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Puget Sound's Top-Selling Community Distinguished by Intuitive Design, Natural Beauty

The numbers are out, and they don’t lie: Tehaleh has set itself apart as the region’s top-selling new home community, outpacing the 2013 sales of 498 other communities and new home neighborhoods in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston counties.

“People seem to gravitate toward this place,” said Scott Jones, Vice President and General Manager for Newland Communities. “Newland has been designing communities for over 40 years and I think we’ve really hit it out of the park with Tehaleh – it just has this charm that doesn’t seem to let go of people.”

Since opening its doors last September, Tehaleh has set itself apart as a uniquely beautiful community with a special emphasis on fostering a sense of connection to both neighbors and to the outdoors.

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Tours will be offered this weekend, with 8 move-in ready homes and 14 model homes currently offering a peek into the Tehaleh lifestyle. Builders offer a variety of homes, including two-story floor plans with main-floor living and ramblers.

In just the first four neighborhoods, Tehaleh features six parks, 7.5 miles of trails and The Post, a community gathering and information center with its own Caffé D’arte and beautiful views of parks and Mount Rainier. Combined with the skate park and graffiti wall, Tehaleh outings can include a picnic with neighbors, a nature walk with the family, or a high adrenaline skate-session at The Edge for energetic teens.

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“For us, Tehaleh hit all the right notes,” said Julie Orr, who moved to Tehaleh in June. “Tehaleh combines everything about the Northwest that made me fall in love with the region in the first place. It’s apart from the bustle of city life, without being remote. Wildlife is right in your backyard, but you’re never far away from the perfect cup of coffee or a night on the town.”

Tehaleh is part of the Sumner School District and is also the home of Donald Eismann Elementary School – a leading public primary school built in 2009, serving 350 kindergarten through fifth grade students.

“The entire design of Tehaleh – the master plan, the elementary school, the live-work combination – all of those things are a draw for homebuyers,” said Todd Britsch, President of New Home Trends, the firm that released the regional sales report. “Plus you have fantastic builders in a community that people have been looking forward to for years.”

Tehaleh offers homes built by some of the region’s (and nation’s) top builders – Benjamin Ryan Communities, Lennar, Quadrant Homes, Richmond American Homes and Trilogy at Tehaleh.

Together, the five builders offer options to fit nearly any budget or lifestyle. Floor plans are tailored to the needs of families of any size, even multigenerational families, with base prices starting from the mid-$200s. Optional features include outdoor living spaces, mudrooms and unique personalized storage options and countless custom touches that make a home exceptionally beautiful.

“Tehaleh is setting the pace for the real estate recovery in the Puget Sound,” said John Burns, CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, one of the nation’s leading real estate experts. “My hat goes off to Newland. Their understanding of the market, combined with their years of experience, has brought together the elements that home buyers are looking for.”

Tehaleh is owned in a joint venture between two strong companies; North America Sekisui House, LLC (NASH), the U.S. business unit and full subsidiary of Sekisui House Ltd., Japan’s largest homebuilder and leading diversified developer, and American Newland Communities, LLC, whose development business, Newland Communities, is the master developer of Tehaleh. Collectively, the NASH-Newland partnership owns or manages more than 30 communities across the country.

Through the perfect balance of warm community, natural beauty and homes by some of the best builders around, Tehaleh is offering the Northwest living experience that buyers are looking for.

To be the first to hear about Tehaleh promotions, events, and new floor plans, sign up for the email list at: www.Tehaleh.com.

View these homes:

Open daily at 19001 Cascadia Blvd. E., Bonney Lake

Prices:

Base prices starting in the mid $200,000s

Information:

Tehaleh.com or 253-205-8190

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