Popular features with buyers include
planned community amenities, large
master suites, designer kitchens with upgraded
appliances and granite countertops,
and energy-efficient construction.
Mull also notes that the builder is offering
a “2/1 Buydown” program that
gives buyers reduced interest rates —
and reduced monthly mortgage payments
— for two years.
“You have the extra cash to get the
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things you need today while planning ahead for tomorrow,”
adds Mull.
Three of Taylor Morrison’s communities that are popular
with relocators are:
• HAVENCREST The gated community near Windermere in
Orange County features one- and two-story homes ranging in
size from 3,002 to 4,882 square feet and priced starting in the
$600s. Homes have four to five bedrooms, three to four-and-ahalf
baths and three-car garages.
• LAUREATE PARK Located in the Lake Nona master-planned
community in southeast Orlando, the community offers one-
and two-story homes priced from the $500s and ranging in size
from 2,700 to 4,900 square feet. It’s part of a natural-gas community
that provides an aquatic center for homeowners.
• THE CANYONS AT HIGHLAND RANCH One- and two-story
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homes in Clermont in Lake County are
priced starting in the $260s and range in
size from 1,800 to 4,800 square feet. Its
location offers easy access to commuter
routes and major job centers, such as Maitland
Center, downtown Orlando and the
theme parks.
If you want to relocate closer to the
beach, Geosam Capital is developing
two communities just off State Road 44
near Interstate 95 in New Smyrna Beach.
Venetian Bay (venetianbay.info) will have more than 3,000
homes at build-out, and Coastal Woods (coastalwoodsnsb.
com) will have about 1,300 homes, according to Christopher
Roy, asset manager for the developer.
The homebuilders are the Johnson Group, Platinum Home
Builders, Paytas Homes, Adley Homes and D.R. Horton in Venetian
Bay. In Coastal Woods, the builders are D.R. Horton,
Starlight and Meritage Homes.
“We offer different themes — Mediterranean, craftsman,
coastal — and price points ranging from the $200s to more
than $1 million for custom estates,” says Roy. “We have homes
for everybody from move-up buyers to retirees.”
Each community will offer a variety of living options, from apartments
and townhomes to single-family homes. Sizes range from
1,700 to more than 5,000 square feet in Venetian Bay and from
K. Hovnanian’s Highlands at Summerlake
Groves, located near Winter Garden in
southwest Orange County, features singlefamily
homes priced starting in the mid-
$430s. Within the community is the Xavier
model, which features a stunning master
bath with a walk-in shower. At 3,636 square
feet, it’s priced from $434,990.
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