Master-planned community leads nation in housing starts

Lakewood Ranch was also recently named the second fastest-selling community in the U.S. in RCLCO’s 2019 Mid-Year Ranking.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 7:29 p.m. July 25, 2019
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File. Rex Jensen is president and CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc., the parent company of Lakewood Ranch, a 31,000-acre master-planned community.
File. Rex Jensen is president and CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc., the parent company of Lakewood Ranch, a 31,000-acre master-planned community.
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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch led the nation in housing starts for the second quarter of 2019, according to research and consulting firm Metrostudy.

Lakewood Ranch’s 1,561 new home starts exceeded those in other top-selling communities in Florida, Texas, Nevada and California, according to a press release. 

 

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