Neal Communities Leads The Way Out Of Recession
Neal Communities Sells More Than One Home A Day In April.
Neal Communities signed 35 contracts in April, more than one per day. The Lakewood Ranch neighborhoods of Central Park and Belleisle accounted for more than half of the sales. The numbers point to continued sales success in Manatee and Sarasota, as Florida moves out of the recession.
“People are more optimistic about their futures and the future of Florida. They know this is the place they want to call home,” says Neal Communities President Pat Neal. “We have continued to build and to grow during the slow times, so that as the recession closes, we have the homes available to meet the current demands.”
Real estate development expert David Parker, of Parker Associates, calculates that Lakewood Ranch is leading Florida out of the recession. In Lakewood Ranch, during the first quarter, there were 3,000 first time visitors and 2,000 returning visitors. “I don’t think anyone has had the jump that Lakewood Ranch has had,” said Parker. “Here, Neal Communities is leading the way out of the recession. That is largely due to Pat Neal’s buying into the recovery schedule and moving forward with Belleisle and Central Park.”
There were 11 sales in Central Park, 9 in Belleisle in Country Club East, 7 in The Lakewood Ranch Country Club (3 in Silverwood, 2 in Edenmore, 1 in Thornhill and 1 in Greystone), 3 in Forest Creek, 1 in the Harborage, 1 in Miramar, 1 in Wisteria Park, 1 in River Sound and 1 in Venice’s Sawgrass.
Photo: Pat Neal
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