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Oct. 01, 2005

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A Summerlin Feast


Pardee plans new release at San Rafael
Pardee will release a new phase of homes on Saturday, Oct. 8 at San Rafael, a neighborhood adjacent to the builder's Eldorado community in North Las Vegas.

Pardee plans model release at Vista Verde
Pardee Homes announced it will release eight model homes for sale on Saturday, Oct. 8 in the Aliso and Ventana neighborhoods within the Vista Verde community.

Solera at Anthem opens subdivision
Solera at Anthem, Del Webb's 385-acre community immediately south of Sun City Anthem and Anthem Country Club within the Anthem master plan, recently released a new subdivision named Solera Canyon.

Del Webb touts service record
Customer service is the foundation of Del Webb, builder of age-qualified and all-ages communities.

Amenities impress at Club Aliante
For home buyers at Del Webb's all-ages Club Aliante, the amenities of both the community and the Aliante master plan in which it is located were key selling points, according to sales manager Pierrette Tierney.

Centenario project enters final phase
Centenario, a small town near La Paz in Baja California, Mexico, provides a potential site for a retirement or vacation home, according to resort developer Ed Rose.

Tech manager likes Tantara's headroom
Shortly after moving from Detroit to Las Vegas six months ago, Gunaseelan Rajendran began a search to find the right home to fit the needs of his family. A visit to Tantara concluded his search, and soon after he purchased a home at the southwestern valley neighborhood built by Rhodes Homes.

Toll Bros. begins sales at Barcelona in Paseos
Sales are under way at Barcelona, a neighborhood by Toll Bros. in the gated Paseos village within the Summerlin master plan.

KB's financial counselors aid home-buyer hopefuls
KB Homebuyers Club counselors have a mission to make the dream of homeownership a reality for people who may have ruled out such a possibility.

Geyser Peak offers holiday move-in
Meritage Homes has a two-story residence that can be ready for move-in by the holidays at Geyser Peak, a neighborhood in North Las Vegas.

US Home's Bel Etage to host pet adoption
Lied Animal Shelter will hold a pet adoption from noon to 2 p.m. today at US Home's Bel Etage subdivision in the Aliante community in North Las Vegas.

Pardee schedules Bella Fiore's debut
Preparations are under way for the Saturday, Oct. 15 grand opening of Pardee Homes' Bella Fiore neighborhood at Lake Las Vegas Resort in Henderson. The residences overlook The Falls Golf Club, which is located near the entrance to the resort.

Summerlin serves up tennis
The Summerlin Tennis Club recently sponsored a series of tennis clinics for children, as well as adults within the master-planned community.

Richmond American stands out for buyers
When Daniel and Meg Piguet searched for a new home, Richmond American Homes "stood out against other builders in the valley."

Westchester Hills seeks out value-minded home buyers
Pulte Homes has opened models at Westchester Hills, the builder's newest subdivision in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley. Sales executive Brinton Cook said the neighborhood is ideal in terms of value.

Average purchase price for nation's homes soars to record levelTHE HOUSING SCENE
<b>WASHINGTON</b> -- The average price for new and existing houses in the nation's 32 largest metropolitan areas blasted through the $300,000 barrier in the second quarter.

Presales enter final week at age-qualified Ardiente
Presales continue today and tomorrow at Centex Homes' Ardiente in North Las Vegas, as the age-qualified community prepares for its grand opening celebration next weekend.

Coral Palms' sales brisk
Home sales have been rapid at Coral Palms, a condominium development in North Las Vegas, according to sales agent Sharon Conklin.

Summerlin Street Chalker


Builders unveil latest floor plans
Richmond Amer-ican has scheduled a grand - opening celebration today at Rosewood, the builder's newest neighborhood in the southeastern valley.

Jumbo lenders set bar on jumbo mortgages
<b>Q.</b> What is a jumbo mortgage?

Tech tools aid real estate pros
High-tech advances continue to create effective tools for real estate professionals.

Aliante's overall design, floor plan sway family
Doug and Laurie Parr considered several neighborhoods during their search for a larger home in which to raise their two children. They found the ideal floor plan and neighborhood in Aliante, a master-planned community in North Las Vegas.

Show-home builder opts for Rolladen shutters
After constructing a show home equipped with Rolladen Rolling Shutters for last year's International Builders Show in Las Vegas, Paul Trudeau now lives in the 3,200-square-foot, single-story home.

Inflation, Fed fears raise rates
Despite some economic reports that would normally support U.S. Treasury securities, there were more sellers than buyers in the bond pits. Concerns about inflation, which erodes the value of fixed-rate assets, kept the pressure on, and the specter of more Fed rate hikes, which according to Fed officials are a sure thing, only added to selling.

Manufactured-home loans entail specific requirements
For those who wish to purchase what the trailer and pre-fabricated housing industries call manufactured housing, it is more than just a different type of home, it is a different kind of loan. The interest rate will be a bit higher, the terms will be years shorter, and the qualification process a bit more exacting then it would be for a traditional, "stick" home.

Glengarry debuts in Anthem
Glengarry provides the opportunity to live within the Anthem master-planned community in Henderson.

Southern Highlands' park dedicated
The Somerset Hills Park dedication at Southern Highlands drew an estimated 2,500 people, according to organizers of the event.





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