Marine Family Discovers Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore is Ideal Place to Put Down Roots; New Homes by Pardee Priced from the $180,000s

LAKE ELSINORE, CA, November 08, 2012

When the Albert family thought about the future, and a time when husband Corporal Joshua Albert would leave the Marine Corps, they envisioned putting down roots in a place with parks, schools and lots of other families with children. A visit to a friend in master-planned Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore was enough for Megan Albert to know that she had discovered the ideal place to raise a family.

"Buying a home while my husband was overseas in Afghanistan was a daunting task, but with a baby on the way, I was motivated." said Megan Albert. "Pardee Homes made it easy. Every question I had was answered quickly and the Pardee team was informative and helpful, something I appreciated as a first-time buyer. The construction team helped me understand the process and provided weekly email updates that were exciting. I always felt I knew where we were during construction and when I expressed any concerns they were addressed immediately, all while maintaining a respectful attitude towards me.

"I was able to Skype with Joshua and send him pictures of the house and then, with amazing luck, he was able to get home in time to sign the escrow papers and do the walk-through. After living in Marine Corps housing for five years, we are now enjoying a beautiful new LivingSmart Hillside home in Canyon Hills."

The Albert family, who bought a single-story Plan 2 home at Hillside and moved in just one month ago, are enjoying their new home, especially the open floor plan with its great room and vaulted ceilings. The one-story home with three bedrooms and a den fits their needs and is ideal for this young family with a three month-old baby. Megan loves the new 18-acre park and envisions many years of birthday parties at the Canyon Hills recreation center.

"I feel we made a really good investment for our family with schools and parks close by, and so many other families with young children for our daughter to grow up with," added Megan Albert. "It's exciting to see all the other families with babies, including another Marine, who had been in Afghanistan with Joshua, and his family, who bought here too, after we told them about Canyon Hills."

Pardee Homes currently has three new home neighborhoods open for sale in Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore—LivingSmart Homes Hillside, LivingSmart Homes Canyon Hills and LivingSmart Parkside. Hillside, priced from the low $200,000s, offers four floor plans, including both one- and two-story homes, with up to four bedrooms, three baths and approximately 1,296 to 2,256 square feet. LivingSmart Canyon Hills has six floor plans, including both one- and two-story homes with up to seven bedrooms, four baths and approximately 3,099 square feet; pricing is from the high $100,000s.

Parkside, which opened for sale in late July, features three floor plans with three to four bedrooms and approximately 1,630 to 1,919 square feet. These two-story homes are priced from the $180,000s.
As a product of the LivingSmart family, these homes include a wealth of energy-saving, water-conserving, health-promoting and earth-friendly features and options such as a tankless water heater or roof-integrated solar electric power system. There are four components to the LivingSmart package that focus on (1) healthy living and cleaner air; (2) technology that reduces energy use and utility bills; (3) materials that come from recycled and sustainable sources; (4) features and landscape design that help conserve water usage.

Ideally located west of Canyon Lake in the foothills of Lake Elsinore, the award-winning Canyon Hills community offers convenient shopping, neighborhood parks, schools, trails and two resident-only recreation centers. Canyon Hills' most significant feature however, is its preserved open space, totaling more than 900 acres.

For more information about Pardee Homes and LivingSmart Homes in Canyon Hills, visit http://www.pardeehomes.com or call (951) 264-0127. Find Pardee on Facebook at http://www.fb.com/pardeehomesinlandempire. To visit 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.