KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Its Newest Community in a Prime Sacramento, California Neighborhood

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 20, 2024--

KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in the U.S., today announced the grand opening of Westcott Station in a prime Sacramento, California neighborhood. The new homes are designed for the way people live today, with popular interior features like modern kitchens overlooking large great rooms, bedroom suites with walk-in closets, and ample storage space. The two-story homes at Westcott Station offer three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.

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What sets KB Home apart is the company’s focus on building strong, personal relationships with every customer, so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. Every KB home is uniquely built for each customer, so no two KB homes are the same. Homebuyers have the ability to personalize their new home, from floor plans to exterior styles to where they live in the community. Their home comes to life in the KB Home Design Studio, a one-of-a-kind experience where customers get both expert advice and the opportunity to select from a wide range of design choices that fit their style and their budget. Reflecting the company's commitment to creating an exceptional homebuying experience, KB Home is the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder based on homebuyer satisfaction surveys from a leading third-party review site.

“We are pleased to offer Northern California homebuyers spacious new two-story homes in a prime Sacramento location,” said Nam Joe, President of KB Home’s Sacramento division. “Families will appreciate Westcott Station’s proximity to outdoor recreation, including Lake Natomas and American River Parkway and being walking distance to shopping and dining. At KB Home, we’re here to help you achieve your dream with a personalized new home built uniquely for you and your life.”

Innovative design plays an essential role in every home KB builds. The company’s floor plans inspire contemporary living, with a focus on roomy, light-filled spaces that have easy indoor/outdoor flow. KB homes are engineered to be highly energy and water efficient and include features that support healthier indoor environments. They are also designed to be ENERGY STAR ® certified — a standard that fewer than 10% of new homes nationwide meet — offering greater comfort, well-being and utility cost savings than new homes without certification.

Westcott Station is situated in a commuter-friendly location that offers homebuyers an exceptional lifestyle. The new community is located on Old Placerville Road just east of Bradshaw Road, providing easy access to Highway 50, Highway 99 and the Butterfield Light Rail Station as well as downtown Sacramento and Sacramento International Airport. Homeowners will also appreciate being walking distance to shopping and dining and near popular entertainment venues like Golden 1 Center, Cal Expo and Old Sacramento Riverfront. Westcott Station is also close to outdoor recreation, including boating and fishing at Folsom Lake and Lake Natomas and hiking and biking at the American River Parkway. Additionally, the new neighborhood is just a short drive to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Lake Tahoe, which offer year-round recreation and world-class resorts.

The Westcott Station sales office and model homes are open for walk-in visits and private in-person tours by appointment. Homebuyers also have the flexibility to arrange a live video tour with a sales counselor. Pricing begins from the low $500,000s.

For more information on KB Home, call 888-KB-HOMES or visit kbhome.com.

About KB Home

KB Home is one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in the United States. We operate in 47 markets, have built over 680,000 quality homes in our more than 65-year history, and are honored to be the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder based on third-party buyer surveys. What sets KB Home apart is building strong, personal relationships with every customer and creating an exceptional experience that offers our homebuyers the ability to personalize their home based on what they value at a price they can afford. As the industry leader in sustainability, KB Home has achieved one of the highest residential energy-efficiency ratings and delivered more ENERGY STAR ® certified homes than any other builder, helping to lower the total cost of homeownership. For more information, visit kbhome.com.

KB Home, one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in the U.S., today announces the grand opening of Westcott Station in a prime Sacramento, California neighborhood. (Photo: Business Wire)

LONDON (AP) — Bill Beaumont was named interim chairman of the England Rugby Football Union on Friday, hours after Tom Ilube resigned because of an outcry over executive payouts.

Beaumont, who finished leading World Rugby last month, was considered a steadying presence at a time when grassroots supporters were in uproar at the pay and bonuses of RFU leaders while the union was reporting unprecedented losses and laying off employees.

“I am honoured to be taking on the role on an interim basis,” Beaumont said. “We now must look forward and I hope I can help to unite the game and drive forward the game of rugby in England at both an international level and in the community game.”

Ilube was the main target of a grassroots revolt led by the Rugby Football Referees' Union that had sufficient support to trigger a special general meeting, and he was also facing pressure from the RFU council, which said the union suffered “reputational damage” because of the pay scandal.

The clubs criticised Ilube's role in rubber-stamping chief executive Bill Sweeney receiving 1.1 million pounds ($1.4 million) for the 2023-24 financial year, including a bonus of 358,000 pounds ($448,000). Plus, five other executives received bonuses totalling almost 1 million pounds ($1.2 million).

That came after the RFU announced in September it was cutting 42 jobs, and in November said it suffered a record operating loss of 37.9 million pounds in the year to last June.

Beside the resignation of Ilube, who was appointed in 2021, the RFU also announced an independent review of its executive pay scheme.

"I have decided to step down from my role as chair of the RFU as recent events have become a distraction from the game,” Ilube said in an RFU statement.

Beaumont is a junior vice president of the RFU council and served as RFU chairman from 2012-16. He was a former captain of England and the British and Irish Lions.

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Chairman of the Rugby Football Union Tom Ilube, Dec. 19, 2022. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)