February 1, 2023

Building the Perfect Place One Home at a Time

Kris Maher, Architect and Senior Vice President of Design, Rancho Mission Viejo

Kris is a Senior Vice President in Community Design at Rancho Mission Viejo. She joined Rancho Mission Viejo in 2014 after serving as a full time consultant for over ten years in a variety of capacities. She is currently responsible for overall urban planning and community design. Kris manages a design team that is responsible for all landscape, parks, amenities, design review and residential product prototyping and development. Kris' experience is multi-faceted and encompasses more than 30 years with some of the leading architects, home builders and developers in Southern California including Bassenian Lagoni Architects, A-M Homes, Greystone Homes, Catellus Residential Group and Brookfield Homes. A licensed Architect, Kris received her Bachelor of Arts in Applied Sciences from San Diego State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California at Irvine.

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February 7, 2024

Six Additional Neighborhoods Now Selling at Rancho Mission Viejo’s Newest Phase of the Village of Rienda

Rancho Mission Viejo officials today announced the opening of the next phase of the Village of Rienda. A total of 514 homes are available in six new neighborhoods from distinguished Neighborhood Builders Lennar, Pulte Homes, Shea Homes, Tri Pointe Homes, and Trumark Homes. A grand opening celebration was held on Sunday, January 14 and was attended by close to 800 potential homebuyers.

January 12, 2024

3 Southern California communities among fastest-selling home projects in US

Southern California is home to three of the nation’s 50 fastest-selling master-planned communities. The trio – the Inland Empire’s Ontario Ranch and Great Park Neighborhoods and Rancho Mission Viejo in Orange County – sold a total of 2,187 homes last year – up 70% vs. 2022, according to annual rankings by new-home tracker John Burns Research and Consulting. The 50 best-selling communities…

December 20, 2023

Are Agrihoods a Growth Opportunity?

Agrihoods: More Than a Garden: Rancho Mission Viejo, a 23,000-acre master plan in Orange County, Calif., the first village in the development, Sendero, located its farm on the edge of the community. But several years later, a second-phase village, Esencia, sited its farm in the middle of the parcel in response to residents’ high level of interest in the farm’s community-building potential.

Building the Perfect Place One Home at a Time

Six Additional Neighborhoods Now Selling at Rancho Mission Viejo’s Newest Phase of the Village of Rienda

3 Southern California communities among fastest-selling home projects in US

Are Agrihoods a Growth Opportunity?

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