On October 24th and 25th from noon to 4 each day, Steiner Ranch in Austin will have a Harvest of Homes Tour.  At the Welcome Center, there will be free photos in the pumpkin patch, as well as a super slide for the kiddos.  There will also be a lawn and garden expert from Home Depot.  At 3:00 both days, there will also be a dog costume contest at the Welcome Center, and the winners' owners will receive a gift card to Nordstrom. Steiner Ranch is located between Lake Travis and Lake Austin.

Taylor O’Brien and Roberta Keosheyan of the Austin division of Partners in Building visited with an old friend this week. Terry and Cheryl Poulos moved to Austin's Sunset Valley from Chicago, and we had the privilege of designing and building their home. Terry is an avid fan of the environment and green building products. Their home has not only solar panels and rain water collection, but almost an entire acre of native organic landscaping designed by Terry himself.

New-home sales in west Houston’s Cinco Ranch community are up 8% for the first nine months of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. A total of 697 new homes were sold in Cinco Ranch during the first three quarters of 2009. That compares to 643 new homes sold during the same time last year in the 7,600-acre master-planned community. Relocation sales have remained strong in Cinco Ranch, accounting for one in three new-home sales in the community so far this year, according to Heather Gould, marketing director for Newland Communities.

Partners in Building has a brand new model home in Summerwood, located at 16415 Boulder Field Lane.  Be sure to join us at Summerwood this weekend for our grand opening!At 39

New-home sales in Sugar Land’s Telfair community are up 12% for the first nine months of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. A total of 347 new homes were sold in Telfair during the first three quarters of 2009. That compares to 313 new homes sold during the same time last year in the 2,018-acre master-planned community. Increased sales to existing Sugar Land residents helped Telfair achieve its sales increase in an overall market where sales are generally down, according to Heather Gould, marketing director for Newland Communities.

Yesterday, Partners in Building celebrated the grand opening of our newest model home in Summerwood with a realtor luncheon.  Realtors were treated to a Thanksgiving feast and door prizes.  Pictured are Nina Davis-Smith with USA Asset Group, and our own Sherry Wilsher.  Nina was the lucky winner of a Starbucks gift card.

Summerwood Elementary has been rated Exemplary, the highest of the four ratings assigned by the TEA, and one earned by only 25.8% of Texas public schools in 2009. An Exemplary  rating means that a campus must have at least 90 percent of its students meet or exceed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) standard on each subject, including  Reading, English/Language Arts, Math, Writing, Social Studies and Science.  A campus must also have a dropout rate of 2 percent or less to earn an Exemplary rating.

Dear Partners in Building,I am writing to express my gratitude to your team for their professionalism and excellence in the construction of our new home.  This is the third house we have built in Steiner Ranch and we were looking for a plan that would meet our exact needs, and have a superior, high quality finish out.Our sales team was incredible.  Victoria Beasley was very knowledgeable in the home building process and was helpful in advising us on solutions that would best meet our needs and adhere to our budget.  She took the time to understand our needs and

Thursday evening, Partners in Building held an open house at our design center, located at 4321 W.

This letter comes to us from new homeowners in Telfair, Sugar Land:My family and I recently moved into our new Partners in Building home, and the experience we had with your company was outstanding.Tony Farahani worked with us for many days to make sure we were satisfied with the design of our house. Even though we changed them plenty of times, he was always willing to help out. With him, Jabeen and Judy also helped us out with any questions or concerns that we had while Tony was busy.