This letter comes to us from Saronda and Vince to Jamie, our builder in Fall Creek: Jamie: As I have said to you before our home was finished, Vince & I are thankful for your assistance with building our home.  As you may recall me mentioning, this go round, Vince & I weren't really looking forward to building a home.  However, due to the fact that we could not find a home under construction or for sale that met most of our wants, we were "forced" to build.  Since Vince travels often (which meant that I would have to largely build the house on my own),

For a limited time, Partners in Building is pleased to offer an exclusive Woodlands Country Club membership with the purchase of one of our new homes in Player Vista.  Our homesites in Player Vista are located on the beautiful Gary Player golf course, offering our clients a beautiful background for their new homes.  The Woodlands Country Club celebrates 35 years in tradition as a lifestyle club offering three championship member golf courses: The Palmer with 27 holes, The Player with 18 holes, and The Tournament with 18 holes.  The club also has a 21 court tenn

The Austin division of Partners in Building hosted its first ever Mandatory Continuing Education class for Realtors at our gorgeous new Steiner Ranch model home, located in the Lakewood Hills community at

Buying and building a home involves a lot more than just bricks and mortar (or stucco or stone in some cases!). The customer service you receive throughout and even after the home is built is an important part of the experience too. Partners in Building has created a culture of service in their organization where every department is focused on serving the customer and making what they do contribute to your overall satisfaction.  That way, every part of your home buying experience matches the quality of the homes that they build.

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.