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Nov. 20, 2005

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Walker issues call for letters
Walker Furniture seeks letters from the public on behalf of those in need in Clark County for the company's 12th annual "Home for the Holidays" program.

Pulte home collections built for energy savings
Pulte Homes offers a golf course lifestyle within The Gallery and The Tournament collections at Stallion Mountain Country Club, a golf course community in the southeastern Las Vegas Valley. Each collection comprises three single-story floor plans.

Realtors usher in new officers
Members of the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors installed a new slate of officers last night at the trade group's annual installation and awards gala at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Rhodes unveils Fun Zone
The Fun Zone, a 34,000-square-foot recreational facility at Rhodes Ranch, is officially open for business, hosting events for community residents.

Room size helps determine upholstery placement
<b>DEAR GAIL:</b> We need new family furniture for our condominium. We have always had a sofa and a loveseat but we don't know what else we want. How do we decide upon the upholstery pieces we should buy? -- Ken and Tricia

Manager bullish on Centex homes
Tina Morgan purchased a new Centex home, then eventually started working for the company as well.

Mountain's Edge adds Ryland properties
Ryland Homes plans a major presence in the Mountain's Edge master-planned community with five neighborhoods, appealing to a broad spectrum of home buyers interested in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley, according to sales agents.

Mortgage payoff irrelevant to sale
<b>Q. </b>We would like to sell our house, but we have eight years left to go on our mortgage. Would this be wise, or should we wait? We don't really want to be here eight more years. -- D.K.

Women's Club of Summerlin hosts luncheon to benefit The Shade Tree
The Women's Club of Summerlin, a social and service organization founded in 1995, recently raised more than $65,000 for The Shade Tree Shelter at its 10th annual fundraising lunch, held at the JW Marriott.

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Location, park attract residents to Coral Palms
Sara Thomas, her daughter, Reagan, and son, Jayden, recently moved to Coral Palms in North Las Vegas. Already, they are enjoying the amenities of the condominium complex.

FOR THE RECORD
n Shawn Barashy of Lee and Associates represented both parties in JP Commercial's sale of 8,866 square feet at 4230 Production Court in North Las Vegas to the Strabala Family Trust for $842,500.

Carlisle Place offers presale incentives
Buyers who purchase a home at Carlisle Place during presales will benefit from thousands of dollars in incentives, according to Amy Thill, an executive with Warmington Homes Nevada.

Laser levels make for precision hanging of wall d cor
<b>DEAR MIKE:</b> I am hanging a series of wall sconces in my house and I want them to all hang at exactly the same height. Underneath the sconces, I will be installing a chair rail around the perimeter of the room. How can I make sure that the spacing is exact and even? -- Sandra D.

Rhodes' Palms Bay gives buyer 'flexibility'
Roberto Floro and his wife, Normita, cited "flexibility" in their decision to purchase a home at the Palms Bay neighborhood in Rhodes Ranch, a gated community in the southwest.

Eastern Exposure
The appeal of Rhodes Ranch recently extended internationally when a television crew from Japan taped a show featuring Princess Tenko, a magician, illusionist and resident of the master-planned community in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley.

Homeowner association residents talk turkey
<b>Q.</b> I live in a single-family home development in Mesquite called Pilgrims Peak HOA. It is a lovely community and for the most part we have wonderful families living here. I have a problem that may be a little unusual for an association as our community is in a rural setting.

Desert Shore Villas condos await buyers
Home buyers are delighted with Sunvest Communities' Desert Shore Villas, a condominium development in the northwestern Las Vegas Valley, according to Kendra Todd, a Sunvest executive and third season winner on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" television show.

Adagio condo complex offers west valley locale
Response to the opening of Adagio Condominium Homes in the western Las Vegas Valley has been strong, according to sales agent Monica Stengel.

Couple find 'smart architecture' at Nevada Trails enclave
Craig and Taylor Borsari wanted a new home that demonstrated smart architecture.

Strip locale offers benefits to Turnberry residents
Turnberry Towers' proximity to the Strip has attracted prospective buyers, according to the developer.

Sandhurst inks deal with preferred lender
Sandlhurst Development announced that Home123 will be the preferred lender for Sandhurst Las Vegas, a high-rise condominium development to be built in downtown Las Vegas.

Help-U-Sell aids family in move to larger residence
Gemma and Flavio Coronado sold their residence through Help-U-Sell Prestige Realty, a fee-for-services agency that encourages home sellers to show their own properties.

Family of five plans move up to Aliante neighborhood
When Victor and Ruth Orellana were ready to purchase a larger home for their family of five, they had specific criteria in mind. As a realty agent, Victor Orellana said he prefers the benefits associated with living in a master- planned community, having a convenient location, and dealing with a reputable builder.

Home prices cool, not stalled
<b>WASHINGTON</b> -- The end to some of the most impressive gains in housing appreciation in ages may be near, according to a growing number of prognosticators. The slowdown, however, hasn't shown up just yet, based on the latest figures just in from the Federal Housing Finance Board.

Right home comes easy to Heritage Estates buyers
The Starkey family could not be happier as they moved into their new home at Heritage Estates, a neighborhood by U.S. Home at the base of Sunrise Mountain.

Mortgage expert counts seven mistakes for borrowers to avoid
Buying a home is the biggest financial decision most of us ever make, so thinking about how to pay for it is at least as important as finding the perfect home. Luckily, much of the legwork needed to get the perfect mortgage can be done even before beginning house hunting. In fact, not doing so is one of the seven expensive mistakes that too many home buyers make.





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