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Sep. 17, 2005

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Centex exec: Buy soon at Ardiente
Sooner, rather than later, is the best time to purchase a home at Centex's age-qualified Ardiente community in North Las Vegas, according to sales manager Don Kazmierzak.

APR tells real cost of borrowing
<b>Q.</b> What does APR mean?

Closeout approaches at Star Hill
Two dozen new homes remain for purchase at Avante Homes' Star Hill neighborhood in the southwestern valley.

Del Webb builds on reputation
Presales are under way at Del Webb's age-qualified Solera at Stallion Mountain community in the eastern valley. The gated community, located within the guard-gated country club, will have 800 homes at buildout.

Carlisle Place gives incentives
Warmington Homes offers early-purchase incentives at its Carlisle Place neighborhood in the southwestern valley.

US Home to unveil Las Colinas
US Home continues to offer early bird pricing and special incentives, including granite counter tops and no lot premiums, at Las Colinas in North Las Vegas.

Palo Verde touts courtyards
Pardee Homes' Palo Verde neighborhood, located in the Nevada Trails community, features luxury courtyard homes, according to the builder.

Rhodes' Tantara offers value for realty agent couple
Baloonero and Ederlinda Villa, who both work in the real estate industry, believe they found value when they purchased a home at Rhodes' Tantara neighborhood in the southwestern valley.

Option mortgage opens opportunity -- often for trouble
When daredevils are about to perform a hair-raising stunt, they often will admonish viewers: "Don't try this at home."

Mortgage rates stay calm within storm of volatility
It's been a volatile week in the bond pits with falling energy prices, mixed economic reports and concerns about the Sept. 20 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.

Coral Palms touts the outdoors
Summer may be coming to an end, but the swimming pool and spa at Coral Palms still lure residents, according to Sandy Dobbs, a sales agent at the condominium development in North Las Vegas.

Richmond unveils Laurel Canyon
Richmond American Homes celebrates the grand opening of three neighborhoods today at its Laurel Canyon community in North Las Vegas.

Interest-only mortgages possess various plusses, serious minuses
<b>Q.</b> What are the pros and cons of interest-only mortgages? Thanks. -- D.F.

All-You-Can-Eat ice cream festival to revisit Summerlin
After a one-year hiatus, the 15th annual All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival will return to Summerlin next weekend.

Pahrump Valley's Mountain Falls offers upscale lifestyle
A package of recreational amenities awaits buyers at the 1,050-acre Mountain Falls golf course community by William Lyon Homes.

Designers zero in on Canyon Springs
Alice Louise Keane and Angie Gomes of US Home's Western Regional Design Studio recently began outfitting the two model homes at the builder's Canyon Springs neighborhood in North Las Vegas. In addition to Southern Nevada, the region includes Tucson, Ariz., and Colorado.

Pulte touts flexibility of designs
Pulte Homes' flexible floor plans at the Laurel Hills neighborhood in Henderson offer buyers the opportunity to customize homes to meet their needs.

KB Home pleases buyers second time
Casey and Sasha Baugess, who recently purchased their second KB Home, said they appreciate the quality and service they received from the builder.

Collections of floor plans within Silverstone Ranch near closeout
Pulte Homes has entered the grand finale of the Merion, Oakmont and Cypress collections, three of the six collections at the Silverstone Ranch community in the northwestern valley.

Ryland showcases courtyards
Ryland Homes' Montage at West Park neighborhood in Summerlin will provide homes in a courtyard setting, according to the builder.

Mortgage rates shift homeowners from home-equity lines to refinancingTHE NATION'S HOUSING
<b>WASHINGTON</b> -- A mismatch between short-term and long-term interest rates appears to have changed the way millions of Americans tap their home equity for remodelings, college tuitions, autos and other big-ticket expenditures.

Couple find Toll Bros. home ideal
Tony and Jodi Niswonger found the ideal home in which to raise their family at Hidden Canyon Estates, a Toll Bros. neighborhood in the northwestern valley. Of the three available single-story floor plans, the couple selected the Rushmore, a 3,753-square-foot design.

Survey: Kitchen's design influences new purchase
Home is where the heart is and the heart of most new homes is the kitchen. A recent study examining the key motivations of home buyers found that the kitchen and the owner's suite ranked as the two most important rooms to new-home shoppers. Of the shoppers studied, only 3 percent indicated that they would return to the house for a second visit or consider purchasing the home if they didn't like the kitchen.

Del Webb, Pulte earn top marks
Del Webb and Pulte Homes ranked first and second, respectively, in J.D. Power and Associates' 2005 New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Las Vegas market.

Pardee declares Acacia neighborhood 'popular'
Pardee Homes named Acacia at Nevada Trails, located in the southwestern valley, as one of its most noteworthy neighborhoods.

Bank advises how to sync purchase, sale
Buying a new home is often one of the most exhilarating events a family experiences, but can also create anxiety for buyers who are selling a home at the same time. Many such buyers try to close on both properties simultaneously.

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Lenders willing to assist borrowers through difficulties
<b>WASHINGTON</b> -- William Weinbroer is back at work now, but four months ago, when the locomotive engineer broke his ankle while he and his wife were on vacation, things didn't look so good.





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