Opening This Week

LAGUNA NIGUEL: Palisades at Laguna Heights, Phase 4 of 23 units in Standard-Pacific Corp. developmen; 4 single-family detached floor plans, all 2-story, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 1/2-3 baths, 1,932-2,956 square feet; $183,900-$252,900; December move-ins; monthly homeowners’ association fee $41; 4 decorated models open at 10 a.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, at noon Mondays, close 5 p.m. each day at No. 5 Compadre, near intersection of Crown Valley Parkway and Street of the Golden Lantern.

PLACENTIA: Placentia Lakes, Phase 6, 30 single- and 2-level town houses; 4 floor plans, 2-3 bedrooms, 1-2 baths, 984-1,774 square feet; $99,900-$148,000, FHA/VA approved, also 30-year fixed-rate loans at 9% through CHFA program to qualified buyers; 2 lighted tennis courts, 2 pools, 2 spas, 2 saunas, second recreation complex with pool, spa and sauna being built; homeowners’ monthly fee, $129; Phase 6 move-ins early November; 1 production and 4 furnished models open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 372 Hawaii Way off intersection of Chapman Avenue and Kraemer Boulevard.

CORONA: First phase, 25 units, of Brock Homes Corona, eventually to contain 137 single-family detached homes; 3 floor plans, 1-2 stories, 1,752-2,348 square feet; $134,950-$158,950; October occupancy; 3 decorated models open at noon Saturdays and 10 a.m. all other days, closing each day at 5 p.m., at 2550 Mangular Ave.

MISSION VIEJO: Unit 3 of Mission Viejo Co.’s Pinecrest, 35 in a total of 194 single-family homes; $133,000-$168,000; 4 floor plans; 1, 2 stories; 3, 4 bedrooms; 2-3 baths; 1,375-1,939 square feet; monthly homeowners fee, $57; move-ins, January; furnished models, sales office open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at 28222 Virginia St.

Models and final homes of Casta del Sol Carmel, 14 in a total of 321 single-family homes; builder, Mission Viejo Co.; gated neighborhood for active adults; $162,500-$194,700; 4 floor plans; 2 bedrooms; some with lofts; 2 baths; single-, split-level designs; 1,468-1,806 square feet; move-ins, March except immediate occupancy for models; sales office open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at 28037 Via Tirso.

ESCONDIDO: Phase 2 at Woodridge; builder, The Douglas Allred Co.; $113,900-$152,900; 26 in a total of 120 single-family, patio homes; 2, 3 bedrooms; 2 baths; 1,274-1,603 square feet; designed by Dale Naegle & Associates especially for active seniors; 3 furnished models, sales office open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at 1749 Sawgrass Glen; swimming pool, spa, cabana, gas barbecues; monthly homeowners fee, $84.67; 3 furnished models, sales office open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at 1749 Sawgrass Glen; move-ins, September.

SAUGUS: Phase 1 of Sagewood, 43 in a total of 158 single-family homes; $110,950-$136,950; 2-4 bedrooms; 2, 2 1/2 baths; 1, 2 stories; 1,014-1,610 square feet; 4 floor plans; move-ins, October; air conditioning, vaulted ceilings, family rooms, wood-burning fireplaces; VA/FHA, conventional financing; sales office open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Hasley Canyon exit of the Golden State (5) Freeway; developer, Presley of Southern California.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA: Phase 3 of Montecito, 28 in a total of 250 single-family homes; 1, 2 stories; 1,198-1,682 square feet; 2-4 bedrooms; 2, 2 1/2 baths; 4 floor plans; fireplaces, sloped ceilings, tile roofs; monthly homeowners fee, $34; move-ins, December; 4 decorated models, sales office open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Mondays, noon-5 p.m., at 19 Alyssum.

SAN DIEGO: Fourth and final phase of Las Palmas at La Jolla Colony; 36 in a total of 126 town houses; $104,990-$148,990; 4 floor plans; 1, 2 stories; 882-1,357 square feet; wood-burning fireplace, balcony or patio; recreation center with swimming pool, spa, cabanas; monthly homeowners fee, $77.43; move-ins, December; sales office, models open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at 4110 Porte de Palmas; a development of the Bren Co.

PALMDALE: Phase 12 of Pardee Construction Co.’s Classic Homes, 15 in a total of 300 single-family homes; about 250 sold during past 2 1/2 years; $72,950-$82,950; 2, 3 bedrooms; 1 1/2, 2 baths; 935-1,207 square feet; vaulted ceilings, fireplaces, air conditioning; models, decorated by Color Design Art, and sales office open daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Avenue “S” off 25th Street.

FONTANA: Hearthside, a one-phase, Century American development of 23 single-family homes; $93,000-$99,000; VA, FHA, conventional financing; 2 floor plans, 4 elevations; 3, 4 bedrooms; 2 1/2, 3 baths; breakfast nooks, tile roofs, air conditioning; 1,571-1,700 square feet; move-ins, November; sales office open daily 10 a.m.-dusk at 17110 Farwell St.

LOS ANGELES: The Courtyard, 42 apartments; a project of Cal-Four Capital; monthly rental, $925-$1,385; 1, 2 bedrooms; 1, 2 baths; 650-925 square feet; 3-story building with units built around courtyard; TV-monitored access; fireplaces; recreation room with kitchen, dance floor, pool table; spa, gas barbecue/picnic area; immediate occupancy; rental office open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on the site at 1484 S. Beverly Drive.

DIAMOND BAR: Phase 5 of North Country, 15 in a total of 397 single-family homes; 308 homes already sold; $132,990-$162,990; 3, 4 bedrooms; 2, 2 1/2 baths; 4 floor plans; 1,440-2,375 square feet; 1, 2 stories; 14 exterior stylings; wood-burning fireplaces, ceramic tile floors, two plans have wet bars; the Anden Group of Covina, developer; 4 models, decorated by Design-Tec of Newport Beach, and sales office open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., on High Knob Road off Golden Springs Drive; move-ins, in the fall.

ROWLAND HEIGHTS: Rancho El Dorado, 21 in a total of 449 single-family homes; $179,995-$268,665; 3, 4 bedrooms; 2, 3 baths; 1,738-3,246 square feet; 1, 2 stories; sloped or cathedral ceilings, family rooms, marble or stone fireplaces; a development of S&S; Construction Co. of Beverly Hills; sales office, decorated models open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., on Via Amorosa off Larkvane Road; move-ins, December.