The South County continues to be the hot spot for new home sales. With prices mostly in the $200,000 to $300,000 range, South County is one of the few places in the region where there are affordable, single-family homes. The bulk of the new home communities in South County are east of Interstate 805 in Chula Vista.

The most popular new home community in the area is EastLake, voted Best New Home Community in San Diego for five years in a row. As the first master-planned community in eastern Chula Vista, EastLake is now home to more than 13,000 residents and has four schools, a library, a performing arts center, golf course, nine neighborhood parks, lakes and ponds, and miles of pedestrian and bicycle trails.

Among the top sellers in EastLake this summer are the bungalow homes in Bridlewood at EastLake Trails. Built by KB Home, 105 of the 124 two-story homes at Bridlewood have been sold.

Ranging in size from 1,244 square feet to 1,589 square feet, the Bridlewood homes have three and four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. With three models to choose from and flexible floor plans in all models, Bridlewood lets buyers personalize their new homes to fit the needs and lifestyles of each family.

All homes, priced starting from the mid-$200,000s, feature living rooms with fireplaces, dining rooms, interior laundry rooms and two-car garages.

KB Home also invites home shoppers to visit Sierra in EastLake Trails. Opened this summer, Sierra has also experienced a phenomenal sales rate with more than half of the 103 homes already sold. The three two-story floor plans in Sierra offer spacious kitchens with nooks, dining rooms, living rooms, family rooms with fireplaces and media alcoves, interior laundry rooms and flexible two-car garage space. These well-appointed homes, priced from the low-$300,000s, offer three to six bedrooms and range in size from 2,337 square feet to 2,873 square feet.

For more information about KB Home’s Bridlewood call (619) 421-2535; for Sierra, call (619) 421-2533.

Since 1986, EastLake has been building its reputation as a desirable community in which to live, work and play. For more information about EastLake, call or visit the HomeFinding Center at (619) 421-3111 or log on to www.eastlake.net. To visit, take I-805 to Telegraph Canyon Road, go east and follow the signs to EastLake and EastLake HomeFinding Center.