A midyear report from Metrostudy holds good news for Houston's real estate market, with overall new-home sales up by 8% in 15 of the city's largest master-planned communities. The news was even better for Summerwood and other Houston developments by Newland communities.

Houston-based Metrostudy, a national housing research firm, reported cumulative net sales of 2,473 new homes in the 15 communities for the first half of 2011, compared to 2,290 net sales in the same period last year.

Woodforest in Montgomery's inaugural Monster Dash, an obstacle race through the community set for Oct. 22nd, promises to be a frightfully good time.

This letter comes to us from a happy homeowner in The Woodlands

Now that our home is complete I would like to take this time to thank you and the Partners in Building team for a job well done on my home in Player Trail. All be it we had a few challenges early on, the construction was done well, on time and a great product was delivered.

Now ranked fourth on housing consultant Metrostudy’s list of top-selling master-planned communities, Bridgeland has enjoyed strong sales this year and has plans for significant development in the near future.

Bridgeland’s sales were up 67% in 2010 from the previous year and are continuing to climb this year, at an average rate of 8 percent.

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Our experienced Build on your Lot consultants will guide you through the custom home process, from start to finish. We can even help you find your lot if you don't already have one.

With hundreds of floor plans to choose from, an in-house plan design department, as well as the ability to meet with esteemed design firms, Partners in Building can help you design the home you've always wanted.

This letter comes to us from happy build on your lot homeowner in Spring, TX:We love our new home that Partners In Building built for us in Benders Landing in Spring Texas. We just wanted to take a few minutes to acknowledge the efforts and professionalism of the whole Partners in Building, Build on your Lot in Houston Team. The process was just what we were looking for when shopping around for a builder. We wanted to thank Todd Barrow for his relentless efforts of getting the process moving and always being there to listen and advise.

Bridgeland is going the distance in the local triathlon circuit this year, with two of the area’s premier events happening in the community soon.

This letter comes to us from happy homeowners in Telfair neighborhood in Sugar Land:

This letter comes to us from happy build on your lot homeowners in Garden Oaks in Houston:

Dear Jamie,Aitu and I wanted to take a minute to thank you for all your hard work building our house.  We are extremely pleased with how it turned out!  You were patient and quick to answer all of our questions.  You were very proactive in identifying problems and truly went above and beyond to make things right!  We are still amazed how smoothly you orchestrated all the sub-contractors to get the house done quickly and with such high quality.

Not many communities can offer a 20-year track record of continuous growth, but then again there's no other community quite like Cinco Ranch. Opened in 1991, Cinco Ranch is now home to over 11,000 families, 13 onsite Katy ISD schools, a University of Houston campus, The Beach Club, The Water Park, The Lake House, The Golf Club, and world-class shopping headlined by LaCenterra.