1992 Home Sales in Major Master-Planned Communities

Three of the best-selling master-planned communities in 1992 were located in Orange County, and the No. 2 best-seller was developed in Denver by Orange County-based Mission Viejo Co.

Name Location Units Acres Sold in 1992 1--Summerlin Las Vegas 1,419 22,000 2--Highlands Ranch Denver 978 23,000 3--The Woodlands Houston 942 25,000 4--Green Valley Las Vegas 901 8,400 5--Rancho Santa Margarita Orange County 830 5,000 6--First Colony Houston 727 9,007 7--Aliso Viejo Orange County 690 6,000 8--Kingwood Houston 529 14,000 9--Clearlake Houston 427 15,000 10--Mission Viejo Orange County 385 10,324

Name Developer 1--Summerlin Howard Hughes 2--Highlands Ranch Mission Viejo Co. 3--The Woodlands Woodlands Corp. 4--Green Valley American Nevada Corp. 5--Rancho Santa Margarita R.S.M. Co. 6--First Colony Sugarland Properties 7--Aliso Viejo Mission Viejo Co. 8--Kingwood Friendswood Develop. 9--Clearlake Friendswood Develop. 10--Mission Viejo Mission Viejo Co.

SOURCE: Lesser & Weitzman; American Metro Study