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Mar. 11, 2006

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Californian taps Monterey home
Los Angeles resident Alice Desobry Bowens has visited Las Vegas twice a year for as long as she can remember. Now, she plans to visit at least six times annually since purchasing a one-bedroom condominium unit at Monterey at the Las Vegas Country Club.

Family starts new chapter in life at KB's Liberty at Paradise
A new home in Liberty at Paradise marks a new chapter in the life of Joan Patrick, her son and three granddaughters.

Rhodes includes playground in design of Tantara neighborhood
Tantara, a Rhodes Homes neighborhood in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley, features a children's park.

Last two homes at Mattson Estates feature early California influences
Only two homes remain for sale at Mattson Estates, a Fait Enterprises Inc. neighborhood in Henderson. Both residences feature a combination of Spanish and early California influence on one-third acre lots.

First-phase sales continue at Adagio condominiums
Adagio, a Nevada West development in the northwestern Las Vegas Valley, offers upgraded lifestyle amenities in a condominium-home setting, according to regional sales manager Ron Smith.

Rhodes makes entry restoration
Roadwork is near completion on Durango Drive between the Las Vegas Beltway and Rhodes Ranch, according to a spokesperson for the golf course community in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley. The project included widening the road and installing a drainage system. As a result of the construction, the entry to the community had to be restored.

Gladiators football coaching staff, cheerleaders host camp at Aliante
Boys and girls ages 4 to 17 are invited to participate in two free Las Vegas Gladiators youth camps today in Aliante. Head coach Ron James and his staff will lead the football camp covering basic skills, while members of the Gladiator Goddesses and their choreographer, Christie Shaterian, will host a dance camp.

Pardee's Dakota nears closeout
Pardee's Dakota neighborhood in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley is near closeout, as only eight homes remain for sale. Among them are single- and two-story floor plans. An interest list is forming for the four model homes.

Avalon's environs impressive to buyers
Feedback from home buyers at Avalon at Seven Hills has been positive, according sales agent Tony Hapiuk at the gated condominium complex in Henderson.

Engle Homes details incentive program
Engle Homes offers its Buyer Rewards Program at select neighborhoods to home buyers who finance their purchase through the builder's preferred lender. The $10,000 incentive may be applied to upgrades, closing costs or finance options.

Quick move-ins await at Granada
Closeout prices and 30-day and early summer deliveries may benefit potential home buyers at Granada, a William Lyon Homes subdivision located within The Paseos village in Summerlin, according to sales agent Maurine Farris.

Couple intrigued by lifestyle at C2 Lofts
Two things intrigued Mark and Tricia Del Guercio about C2 Lofts when they first heard about the mid-rise development in Summerlin.

Lennar DS' Canyon Springs offers varied selection of floor plans
Canyon Springs, a neighborhood by Lennar DS in North Las Vegas, features a variety of floor plans, according to the builder.

Family plans to live above café at juhl
Geri and Michael Delrosario say their recent purchase of a live-work shopkeeper loft at juhl, CityMark Development's mid-rise project in downtown Las Vegas, represents the pursuit of a dream.

Model homes guide buyers at Boulders
Buyers find the model homes at The Boulders at Lone Mountain especially helpful as they anticipate moving to the gated condominium complex in the northwestern Las Vegas Valley, according to regional sales manager Sheryl Creswell.

Courtyards accent Barcelona
Toll Bros.' floor plans at its Barcelona neighborhood within the Summerlin master-planned community feature courtyards, traditional room layouts and fireplaces, according to sales agents.

Richmond brings homes to new heights valleywide
Richmond American Homes recently introduced two collections of three-story homes that are available at various neighborhoods in the Las Vegas Valley. Floor plans in both the Mosaic Collection and the Ivy Collection are priced from the upper $200,000s.

La Paz Estates debuts in northeastern valley
StoryBook Homes continues last weekend's grand opening celebration of La Paz Estates today in the northeastern Las Vegas Valley. From noon to 2 p.m. visitors can tour the model homes and enjoy a broadcast remote along the way.

Mesquite offers southwestern locale
The Mesquite neighborhood within Pardee Homes' Nevada Trails community is a favorite among new-home buyers, according to sales director Ray Landry.

Couple embrace homeownership at Mesa Verde
Matthew Bessette took his father's advice to visit Mesa Verde, a gated townhome development by Innovative Communities in North Las Vegas.

Madeira Canyon set for grand opening
The public is invited to the March 18 grand opening of Madeira Canyon, a 487-acre community south of the Anthem master plan in Henderson. Festivities will take place at the two separate subdivisions that currently offer sales contracts.

Pardee scholarship opens door to construction field
Thanks to Pardee Homes, Kellie Aguilar will receive her associate degree in building technology at this spring's graduation ceremony at Community College of Southern Nevada. She received a $2,000 scholarship from the builder.

Spanish View Towers' design leaves room for extra touches
Spanish View Towers, a luxury high-rise condominium development in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley, features a design element that allows for complete customization of each home's interior: an 18-inch crawl space above each residence, according to developer Rodney C. Yanke.

Christopher to host series of open houses for Southern Highlands home
Christopher Homes recently announced a series of open houses for its last home for sale at The Christopher Collection, a guard-gated neighborhood within Southern Highlands Golf Club in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley.

KB Home brings 'suburban appeal' to Desert Willows in southwest
KB Home's Desert Willows neighborhood has a "suburban appeal" to it, according to Bill Vincent, a sales director for the builder.

Age-qualified buyers discover incentives at Solera at Anthem
Solera at Anthem, one of Del Webb's age-qualified communities in Henderson, offers buyer incentives throughout March. New-home buyers who sign by March 31 receive an incentive of $2,500 off the total purchase price of their home, and an additional $7,500 toward closing costs if they use Pulte Mortgage.

Crescent Valley design draws expectant parents
Soon after Flo and Jasper Benincasa discovered Richmond American's Crescent Valley neighborhood in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley, they prepared to move into their new home in anticipation of the birth of their child.

California couple laud Centex for easy transaction at Aberdeen Falls
Fred and Grace Alvarez are delighted with their new home at Aberdeen Falls, one of four gated neighborhoods within Centex Homes' Waterfall community in North Las Vegas.

Coldwater Ranch plans provide room to grow
Coldwater Ranch, a Lennar DS neighborhood in North Las Vegas, features floor plans designed for growing families, according to Thomas Isbell, an executive with the builder.

Early-phase pricing in effect at Wagner's Day Dawn Fusion
Home buyers seeking a different look in housing should check out the models at Day Dawn Fusion, a Wagner Homes' neighborhood in the northwestern Las Vegas Valley, according to sales agent Tracey Morris.

Rhodes donates artwork to education foundation
Rhodes Homes recently donated nearly 500 pieces of new artwork, still in the original wrappings, to the Public Education Foundation.

HOUSE CALLS Quick-sale companies pay below market value for homes
<b>Q. </b>What's the real story behind all of these companies that advertise using the "we buy (fill in the blank) houses" or "we pay cash for (fill in the blank) houses" schtick?

Buyer sold on Pardee's northern subdivisions
Cyndi Kiser, a Las Vegas native and realty agent, wasn't looking for a new home when she found one at Pardee Homes' Ventana at Vista Verde in the northwestern Las Vegas Valley.

Lennar EI opens Clermont at Anthem
Lennar EI offers homes in the Anthem master plan at Clermont, a neighborhood of single- and two-story floor plans.





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