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Tips for Organizing Your Home Office

Tips for Organizing Your Home Office

on February 20, 2012

Whether you have a home-based business, telecommute or run a busy household, a key to efficiency and productivity is a well-organized office. Make your work/life details a snap with these tips to get your home office organized. Ready. Set. Go.   Create a designated work area. Experts at HGTV explain that home offices should have [...]

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Why Buy Green?

Why Buy Green?

on September 24, 2011

Buying a new home that is certified green brings real value to the homebuyer – value that is not found in other non-certified green homes. Affordable utility bills, third party verifications, efficiencies that will perform long after you move in. For starters. Watch the video to learn from Certified Green Professional and Pardee Homes VP [...]

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Building a Green Home: Between the Walls

Building a Green Home: Between the Walls

on September 22, 2011

Who doesn’t like a little “inside” information? And when you’re looking for a new home, you want to know about everything–including the stuff you can’t see, right? Certified Green Professional and Pardee Homes Vice President of Marketing Joyce Mason talks to you from our LivingSmart Room at Fair Oaks Ranch, where you can discover the [...]

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Building a Green Home: Framing Day

Building a Green Home: Framing Day

on September 20, 2011

We just love this part! Seeing new homes being built, and thinking about the families that will create memories here is very satisfying. And when the homes are built to our LivingSmart standards, well, that’s something to really feel good about. See for yourself what’s better about a green home built by Pardee Homes. Superintendent [...]

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Building a Green Home: The Foundation

Building a Green Home: The Foundation

on September 15, 2011

One of the first steps in building a green home is pouring the concrete. Take a peek behind the scenes at LivingSmart Homes at Fair Oaks Ranch with Pardee Homes Superintendent Mike Carrillo, as he walks you through the steps involved, explaining a little bit about the processes that control for quality and safety. LivingSmart [...]

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Behind the Scenes at Hampton Lane with Barbara Ciraface

Behind the Scenes at Hampton Lane with Barbara Ciraface

on September 14, 2011

Pardee Homes’ new home community of Hampton Lane at Pacific Highlands Ranch in San Diego offers gourmet kitchens with sleek slab granite countertops, large preparation islands and cabinets designed for recycling. But we know homebuyers want to give their new home that personal touch! That’s why our design team, including Design Consultant Barbara Cirafice, works [...]

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Building a Green Home: Reducing Construction Waste

Building a Green Home: Reducing Construction Waste

on September 13, 2011

A sustainable approach to new home building includes a responsible strategy for minimizing construction waste. Pardee Homes VP of Construction Ralph Pistone is onsite at our LivingSmart Homes community at Fair Oaks Ranch, and shares some of the steps we take to reduce and recycle on the jobsite. LivingSmart Homes at Fair Oaks Ranch recently [...]

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Building a Green Home: Sneak Peek

Building a Green Home: Sneak Peek

on September 7, 2011

There’s a lot of talk these days about green building. We’ve been asking around and we’ve learned that while the concept sounds good, a lot of people aren’t sure what that really means—or why that might be important to them when they’re shopping for a new home. We decided it was time to give you [...]

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Financing Options For Your New Home from Pardee Have Never Been More Attractive

Financing Options For Your New Home from Pardee Have Never Been More Attractive

on August 31, 2011

New home financing, especially when it’s your first home, can sometimes be a little confusing. Jon Andrews is a home mortgage consultant with Pardee Home Loans, and one of our team members at Pacific Highlands Ranch. You’ll hear from Jon about some of the financing options that are currently available, and also about what’s most [...]

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Turn Savings on Utility Costs into Family Fun

Turn Savings on Utility Costs into Family Fun

on August 29, 2011

Summer is officially here. The season to beat the heat. It’s also the season for higher utility bills. This means parents are asking their kids the same questions repeatedly: Did you turn the lights off? Is the patio door shut? Why is the refrigerator open? Here’s a question to ask yourself. How can I get [...]

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