Jay Kerr

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  Biography - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/12/2007    Last Visited: 9/12/2007  

  Jay Kerr is an experienced manager ranked among the most respected and top performers in the area.He has built over 7,000 units in San Diego over 25 years, which grossed over $3 billion in revenue.He understands the market, products and entitlement ventures.
  
  Jay Kerr joined Centex Homes as the Division President in San Diego in March of 2002.Under his direction the San Diego Division of Centex Homes built the widest array of for sale product of all 52 operating Centex Divisions in the United States. (High end luxury, move up executive, multifamily, urban infill).Under his guidance, the Division grew it's owned or controlled lots position from 800 to 4,300 in San Diego County.Prior to joining Centex Homes, San Diego, Kerr was the Division President of another publicly traded nationally ranked builder, DR Horton San Diego.

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  Builder & Developer Magazine - JUNE 2005 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/1/2005    Last Visited: 11/10/2006  

  "From a business philosophy, builders and developers create value," says Jay Kerr, president of Centex Homes , San Diego division."We start with that as a premise.We start with a vision, build a property, and that turns into something that has value , it's someone's place to live."
  
  "This is Centex Homes' first downtown project [in San Diego].It's very exciting and the way of the future," Kerr says.
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  Located in the East Village on the corner of Market and 15th Street, Kerr says Element is more of a pioneering project than Nexus."The East Village is at the forefront of a huge transformation; the whole neighborhood is about to change," he says.
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  "Nexus is a little more centrally located, and the neighborhood is more established , it's a little more toward Broadway," say Kerr.
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  "For our demographics, we have a broad range , homebuyers from 25 to 55-years-old," Kerr says."We're seeing singles, young couples, investors, and second-home and move-down buyers."The only demographic Downtown San Diego isn't attracting is children."Families are still moving out to the hills."However, that might change, Kerr says, as the area's school system catches up with the new affluence.

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  Builder & Developer Magazine - JUNE 2005 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/1/2005    Last Visited: 6/28/2005  

  ,From a business philosophy, builders and developers create value,, says Jay Kerr, president of Centex Homes , San Diego division. ,We start with that as a premise.
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  Located in the East Village on the corner of Market and 15th Street, Kerr says Element is more of a pioneering project than Nexus. ,The East Village is at the forefront of a huge transformation; the whole neighborhood is about to change,, he says.
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  ,For our demographics, we have a broad range , homebuyers from 25 to 55-years-old,, Kerr says. ,We,re seeing singles, young couples, investors, and second-home and move-down buyers., The only demographic Downtown San Diego isn,t attracting is children. ,Families are still moving out to the hills., However, that might change, Kerr says, as the area,s school system catches up with the new affluence.

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  Infill Projects Build on San Diego's Land Shortage - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/1/2003    Last Visited: 12/22/2003  

  Jay Kerr, president of the San Diego division of Centex Homes, said the Dallas-based company will do one-third of its local business in infill development going forward.Centex is selling homes in San Diego, San Marcos, Oceanside, and La Costa, with prices ranging from $369,000 to $1.9 million.http://content.yellowbrix.com/images/content/cimage.gif?ctype=ES&st
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  Jay Kerr, president of the San Diego division of Centex Homes, said the Dallas-based company will do one-third of its local business in infill development going forward.
  
  "We have to, there's no land," Kerr said.
  
  Through infill development, builders can construct more homes on less land, and, in theory, sell condos for less than a house.
  
  Centex is selling homes in San Diego, San Marcos, Oceanside, and La Costa, with prices ranging from $369,000 to $1.9 million.
  
  Kerr said Centex wants to get into infill to produce more homes at lower price levels.
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  "With multi-family, you have all the money to build the project on the line before you get the first 10 cents," Kerr said."We're rolling the money out all at once and then getting it back at once.

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  Residential Homebuilders Directory In San Diego Page - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/2/2001    Last Visited: 10/20/2006  

  Jay Kerr division president

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  San Diego Metropolitan - Top 25 Home Builders - March... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/25/2003    Last Visited: 3/26/2003  

  Jay Kerr, Divisional President 1815 Aston Ave., Ste. 101Carlsbad, CA 92008 centexhomes-sandiego.com

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  San Diego Metropolitan Magazine - Top 25 Home Builders - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/1/2004    Last Visited: 3/5/2004  

  Jay Kerr, Division President 1815 Aston Ave., Ste. 101 Carlsbad, CA 92008 760.431.1211centex.com

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  San Diego Metropolitan Magazine - Top 25 Home... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/1/2005    Last Visited: 3/29/2005  

  Jay Kerr,Division President 1815 Aston Ave., #101 Carlsbad, CA 92008 (760) 431-1211

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  San Diego Source > Breaking News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/14/2001    Last Visited: 9/14/2001  

  The three-home project will be managed by Continental executives Greg Hastings , division president , and Kip Hanzal , its vice president of construction ; Bill Kurimay , construction coordinator for Habitat ; and D.R. Horton executives Jay Kerr , division president , and Gary Crouch , vice president of operations.

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  Urban Uprising - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/11/2004    Last Visited: 2/12/2004  

  "We're not leading the charge," says Jay Kerr, president of the San Diego division of Centex Homes, about the company's recent foray into infill.
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  "We have been chronically undersupplying the market here for about 10 years, to the tune of about 200,000 units," says Kerr.While the region is penned in geographically, the economy is strong, there is tremendous demand, and affordability is an issue."It makes for very interesting times," says Kerr.
  
  The city's infill movement started about 15 years ago with a shopping center in the heart of downtown.Over the years, concentric rings grew with supporting shops and restaurants.Although developers began to recognize the need for housing in the area, big builders remained skeptical.The catalyst came in 2000 with the approval of construction for the San Diego Padres ballpark."Once that site was identified, the floodgates opened," says Kerr.
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  "The whole gang is in there now," says Kerr.
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  "This is like going into a suburb and building 100 homes before you close on the first one," says Kerr."That's a little scary."
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  "For a suburban builder, we need to look at downtown like it's a 20,000 unit master plan--one block at a time," says Kerr.

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