garage workshops and master bedroom decks.

The homes are brimming with a wealth of features and recent updates include the addition of several new standard features such as sleek matching master bath mirrors, contemporary sinks and furniture-style cabinetry. Other features include designer-selected interior light fixtures and architecturally specified recessed lighting, separate interior laundry rooms and spacious master bedroom suites with luxurious bathrooms, private dressing areas and walk-in closets. To make buying a new home even easier, Pardee offers a variety of optional features including value kitchen packages, home wiring packages, bath fixture bundles and LivingSmart packages.

Standard energy-efficient features include Energy Star rated dishwashers, low-E spectrally selective glass windows, fluorescent lights in select recessed cans, dimmer switches and occupancy sensors, and radiant barrier roof sheathing. Buyers can also add such earth-friendly options as roof-integrated solar electric power systems, high- efficiency air filtration systems, tankless water heaters, WaterSmart controllers for landscape, reverse osmosis water system in the kitchen, central vacuum systems, and more. Energy efficiency in a LivingSmart home exceeds California's Title 24 criteria, already the toughest in the nation.

For more information about Pardee Homes and LivingSmart Homes, visit www.pardeehomes.com or call (951) 244-9583 or (888) 4PARDEE. To visit the models at Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore, exit I-15 at Railroad Canyon Road and go east 2.5 miles. Turn right on Canyon Hills Road and follow the signs.