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Sep. 18, 2005

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Aliante's amenities impress family
Everything about Aliante impressed Bettina Sayyar, who recently purchased a home within the master-planned community in North Las Vegas.

FOR THE RECORD
n KB Home has promoted Jim Widner to senior vice president and regional general manager. Previously, he was president of the builder's Las Vegas division. In his new post, Widner oversees the builder's Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., divisions. Replacing Widner as president is Don Del Giorno, who was promoted from the position of executive vice president.

Buyers tap Centex's move-up plan
Mark and Artinea Madsen were outgrowing their home in the northeastern Las Vegas Valley and decided to move up to a larger residence.

JMA shapes Las Vegas skyline
JMA Architecture Studios has played a key role in reshaping the Las Vegas skyline, particularly with high-rise condominiums. The firm is actively involved in about 40 such projects locally, including the Soho Lofts and Sandhurst projects in downtown Las Vegas, and One Queensridge Place in northwest Las Vegas.

Prudential, Deiro form auction team
Prudential Americana Group Realtors has partnered with Deiro & Associates to offer an alternative to traditional home sales: an auction. The goal is to sell the property quickly and at a good price.

Summerlin Spirit


Condo sellers praise Help-U-Sell's service
Lisa and Kent Clevenger are pleased with the results they received from Help-U-Sell Real Estate Marketing Team, a fee-for-services agency that assisted in the sale of the couple's condominium.

Functionality takes precedence in office-guest room
<b>DEAR GAIL:</b> My husband and I need to share a home office, and we're having a problem fitting everything in one of our bedrooms. The room is not very large, plus we also want to get a guest bed in there. We tried a sleeper sofa, but it was too large and didn't leave room for our desks. We normally have only one guest at a time. Any thoughts? -- Mary Lou D.

'SpongeBob Squarepants' announces visit to Aliante
The public is invited to a free, big-screen presentation of the film "SpongeBob Squarepants: The Movie" on Friday, Sept. 23 at Nature Discovery Park in the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas.

Las Ramblas to transform 25-acre site east of Strip
Related Las Vegas and Centra Properties have teamed with actor George Clooney and investor Rande Gerber to develop Las Ramblas, a hotel, condominium and casino complex on Harmon Avenue near Koval Lane.

Boca Raton amenities draw buyer
Boca Raton Condominiums will provide its residents with numerous amenities, according to Ellen Ford, sales manager for the property being built at Las Vegas Boulevard and Serene Avenue. She said there will be 24-hour concierge service, a Strip and airport shuttle, and several pet stations.

Models open at Rhodes' Avellino
Rhodes Homes recently opened models at Avellino, a new neighborhood within the builder's Tuscany Residential Village in Henderson.

Realty agents take stance on sales commission issue
The first home my wife and I purchased was priced at $10,700. The broker's commission in the transaction was the traditional 6 percent -- $642. We and the property seller thought that was a fair commission.

Nevada Homes includes pool with each purchase
Nevada Homes Group continues to include a swimming pool with each purchase through September at Day Dawn Estates, according to sales agent Lisa Charleston.

Sandbox construction needs lumber, 'play sand'
<b>DEAR MIKE:</b> We have some grandchildren who visit occasionally and we would like to build a sandbox for them. I don't imagine this is too difficult, but I would like some advice on the procedure. -- Arthur G.

Neglect mars property
<b>Q.</b> I would like you to review a letter I received. People are using scare tactics to take over our condominium community. The word is that if 80 percent of the owners sign the agreement, they can take over the rest of the community.

Exec keen on no-nonsense management
Laura Walters is known as a straight shooter among her co-workers.

Rhodes' Tuscany Residences


Lennar opens models at Seville
Lennar has opened the models for its Seville neighborhood located within the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas.

Condo sales near end at Onyx
Only nine of the original 63 units remain available for purchase at The Onyx, a mid-rise condominium development under construction at Duke Ellington Way and Reno Avenue, just east of the Strip.

Residences at MGM


Siena age-qualified village approaches final sale
New-home sales are near an end at Siena, an age-qualified village in Summerlin.





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