The builders at Little Bear Village in Lewis Center this weekend will be hosting a tour of four model homes to kick off the spring home-buying season.

From 12-5 p.m. on May 17 and 18, single-family homes by Truberry Group, Bob Webb Group and Kenric Fine Homes, as well as a condominium by D.W. Pettit Construction, will be open for viewing by the public.

Prices for the single-family homes at Little Bear - located on the west side of South Old State Road, north of Polaris Parkway and south of Orange Road - start in the mid-$400,000s, while the condominiums start at $250,000. Upon completion, the homes will range from 2,700 to 3,800 square feet.

Phase I includes construction on 47 lots.

Lori Wengerd, spokeswoman for the development, said Little Bear likely will be popular with house hunters who appreciate its placement between state Route 23 and Polaris Fashion Place, all while being "tucked back into a residential neighborhood."

Its location within the Olentangy Local School District also is likely to be a key selling point, she said.

Little Bear's Clubhouse - which features a fitness center, golf pro shop, and meeting and restaurant space, and is the starting point for the development's 11-hole executive golf course - also will be open for the tour.

The golf course has a "front five," a "back five," and an additional challenge hole with an island green that is available for charity events, hole-in-one contests and fundraisers.

Those who visit three of the five tour stops (the fifth being the Little Bear Clubhouse) will be entered into a drawing for a set of golf clubs, free golf at Little Bear and gift certificates for several area restaurants.

The golf course at Little Bear opened in July and the first model home there broke ground in June.

Bill McCorkle, of McCorkle Real Estate Inc. in Westerville, is developing both Little Bear's golf course and its residential component.