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When one considers the level of professionalism and attention to detail that goes into every Sun Country project, it's no surprise that we get so many good reviews.

Come read about what residents, government officials and the press all have to say about our efforts to improve southern California neighborhoods. Then call us to find out how we can help you meet your challenges.

Sun Country Builders. Dedicated to developing the finest housing since 1983.




News Title : Harnessing the Sun for Affordable Housing
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : August 19, 2008

By Peter Bridge   Are you considering a photovoltaic system for an upcoming 9% project, located in one of the areas served by SDG&E, SoCal Electric, or PG&E?  The combination of...


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News Title : Personal Success Story - Meet the Franco Kids
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : August 15, 2008

Angie remembers what it felt like when her home was raided for drugs, and her kids were taken away. “I’ll never forget when my little ones were pulling on my shirt. That’s when I knew it ...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES - Building the Ark
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : August 15, 2008

In the year 2016, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States The Lord said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh b...


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News Title : Apartment Rehabilitation Projects
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : June 18, 2008

It’s often said that a construction project takes on a “personality” from the very beginning.  Nurturing that personality can be a major factor in how the project turns out.    Un...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES - In the cemetery
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : June 15, 2008

A large family, with seven children, moved to a new city. They were having a difficult time finding an apartment to live in. Many apartments were large enough, but the landlords objected to...


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News Title : Personal Success Story - LeAnn
Published In : Sun Country Connections
News Date : June 15, 2008

HOMELESS WITH CANCER Encinitas mother of three faces the battle of her life Meet LeAnn. She's been living at Solutions for Change for only a few months, but already her life has started to ...


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News Title : Bush Names SBA Administrator Steven Preston to HUD
Published In : CLPHA Weekly Report
News Date : April 23, 2008

Who is Steven C. Preston? That’s a question many in the affordable housing community were asking last week when President Bush named the 47-year-old administrator of the Small Business Administra...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES - This and That
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : April 15, 2008

Seen on an electrician's truck: Let us remove your shorts. ====================== A woman saw an electrician walking up her drive. She rushed to the door. "Why have you come today?" she barked....


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News Title : Managing the SOLARA Challenge
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : April 15, 2008

The question “What if we go green all the way with this one?” became the genesis point for a project that would pull from every known aspect of sustainable design and redefine the way affordable ...


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News Title : Personal Success Story - Nellie
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : April 15, 2008

Meet Nellie, Mother Of Five "I was a single mother of 5, working as a Night Auditor at a hotel, in a studio apartment." Nellie lived the life of addiction. When she was only 14, a friend intro...


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News Title : Green Building Saves $$$
Published In : Affordable Housing Finance
News Date : April 01, 2008

Green Building Saves $$$ Developers open their books to show low operating costs at green properties <br> BY BENDIX ANDERSON <br> AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE <br><br&...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES: Construction Definitions
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : February 15, 2008

Contractor - A gambler who never gets to shuffle, cut or deal.   Bid Opening - A poker game in which the losing hand wins. Low Bidder - A contractor who is wondering what he/she left ou...


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News Title : Avoiding class action suits
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : February 15, 2008

Avoiding class action suits Ted Kimball Partner, Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP A significant legal concern in 2008 is the continued proliferation of unfair business practice and class actio...


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News Title : Personal Success Story - Cyndie Schubert
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : February 15, 2008

It's FAR too easy to write off a drug addict who's doing jail time. "That was me a few years ago" recalls Cyndie Schubert. "I was addicted to drugs. I'd been busted twice. And my future was bl...


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News Title : Your Residents as Maintenance Inspectors?
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : February 15, 2008

By Daryl McFarland As a general contractor specializing in rental apartment housing, Sun Country becomes involved in most of the maintenance issues faced by asset and property managers durin...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES: It's the plumber
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : December 11, 2007

A lady was expecting the plumber; he was supposed to come at ten o'clock to fix the sink. 10:00 came and went; no plumber; 11:00, noon, 1:00. Still no plumber. She finally concluded he wasn't com...


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News Title : Maximizing Relationships
Published In : The Sun Country Connection
News Date : October 16, 2007

“Mixed use transportation centers are the way of the future” says Rod MacDonald, Director of New Construction for KDF Communities of Newport Beach. “We need to spend more time and energy ...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES: Three men and a genie
Published In : The Sun Country Connection
News Date : October 15, 2007

A project manager, a superintendent, and a field engineer are in Ft. Lauderdale for a two-week period helping out on a project.   About midweek they decide to walk up and down the beach dur...


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News Title : Walk on a Good Man
Published In : The Sun Country Connection
News Date : August 09, 2007

Success comes in many forms - carpet, vinyl, wood, ceramic, rugs and window treatments, to name just a few. "No, success comes from doing what you say you're going to do" says Denis Royer, p...


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News Title : Avoiding Cost Overruns in Affordable Housing
Published In : The Sun Country Connection
News Date : August 09, 2007

Many common project cost overruns can be avoided by developing a mutual understanding of project design and specification parameters as they relate to budget constraints in the early planning sta...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES: Just Rewards
Published In : The Sun Country Connection
News Date : August 09, 2007

While walking down the street one day, a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.   "Welcome to heaven," says St....


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News Title : Via Roble Student Career Training Program
Published In : The Sun Country Connection
News Date : August 09, 2007

In May 2007 Trinity Housing Group was wondering what type of Summer Program to offer their residents at the Via Roble Apartments in Escondido.  As a first time residential coordinator with a...


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News Title : SOLARA: Fully Solar-powered Apartment Complex
Published In : Ecofriend
News Date : July 20, 2007

Whenever we talk about alternate energy, solar energy is the thing that strikes the mind first. People are now looking forward to power homes with better energies than what were used a decade ago...


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News Title : More doors are opening for lower-income residents
Published In : San Diego Union Tribune
News Date : June 17, 2007

NOTE: SUN COUNTRY BUILDERS IS PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN A KEY PLAYER IN DEVELOPING BOTH RENAISSANCE AND SOLARA   By Lori Weisberg, staff writer   Low-cost housing for the county's...


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News Title : Giving back to the community
Published In : The Sun Country Connection
News Date : June 13, 2007

Sun Country Builders Team Members are always giving back to the Community.   On November 9, 2006,  key team members of Sun Country Builders had the opportunity to cooperate with a speci...


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News Title : Robert Benicewicz’s Iron-Clad Quality
Published In : Sun Country Connection
News Date : June 13, 2007

Did you hear the one about the 19 year old Polish guy?   He and his bride were in Greece and took advantage of the US Embassy’s decision to send them to San Diego. Something about the weath...


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News Title : Solar-Powered Affordable Housing
Published In : Business Week
News Date : June 07, 2007

If you were hoping to get a coveted spot at Solara, a new energy-efficient apartment building in the San Diego suburb of Poway you’ve already missed your chance. The owners cut off the waiting li...


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News Title : First 100% Solar Powered Community In California
Published In : Metaefficient
News Date : June 06, 2007

Solara is the first apartment community in California to be fully powered by the sun. The 56-unit apartment community, which opened yesterday, has some pretty impressive green features. The commu...


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News Title : Poway's solar-powered apartments celebrated
Published In : North County Times
News Date : June 06, 2007

Poway's new solar-powered apartments celebrated By: QUINN EASTMAN - Staff Writer POWAY -- Residents at Solara, Poway's newest affordable housing complex, joined a host of city, state and b...


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News Title : Energy-efficient affordable housing
Published In : San Diego Union Tribune
News Date : June 02, 2007

Energy-efficient affordable housing Eco-friendly units were designed for low-income families By Lisa Petrillo, STAFF WRITER For Abby Indiongco-Magtoto, what’s not to like about her new apart...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES: A duck walks into a bar
Published In : Sun Country Builders
News Date : April 15, 2007

A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The landlord looks at him and says, "But you're a duck". "I see your eyes are working" replies the duck. "And you talk!...


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News Title : Poway housing project brimming with energy
Published In : North County Times
News Date : April 11, 2007

POWAY ---- The city's newest affordable-housing development received its first residents over the weekend, after being cleared by the city for occupancy late last week. Escondido-based nonprofit...


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News Title : Never just a “one and done”
Published In : Sun Country Builders Newsletter
News Date : February 15, 2007

There’s an old saying that applies to Wm. M. Perkins Co. - one of the best, and most professional, painting companies in San Diego. The saying goes: “Quality is like buying oats. If you want...


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News Title : Waiting for an ADA Claim
Published In : Sun Country Builders Newsletter
News Date : February 13, 2007

The Americans with Disabilities Act imposes accessibility requirements upon all buildings that are open to the public. Interpretive regulations are issued by the United States Access Board in the f...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES: The White House
Published In : Sun Country Builders Newsletter
News Date : January 31, 2007

Three contractors were touring the White House on the same day. One was from New York, another from Missouri, and the third from Florida. At the end of the tour, the guard asked them what t...


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News Title : Generate More Web Traffic
Published In : Pomerado Newspapers
News Date : January 18, 2007

For years I’ve witnessed many poorly developed web sites that either don’t change content or don’t consider the user’s needs. Both are critical mistakes!   Web sites are usually online broc...


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News Title : Hawaii's Housing Boom Takes a Toll on the Homeless
Published In : Wall Street Journal
News Date : January 11, 2007

Patrick Wong, 33 years old, and his family can't afford a place to live. Five months ago they left his mother's home, where he was paying $600 a month in rent. Faced with the steepest rents of...


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News Title : Is Single Family’s Loss Multi-Family’s Gain?
Published In : Sun Country Builders
News Date : October 12, 2006

It’s no secret that private residential construction, most notably single-family detached and condo, has slowed considerably. On a management level, we’re seeing considerable softening in the labor...


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News Title : 10/12/06 Beige Book Report
Published In : Federal Reserve Report
News Date : October 12, 2006

Construction and Real Estate Nearly all Districts reported that housing market conditions continued to soften, though several noted that activity increased in some markets. Most Districts reporte...


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News Title : LAUGHING AT OURSELVES: Noah in 2006
Published In : Sun Country Builders
News Date : October 10, 2006

In the year 2006, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States, and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before ...