Builder Extends Hand to New Home Buyers

IRVINE, CA—Professional Community Management Inc., an Associa company, is working with Irvine Pacific, the homebuilding division of the Irvine Co., to help homebuyers at Cypress Village in the Villages of Irvine master-planned community here feel more welcome to the community. The firms joined together to host a welcome event this week called “Countdown to Closing” for buyers who plan to close escrow in 30-60 days.

The event brings provides buyers with details about how to submit plans for their landscaping or other exterior improvements, allows them to meet the staff specifically assigned to their neighborhood and find out information like whom to contact for repairs or to get information about their home warranty.

According to Karen Inman, president of PCM, “The buyers in Cypress Village are smart, educated people. They want to be better prepared with information. This event is simple and yet so powerful. It sets the owners and the community association up for success and is the first opportunity I have to meet these new buyers and provide them with the information about their community association to make it a very positive experience.”

David Galy, a regional manager with PCM, adds, “By working ahead of the timeline, before the buyers move in, we are seeing compliance with the community guidelines, and buyers are able to gain approval for any improvements or remodeling plans so that they can begin work quickly once they've closed escrow.”

A spokesperson for Irvine Co. tells GlobeSt.com, “This is one of a variety of events taking place for new homebuyers across the Villages of Irvine who continue to make us the top-selling master-planned community in the West. Homebuyers tell us they appreciate the quality of life enjoyed from decades of thoughtful planning, including great homes built by renowned builders, nearby access to acres of open space, schools planned within our neighborhoods and homes close to employment and world-class shopping, dining and entertainment.”

As GlobeSt.com reported in August, the Villages of Irvine has sold the most homes of any master-planned community in the Western US for the third consecutive year. The community was named Top-Selling Master-Planned Community in the Western US by the Robert Charles Lesser Co. in its 2014 mid-year update for selling 664 homes in the first six months of the year.

Cypress Village is one of the many communities in the Villages of Irvine. Another is Corte Bella in the Orchard Hills Village, which is “surrounded by working avocado orchards” and has homes that “feature an open and light-filled great room with a chef-inspired kitchen that opens into your own private yard,” according to Tom Veal, VP of residential sales and marketing for Irvine Pacific. The firm is currently selling Corte Bella single-family residences with floor plans that range from 1,833 square feet to 2,101 square feet and are priced form the low $800,000s.