More StoriesBella Vita lets buyers build equity Bella Vita, a condominium complex in the southwestern valley, helps people achieve the dream of homeownership, according to sales agent Micky Mark.
Ryland's design center boosts TrueU program Ryland Homes has opened a 4,200-square-foot showroom highlighting design options available through its TrueU program to home buyers.
Construction pro finds Aliante to be easy choice As a construction superintendent for Pulte Homes, David Hicks said it was the company's reputation for quality construction and customer service that lead him and his wife, Stephanie, to purchase a home at the builder's Treviso neighborhood within the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas.
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Builder nets results at Aliante KB Home continues to experience strong sales at its San Destin neighborhood, located within the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas, according to sales agent Lisha Baker.
Models debut at Canyon Mist Estates Home shoppers may tour U.S. Home's newly decorated models today at Canyon Mist Estates, a gated neighborhood in the northwestern valley.
Tuscan Villas' location draws buyers Tuscan Villas, a condominium complex in the southwestern valley, has proved popular with out-of-towners as well as locals, according to sales agent Nick Trost.
Mountain's Edge plan takes shape in southwestern valley While the number of new-home reservations continues to expand at Mountain's Edge, so does infrastructure work at the 3,000-acre master-planned community in the southwestern valley. Overseeing such work is LandTek, an affiliate of Focus Property Group, developer of Mountain's Edge.
Experts: Keep on top of insurance For many people, their home is their most valuable asset. To protect it, homeowners should make sure their insurance is updated regularly to include improvements, major purchases and increased rebuilding costs, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
Luxury living draws buyers to MacDonald Highlands The luxury lifestyle available at MacDonald Highlands has drawn buyers to the guard-gated community in Henderson, according to Rich MacDonald, president of MacDonald Cos., the community's developer.
Loan program makes 'Home Possible'the housing scene WASHINGTON -- Flexible credit requirements, aggressive debt-to-income ratios and minimal borrower cash contributions are part of an entirely new suite of affordable lending products rolled out earlier this month by one of the nation's largest providers of mortgage money.
Housing requirements vary among seniors Many people aged 55 and over wonder if they should remain in their homes once the kids have left the nest. Should they stay put for nostalgia's sake or in case the children want to boomerang back? Or should they fly the coop to a home that better fits their current lifestyle?
Step-by-step plan simplifies decorating process DEAR GAIL: I moved into a new house and don't have any money left to decorate. I know that I could never afford to decorate it all at once, so I'm going to have to do it piece by piece. How do I start? -- Matt.
Purchasers take note of Geyser Peak's preopening prices As the model homes are built at Geyser Peak, a single-family home neighborhood in the northern valley, buyers are capitalizing on preopening prices, according to sales agent Brian Latta.
Alexis Heights reports strong buyer traffic The new Alexis Heights condominium development has drawn a greater volume of buyers in its first few weeks of sales than sales agents expected, according to marketing director Tawnya Rosenthal.
Businesses take notice of Aliante Preleasing activity has been reported brisk for the first office building to be built within the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas.
Record number of cities show double-digit home-price gains A record number of metropolitan areas showed double-digit annual price appreciation in median existing-home prices in the fourth quarter, and the overall pace of annual price growth accelerated from the third quarter, according to the latest survey by National Association of Realtors.
Double dealin' Dan and Adina Somers have twice purchased new homes within The Christopher Collection at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
Redhawk sells out fifth release of home sites Redhawk, the fifth custom-home neighborhood to open in The Ridges village within Summerlin, recently released and sold out its fifth phase of sites, according to Peggy Chandler, senior vice president of community development for The Howard Hughes Corp., master developer of Summerlin.
Talega nears closeout in Summerlin R/S Development has released the final six homes in its Talega neighborhood in The Vistas village in Summerlin.
FOR THE RECORD n Myrna Kingham, president of the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, will be honored by the National Association of Women Business Owners March 12 at the Rio as one of the organization's 2005 Women of Distinction in Southern Nevada. Kingham owns and operates Tower Realty Group.
Las Vegas Valley begins new year with clear sky Trucks line up along a paved stretch near a construction site in the predawn hours of a recent weekday morning. Workers file in, all from the same direction, to resume the previous day's project of excavating a trench for an enormous concrete pipe. An operator steers a diesel earth-moving machine along a gravel path with the shovel held low, and forms a dense black plume of smoke that is later replaced by a much larger plume of fine white dust. Another crew assembles a masonry wall along the north side of what will be a housing tract -- the first above-ground improvement on the site.
Bathroom counter cutting for faucet, drain requires precision, care DEAR MIKE: I got a great buy on a new Corian counter for my bathroom. It has the counter and sink as one piece. The problem is that I need to cut holes in the top for the faucet and I don't know how to do it. What is the safest method to cut them? -- Darren P.
Rancho Lake condos features six floor plans Three one-bedroom and three two-bedroom designs remain at Rancho Lake Condominiums, a 300-unit, gated development located on Rancho Drive, south of Lake Mead Boulevard.
New office construction booms in Summerlin Doing business in Summerlin continues to grow in popularity with the master-planned community offering more than 300 acres of office space within its 10 business parks.
Tuscany's Montebello neighborhood begins to take shape in Henderson With the opening date looming, construction of Rhodes Homes' Montebello neighborhood is progressing rapidly at the Tuscany Residential Village in Henderson, according to Christy Stratton, vice president of marketing.
Lincolns experienced title snafuOPEN HOUSE Today, we have sophisticated, high-tech methods for obtaining, recording and searching land title data. Title disputes occasionally arise, but not to the extent of years past.
Nation's existing-home sales near record in 2004 Total existing-home sales, which include single-family, apartment condominium and co-operative sales, reached the second-highest pace record in the fourth quarter of 2004. In addition, 40 states and the District of Columbia showed increases in sales activity over the same period in 2003, the National Association of Realtors reported earlier this week.
Buyer appreciates Help-U-Sell's expertise When Florence Brown found a home she was interested in purchasing, she contacted Help-U-Sell Real Estate Solutions, a fee-for-services agency.
